William Mercer Green (first bishop of Mississippi)

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William Mercer Green was a 19th-century Episcopal clergyman who became the founding bishop of the Diocese of Mississippi and played a key role in establishing the church’s presence in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century American Episcopal bishop ⓘ
Christian bishop ⓘ
Episcopal bishop ⓘ
human ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
clergyType bishop ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
denomination Protestantism ⓘ
diocese Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi ⓘ
familyName Green ⓘ
fieldOfWork Christian theology ⓘ
church administration ⓘ
pastoral ministry ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasTitle Right Reverend ⓘ
influenced development of the Episcopal Church in the American South ⓘ
growth of Anglicanism in Mississippi ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Episcopal Church
middleName Mercer ⓘ
notableFor establishing the Episcopal Church’s presence in Mississippi ⓘ
founding the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
partOf Anglican Communion ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Mississippi ⓘ
first Bishop of Mississippi ⓘ
founding bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Episcopal Church
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Mississippi ⓘ
United States South ⓘ

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Diocese of Mississippi → hasPreviousBishop → William Mercer Green (first bishop of Mississippi) ⓘ
Bishop of Mississippi → officeHoldersInclude → William Mercer Green (first Bishop of Mississippi) ⓘ
linked to: William Mercer Green (first bishop of Mississippi)