Reginald Mallett

James Reginald Mallett (February 27, 1893 – February 14, 1965) was the third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana.

The Right Reverend

James Reginald Mallett

S.T.D., D.D.
Bishop of Northern Indiana
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNorthern Indiana
ElectedJuly 26, 1944
In office1944-1963
PredecessorCampbell Gray
SuccessorWalter C. Klein
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1918
by Joseph Blount Cheshire
ConsecrationOctober 25, 1944
by Benjamin F. P. Ivins
Personal details
Born(1893-02-27)February 27, 1893
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
DiedFebruary 14, 1965(1965-02-14) (aged 71)
Durham, North Carolina, United States
BuriedSt James' Memorial Chapel, Howe, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsFrank James Mallett & Mary Emily Long
Spouse
Lucy Atkinson Murchison
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(m. 1924)​
Children1
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina

Early Life and Education

Mallett was born on February 27, 1893 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of the Reverend Frank James Mallett and Mary Emily Long. He was educated at Erasmus Hall High School in New York City, before enrolling at the University of North Carolina from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1915.[1] He also studied at the General Theological Seminary, graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1918, and was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1945. Nashotah House awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1944.

Ordained Ministry

Mallett was ordained deacon in May 1918 and priest in December 1918 by the Bishop of North Carolina Joseph Blount Cheshire.[2] He then became priest-in-charge of the Mission in Walnut Cove, North Carolina. In 1922, he became rector of St John's Church in Wilmington, North Carolina, while in 1924, he was made a Canon of the Cathedral chapter of Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio. Between 1928 and 1931, he served as rector of Holy Trinity Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, and between 1931 and 1932, he was rector of Christ Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 1932, he became rector of Grace Church in White Plains, New York, and then rector of Grace and St Peter's Church, Baltimore, Maryland in 1936, where he remained till 1944.[3]

Bishop

On July 26, 1944, Mallett was elected Bishop of Northern Indiana on the first ballot, during a special convention.[4] He was consecrated on October 25, 1944 in St James' Church, South Bend, Indiana. During his episcopacy, St James' would become the diocesan cathedral (1957). Mallett was episcopal visitor to St. Gregory's Abbey, Three Rivers, Michigan and served as Superior-General of the American Branch of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament from 1946 to 1965. He retired on October 29, 1963 due to failing health. He is buried in St. James Memorial Chapel, Howe, Indiana.[5]

References
  1. "MALLETT, JAMES REGINALD". Alumni History of the University of North Carolina: 409. 1924.
  2. "MALLETT, James Reginald". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Church: 179. 1920.
  3. "MALLETT, Reginald". Who's Who in the Midwest. 1: 795. 1949.
  4. "Rev. Reginald Mallett Elected Bishop". The Living Church. 109 (6): 5. 6 August 1944.
  5. "Reginald Mallett, Third Bishop", EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF NORTHERN INDIANA ARCHIVES. Retrieved on 27 October 2020.


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