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trial was raised, "Of all the methods of dealing with Bishop Pike's views, the very worst is surely a heresy trial! Whatever the result, the good name of the Church will be greatly injured. Should there be a presentment and trial of Bishop Pike (which I hope and pray will not happen) the harm, the
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In 1965, several parishioners in the
Diocese of New York, upset by their Bishop's activism in the civil rights movement, withdrew pledges of $ 2 million for the completion of St. John the Divine. In response, Donegan said, "I can only hope that the
614:. He once said of St. John, "This unfinished cathedral, towering as it does over this great and suffering metropolis, shall be the prophetic symbol that our society is still as rough-hewn, ragged, broken and incomplete as the building itself."
591:, even if they did not support the war. He stated, "Were it in my power, I would fine every person who did not vote, and reward doubly everyone who enlisted in the service of our country, whether as an Episcopalian in the armed forces or as
279:, Derbyshire. His father Horace George Donegani was a butcher who ran Donegani and Sons Butchers on the South Parade in Matlock Bath. When Donegan was ten, he and his family emigrated to the United States, settling in
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from forty to seven days, for "what was acceptable in the seventeenth century has become unrealistic for men and women catching commuter trains." He condemned
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in the United States, which discriminated against numerous artists and entertainers for former political alliances. He also opposed the
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of the same diocese by acclamation, the only instance of such an appointment in its history. He became the founder and president of the
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refugees, helping the husband find work as well. A year later, in 1956, he gave his approval to the election of women as
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divisiveness and the lasting bitterness that will be inflicted on the Church we love and serve will be inevitable."
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in the courageous group who will carry the wounded off the field of battle."
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Honorary commanders of the Order of the
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in the ranks of the martyred leaders of our people."
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533:in poverty-stricken sections of Manhattan and the
411:. Donegan was the four hundred and seventy-second
773:"Bishop H. Donegan, Episcopal Leader, Dies at 91"
287:. After falling in love with the daughter of his
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261:Episcopal Church in the United States of America
919:Deaths from throat cancer in the United States
464:He once proposed a reduction of the period of
245:Horace George Donegan & Emma Pembroke Hand
702:Century Association (New York, N.Y.) (1993).
706:, p. 259-260. The Association, New York, NY.
537:, which he described as "the most strategic
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598:In regards to the controversial beliefs of
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544:He encouraged Episcopalians to support of
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516:American Priory of the Order of St John
511:in 1971, and of one as priest in 1977.
884:English emigrants to the United States
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129:Coadjutor Bishop of New York
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738:"The Gazette, June 29 1956"
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558:Kennedy's assassination
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363:for two years. He was
315:. He later studied at
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33:D.D., S.T.D., D.C.L.,
583:In an address to the
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305:St. Stephen's College
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674:, at the age of 91.
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624:Diocese of New York
397:Henry Knox Sherrill
309:Annandale-on-Hudson
281:Baltimore, Maryland
267:from 1950 to 1972.
165:Henry Knox Sherrill
807:Bishop of New York
778:The New York Times
663:Donegan died from
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435:Bishop of New York
401:Charles K. Gilbert
327:. He obtained his
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265:Bishop of New York
263:and served as the
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24:The Right Reverend
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556:faith. Following
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424:Board of Trustees
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539:missionary
497:ordination
457:, and the
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271:Early life
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562:president
373:Manhattan
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106:Successor
91:1950–1972
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647:swimming
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531:churches
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389:New York
349:ordained
321:theology
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289:landlady
236:Anglican
163:by
150:by
74:New York
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632:England
566:Lincoln
548:in the
509:deacons
489:wardens
439:liberal
426:of the
393:diocese
351:to the
242:Parents
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