Philander Chase
Philander Chase | |
|---|---|
| 6th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| In office | 1843–1852 |
| Predecessor | Alexander Viets Griswold |
| Successor | Thomas Church Brownell |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Illinois (1835-1852) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Ohio (1819-1832) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 10, 1799 by Samuel Provoost |
| Consecration | February 11, 1819 by William White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 14, 1775 Cornish, Province of New Hampshire, British America |
| Died | September 20, 1852 (aged 76) Brimfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Buried | Jubilee College |
| Parents | Dudley Chase & Alice Corbett |
| Spouse | Mary Fay (m. 1796; d. 1818) Sophia May Ingraham (m. 1819) |
| Children | 6 |
| Signature | |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | September 22 |
| Venerated in | Episcopal Church |
Philander Chase (December 14, 1775 – September 20, 1852) was an Episcopal Church bishop, educator, and pioneer of the United States western frontier, especially in Ohio and Illinois.