Herman Page (father)

Herman Riddle Page (May 23, 1866 – April 21, 1942) was an American bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He was the second bishop of the Missionary District of Spokane, fourth bishop of the Idaho, fifth bishop of the Michigan, and fourth bishop of the Northern Michigan. His son, Herman R. Page, Jr., succeeded him as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan.[1][2][3]

The Right Reverend

Herman Riddle Page

D.D.
Bishop of Northern Michigan
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNorthern Michigan
ElectedNovember 15, 1939
In office1939-1942
PredecessorHayward S. Ablewhite
SuccessorHerman R. Page, Jr.
Orders
OrdinationNovember 1891
by Ethelbert Talbot
ConsecrationJanuary 28, 1915
by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born(1866-05-23)May 23, 1866
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
DiedApril 21, 1942(1942-04-21) (aged 75)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
BuriedSt Paul's Cathedral
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsEben Blake Page & Harriet Josephine Woodward
SpouseMary Moorhead Riddle
ChildrenHerman R. Page, Jr.
Previous postBishop of Spokane (1915-1923)
Bishop of Idaho (1919)
Bishop of Michigan (1924-1939)
Alma materHarvard University

Biography

Page was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 23, 1866, to Eben Blake Page and Harriet Josephine (née Woodward). He attended the Boston Latin School and Harvard University (A.B. 1888). In 1891 he graduated from the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge and was ordained that year. He held several positions including Holy Trinity Mission, Wallace, Idaho (a mining camp); St. Luke's Church in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; St. John's Church in Fall Rivers, Massachusetts and Christ Church, Swanee. In 1900 he moved to St. Paul's Church in Chicago, Illinois, and in 1915 became the bishop of the Missionary District of Spokane, Washington.

He was married to Mary Riddle Page, had a brother, John E. Page of Boston, and a son, the Reverend Herman R. Page.[4]

References

  1. "Detroit". Bentley Historical Library. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  2. "Centennial History". Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. "The Exterior Sculptures of Christ Church Cranbrook". Christ Church Cranbrook. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  4. "The Living Church Annual 1943". Morehouse-Gorham Company. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by
Lemuel Henry Wells
2nd Bishop of the Missionary District of Spokane
1915 – 1923
Succeeded by
Edward Makin Cross
Preceded by
Charles D. Williams
5th Bishop of Michigan
1924 - 1939
Succeeded by
Frank W. Creighton
Preceded by
James B. Funsten
4th Bishop of Idaho
1919
Succeeded by
Frank H. Touret
Preceded by
Hayward Ablewhite
4th Bishop of Northern Michigan
1939 - 1942
Succeeded by
Herman R. Page, Jr.


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