James Bowen Funsten

James Bowen Funsten (July 23, 1856 - December 2, 1918) was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho, serving from 1898 to 1918.

The Right Reverend

James Bowen Funsten

D.D.
Bishop of Idaho
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseIdaho
In office1899-1918
PredecessorEthelbert Talbot
SuccessorHerman Page
Orders
Ordination1883
ConsecrationJuly 13, 1899
by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born(1856-07-23)July 23, 1856
Clarke County, Virginia, United States
DiedDecember 2, 1918(1918-12-02) (aged 62)
Boise, Idaho, United States
BuriedHollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsOliver Ridgeway Funsten & Mary Bowen
SpouseIda Vivian Pratt
Children4

Biography

He was born near Winchester, Virginia to Col. Oliver Ridgeway Funsten, and Mary Funsten (née Bowen).[1] He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1875. He later graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia in 1878 and practiced law afterwards. He also studied at the Virginia Theological Seminary from which he graduated in 1882. He was ordained deacon in 1882 and priest in 1883.

He was elected Bishop of Idaho in 1898 and was consecrated on July 13, 1899. On 25 May 1902 he and the Rev. Charles Deuel dedicated St. Michael's Cathedral with an overflowing crowd of 500 in attendance.[2] Six months later he founded St. Luke's Hospital inside a cottage with six beds.[3] Now known as St. Luke's Medical Center, it is the only Idaho-based, not-for-profit health system.[4]

References
  1. Hawley, James Henry (1920). History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 381. James Bowen Funsten.
  2. "Our History". St.Michael's Episcopal Cathedral. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. www.handmadedesigns.com, Handmade Designs. "St Luke's Hospital | Idaho Architecture Project". idahoarchitectureproject.org. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  4. "About St. Luke's". www.stlukesonline.org. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  • History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains, Volume 4 (1920), pp. 381–382


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