Alexander Burgess
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy
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| Intro | Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy | ||||||
| was | Bishop | ||||||
| Work field | Religion | ||||||
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| Religion: | Anglicanism | ||||||
| Birth | 31 October 1819 | ||||||
| Death | 8 October 1901 (aged 81 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||||||
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Alexander Burgess (October 31, 1819 – October 8, 1901) was the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy. He was a graduate of Brown University and the General Theological Seminary, New York. Burgess was ordained to the diaconate on November 3, 1842, and to the priesthood on November 1, 1843; he was consecrated as a bishop on May 15, 1878.