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American Reformed Episcopalian bishop
The Most Reverend
Franklin H. Sellers
Presiding Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church
ChurchReformed Episcopal Church
DioceseSynod of Chicago
In office1990–1996
PredecessorWilliam H. S. Jerdan Jr.
SuccessorLeonard W. Riches
Previous post(s)Bishop ordinary, Synod of Chicago (1974–1996)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 13, 1950 (diaconate)
by Frank V.C. Cloak
ConsecrationDecember 5, 1974
by Howard D. Higgins
Personal details
Born1926
Philadelphia
Died (aged 89)
Naples, Florida

Franklin Henry Sellers (1926 – January 17, 2016) was an American Reformed Episcopalian bishop. He was the presiding bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church (REC), from 1990 to 1996 and bishop ordinary of the Synod of Chicago from 1974 to 1996.

Biography

Sellers was born in 1926 in Philadelphia. He served in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II, then enrolled in the Reformed Episcopal Seminary. He was called as rector of St. Andrew's Church, then located on the South Side of Chicago, and was ordained as a deacon in December 1950 and as a presbyter the following year. He remained as rector of St. Andrew's until 1990.

In 1974, Sellers was elected and consecrated bishop of the Synod of Chicago, a seat that had been vacant for nearly 20 years and filled on an interim basis by the presiding bishop of the REC. He remained as bishop ordinary until 1996, when the Synod of Chicago and Special Jurisdiction of North America were merged into the Diocese of Mid-America. Sellers also served two three-year terms as presiding bishop of the REC from 1990 to 1996

Sellers retired as rector of St. Andrew's in 1990 and relocated to Florida with his wife, Doris. They had four adult sons and several grandchildren. They lived in Marco Island until her death in 2015 and his in January 2016.

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Franklin Sellers 1926 - 2016". Chicago Tribune. January 31, 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  2. ^ Grote, Royal U. (2016). "REPORT OF THE RT. REV. ROYAL U. GROTE, JR" (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of the One Hundred Ninth Synod of the Diocese of Mid-America. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. Cloak, Frank V.C. (1951). "REPORT OF BISHOP FRANK V. C. CLOAK, D. D." (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of the Thirty-Third General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church: 40–41. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  4. "REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE SYNOD OF CHICAGO" (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of the Forty-First General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church: 120–122. 1975. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
Religious titles
Preceded byFrank V.C. Cloak REC Bishop of Chicago
1974–1996 		Succeeded byRoyal U. Grote Jr.
Preceded byWilliam H. S. Jerdan Jr. Presiding Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church
1990–1996 		Succeeded byLeonard W. Riches
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