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{{Short description|American bishop}}
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'''Abraham Jarvis''' (May 5, 1739 – May 3, 1813) was the second [[United States|American]] [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] [[bishop]] of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut]] and eighth in [[Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States|succession of bishops in the Episcopal Church]]. He was a high churchman and a loyalist to the crown.
'''Abraham Jarvis''' (May 5, 1739 – May 3, 1813) was the second [[United States|American]] [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] [[bishop]] of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut]] and eighth in [[Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States|succession of bishops in the Episcopal Church]]. He was a high churchman and a loyalist to the crown.


== Biography ==
Jarvis was born in [[Norwalk, Connecticut]] and graduated from [[Yale College]] in 1761. He studied under the Rev. Thomas Bradbury Chandler, rector of [[St. John's Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, N.J.]] He was ordained [[deacon]] on February 5, 1764, and priest on February 19, 1764 by the [[Church of England]]. He`served as rector of Christ Church, [[Middletown, Connecticut]], from 1764 to 1799.
Jarvis was born in [[Norwalk, Connecticut]] and graduated from [[Yale College]] in 1761. He studied under the Rev. Thomas Bradbury Chandler, rector of [[St. John's Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, N.J.]] He was ordained [[deacon]] on February 5, 1764, and priest on February 19, 1764, by the [[Church of England]]. He served as rector of Christ Church, [[Middletown, Connecticut]], from 1764 to 1799.


Jarvis served as a chaplain to imprisoned Loyalist sympathizers during the [[American Revolution]]. He presided at a convention in [[New Haven, Connecticut]] of clergy of Connecticut on July 23, 1776, which decided to suspend worship in the colony for fear of the British. He was one of ten Episcopal priests who met in [[Woodbury, Connecticut]], on March 25, 1783, and elected [[Samuel Seabury (bishop)|Samuel Seabury]] as the first bishop of the Episcopal Church, serving as secretary of the meeting. Jarvis was consecrated second bishop of Connecticut on October 18, 1797. Completing his service in Middletown in 1799, he then served in [[Cheshire, Connecticut|Cheshire]] until 1803 and finally in New Haven, where he died. His remains are interred under the high altar at [[Trinity Church on the Green]].<ref>[http://www.trinitynewhaven.org/Portals/0/History/Images/Abraham%20Jarvis.jpg Photo and caption on Trinity's Web site]</ref>
Jarvis served as a chaplain to imprisoned Loyalist sympathizers during the [[American Revolution]]. He presided at a convention in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], of clergy of Connecticut on July 23, 1776, which decided to suspend worship in the colony for fear of the British. He was one of ten Episcopal priests who met in [[Woodbury, Connecticut]], on March 25, 1783, and elected [[Samuel Seabury (bishop)|Samuel Seabury]] as the first bishop of the Episcopal Church, serving as secretary of the meeting. Jarvis was consecrated second bishop of Connecticut on October 18, 1797. Completing his service in Middletown in 1799, he then served in [[Cheshire, Connecticut|Cheshire]] until 1803 and finally in New Haven, where he died. His remains are interred under the high altar at [[Trinity Church on the Green]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trinitynewhaven.org/Portals/0/History/Images/Abraham%20Jarvis.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421105414/http://www.trinitynewhaven.org/Portals/0/History/Images/Abraham%20Jarvis.jpg|url-status=dead|title=Photo and caption on Trinity's Web site|archivedate=April 21, 2012}}</ref>


Jarvis Hall, the oldest dormitory at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, is named after Abraham Jarvis.
Jarvis Hall, the oldest dormitory at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, is named after Abraham Jarvis.


<ref>The Living Church Annual, 1944, pgs, 376-377</ref>
==Consecrators==
== Consecrators ==
* The Right Reverend [[William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania)|William White]] (second in succession), first [[presiding bishop]] of the Episcopal Church and first [[bishop]] of [[Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]
* The Right Reverend [[William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania)|William White]] (second in succession), first [[presiding bishop]] of the Episcopal Church and first [[bishop]] of [[Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]
* The Right Reverend [[Samuel Provoost]], (third in succession), third [[presiding bishop]] of the Episcopal Church and first [[bishop]] of [[Episcopal Diocese of New York|New York]]
* The Right Reverend [[Samuel Provoost]], (third in succession), third [[presiding bishop]] of the Episcopal Church and first [[bishop]] of [[Episcopal Diocese of New York|New York]]
* The Right Reverend [[Edward Bass]] (seventh in succession), first [[bishop]] of [[Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]
* The Right Reverend [[Edward Bass]] (seventh in succession), first [[bishop]] of [[Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]


==Publications==
== Publications ==
* "Sermon on the Death of Bishop Seabury," 1796
* "Sermon on the Death of Bishop Seabury", 1796


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States]]
* [[Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States]]


==Notes and references==
== Notes and references ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* [http://anglicanhistory.org/usa/ajarvis/ Historical material by and about Jarvis] from [[Project Canterbury]]
* [http://anglicanhistory.org/usa/ajarvis/ Historical material by and about Jarvis] from [[Project Canterbury]]

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Latest revision as of 04:49, 2 September 2024

The Right Reverend

Abraham Jarvis
Bishop of Connecticut
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseConnecticut
In office1797–1813
PredecessorSamuel Seabury
SuccessorThomas Church Brownell
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 19, 1764
by Charles Lyttelton
ConsecrationOctober 18, 1797
by William White
Personal details
Born(1739-05-05)May 5, 1739
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
DiedMay 3, 1813(1813-05-03) (aged 73)
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
BuriedTrinity Church on the Green
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsSamuel Jarvis & Naomi Brush
SpouseAnn Farmer (1766–1801)
Lucy Lewis (1806–1813)
SignatureAbraham Jarvis's signature

Abraham Jarvis (May 5, 1739 – May 3, 1813) was the second American Episcopal bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut and eighth in succession of bishops in the Episcopal Church. He was a high churchman and a loyalist to the crown.

Biography

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Jarvis was born in Norwalk, Connecticut and graduated from Yale College in 1761. He studied under the Rev. Thomas Bradbury Chandler, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, N.J. He was ordained deacon on February 5, 1764, and priest on February 19, 1764, by the Church of England. He served as rector of Christ Church, Middletown, Connecticut, from 1764 to 1799.

Jarvis served as a chaplain to imprisoned Loyalist sympathizers during the American Revolution. He presided at a convention in New Haven, Connecticut, of clergy of Connecticut on July 23, 1776, which decided to suspend worship in the colony for fear of the British. He was one of ten Episcopal priests who met in Woodbury, Connecticut, on March 25, 1783, and elected Samuel Seabury as the first bishop of the Episcopal Church, serving as secretary of the meeting. Jarvis was consecrated second bishop of Connecticut on October 18, 1797. Completing his service in Middletown in 1799, he then served in Cheshire until 1803 and finally in New Haven, where he died. His remains are interred under the high altar at Trinity Church on the Green.[1]

Jarvis Hall, the oldest dormitory at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, is named after Abraham Jarvis.

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Consecrators

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Publications

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  • "Sermon on the Death of Bishop Seabury", 1796

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Photo and caption on Trinity's Web site". Archived from the original on April 21, 2012.
  2. ^ The Living Church Annual, 1944, pgs, 376-377
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by 2nd Bishop of Connecticut
October 18, 1797[1] – May 3, 1813 		Succeeded by
  1. ^ The Living Church Annual, 1944, pgs. 376-377
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