Sidney Catlin Partridge
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| Born | Sidney Catlin Partridge September 1, 1857 |
| Died | June 22, 1930 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Berkeley Divinity School Yale Divinity School Yale University |
| Occupation | First Bishop of Kyoto (1900–1911) Second Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri (1911–1930) |
| Employer | Anglican Church in Japan The Episcopal Church |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Irene Partridge (1884 - 1886, her death) Agnes Laura Louise Partridge (1901 - 1930) |
| Children | Helen Louise Chapin Amalia Ortwed Lucy Lymon |
| Honors | Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog |
Sidney Catlin Partridge (September 1, 1857 – June 22, 1930) was the first Bishop of Kyoto (1900–1911) and the second Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri (1911–1930).
He was born in New York City. He graduated from Yale in 1880, where he served on the eighth editorial board of The Yale Record[1] and was a member of Skull and Bones.[2]: 80
After completing his graduate studies at Berkeley Divinity School in 1884, John Williams, Bishop of Connecticut, ordained him to the diaconate on June 4, 1884. He then worked as a missionary in China under Bishop William Jones Boone, Jr..
He was consecrated first Bishop of Kyoto on February 2, 1900, in Trinity Cathedral, Tokyo. Other bishops in attendance included
- William Awdry, Bishop of South Tokyo
- Hugh James Foss, Bishop of Osaka
- Philip Kemball Fyson, Bishop of Hokkaido
- Frederick Rogers Graves, Bishop of Shanghai
- John McKim, Bishop of North Tokyo
He was decorated as a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog following his marriage to the daughter of the Danish consul general at San Francisco on November 27, 1901.
He was a bishop associate of the American Branch of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament.
On June 12, 1928, Rev. Partridge offered the invocation at the opening of the 1928 Republican National Convention in Kansas City.[3]
He died in Kansas City, Missouri.
References[]
- ^ "Record Editors". The Yale Banner. New Haven: Thomas Penney and G. D. Pettee. 1877. p. 182.
- ^ "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1929-1930" (PDF). Yale University. December 1, 1930. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ Official Report of the Proceedings of the Nineteenth Republican National Convention (1928), pp. 7-8
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