Rev William A Guerry

William Alexander Guerry

  • American

William A Guerry was a notable American prelate and the eighth Bishop of South Carolina. - AsNotedIn


Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1861/07/07 Margaret Serena Brailsford, wife of the Rev LeGrand Felder Guerry, gives birth to a son, William Alexander Guerry, in Clarendon County, South Carolina. Born
1884/00/00 William Alexander Guerry earn a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts at Sewanee: The University of the South. Education Sewanee: University of the South Sewanee, TN
1886/00/00 Rev William A Guerry, professor of homiletic and pastoral theology at the School of Theology, is appointed chaplain of the University of the South. Work Sewanee: University of the South Sewanee, TN
1891/00/00 William Alexander Guerry is awarded a Bachelor of Divinity from Sewanee: The University of the South. Education Sewanee: University of the South Sewanee, TN
1909/00/00 We should strive for unity, not uniformity.... If we are to be truly catholic, as Christ himself is catholic, then we must have a church broad enough to embrace within its communion every living human soul. - Guerry to Episcopal leaders in Birmingham, AL Vocation
1911/11/26 Zion Protestant Episcopal Church is consecrated by Bishop William Alexander Guerry, who calls it "one of the most churchly and beautiful building in the diocese". Vocation Zion Protestant Episcopal Monument, Eastover Eastover, SC
1914/00/00 Bishop Guerry proposes the election of a black suffragan bishop for South Carolina to be responsible for the ministry to black Episcopalians, and to insure that all people, regardless of race, are part of the community of Christ. Vocation
1928/06/05 J H Woodward shoots the Rev William A Guerry and then himself. After hearing two shots, Miss Henrietta Jervey, the Bishop's secretary, rushes to the office. Health St Philip's Episcopal Church Charleston, SC
1928/06/09 The Right Rev William Alexander Guerry dies of apparent pneumonia at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. He said of his assailant, "Forgive him, Father, he knew not what he did." Died
1928/06/15 The funeral service for Bishop William A Guerry at St Michael's Church in Charleston, South Carolina. In Memoriam St Michael's Episcopal Church Charleston, SC
1928/06/15 Bishop William Alexander Guerry is buried at St Philip's Episcopal Church, Charleston, South Carolina. The grave is marked by an Irish Cross. In Memoriam St Philip's Episcopal Church Charleston, SC
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