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'''Abraham Jarvis''' (May 5, 1739 – May 3, 1813) was the second ] ] ] of the ] and eighth in ]. He was a high churchman and a loyalist to the crown.
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Jarvis served as a chaplain to imprisoned Loyalist sympathizers during the ]. He presided at a convention in ], 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 ], on March 25, 1783, and elected ] 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 ] until 1803 and finally in New Haven, where he died. His remains are interred under the high altar at ].<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>
====Consecrators====

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

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* The Right Reverend ] (second in succession), first ] of the Episcopal Church and first ] of ] * The Right Reverend ] (second in succession), first ] of the Episcopal Church and first ] of ]
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* The Right Reverend ] (seventh in succession), first ] of ] * The Right Reverend ] (seventh in succession), first ] of ]


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


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American bishop

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

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.

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

Consecrators

Publications

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

See also

Notes and references

  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 bySamuel Seabury 2nd Bishop of Connecticut
October 18, 1797 – May 3, 1813 		Succeeded byThomas Church Brownell
  1. The Living Church Annual, 1944, pgs. 376-377
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