Frank Burrill

Gerald Francis Burrill (June 8, 1906 – July 17, 2001) was the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago.

The Right Reverend

Gerald Francis Burrill

D.D.
Bishop of Chicago
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseChicago
ElectedOctober 20, 1953
In office1954-1971
PredecessorWallace E. Conkling
SuccessorJames W. Montgomery
Orders
OrdinationJune 1933
by William T. Manning
ConsecrationSeptember 29, 1950
by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born(1906-06-08)June 8, 1906
Bangor, Maine, United States
DiedJuly 17, 2001(2001-07-17) (aged 95)
Sarasota, Florida, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsWilliam George Burrill and Clara Mary McCafferty
SpouseElna Jean Thompson
Children2
Previous postSuffragan Bishop of Dallas (1950-1954)

Early life and education

Burrill was born on June 8, 1906 in Bangor, Maine, the son of William George Burrill and Clara Mary McCafferty. In 1929 he graduated from the University of Maine with a Bachelor of Arts. After studying at the General Theological Seminary, he graduated with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1932.

Priest

Burrill was ordained deacon in 1932 and a priest a year later in 1933. His first post was as priest-in-charge of All Saints Church in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island. In 1935 he became rector of St Paul's Church in Morrisania, Bronx. He also served as a member of the board of religion education in New York in 1939 and later served as its president from 1941 till 1944. He was also president of the New York Churchman's Clericus in 1943 and served as chairman of the commission on church education of the second province in 1944. He served as rector of Christ Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania from 1946 till 1950.

Bishop

Burrill was elected Suffragan Bishop of Dallas on May 30, 1950. He was consecrated on September 29, 1950 by former Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker in St Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas, Texas. In 1954, he was elected Bishop of Chicago. While in Chicago he established the Church of St James as the permanent cathedral of Chicago after the original Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul was destroyed. He was also instrumental in promoting integration in the 'white' parishes of Chicago and promoting the elections of black clergy as rectors and vicars. Burrill retired on October 1, 1971. After retirement he moved to Sarasota, Florida and assisted the Bishop of Southwest Florida. He died on July 17, 2001.

Family

Burrill and his wife Janet had two sons, James and William, the latter having served as Bishop of Rochester.[1][2]

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