William Scarlett (bishop)
{{Short description|American bishop}}
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| honorific_prefix = The Right Reverend
| name = William Scarlett
| honorific_suffix = D.D., LL.D.
| title = Bishop of Missouri
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| church = Episcopal Church
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| diocese = Missouri
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| elected = January 28, 1930
| term = 1933–1952
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| predecessor = Frederick Foote Johnson
| successor = Arthur C. Lichtenberger
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| ordination = May 16, 1910
| ordained_by = Edwin Stevens Lines
| consecration = May 6, 1930
| consecrated_by = Boyd Vincent
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1883|10|03}}
| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, United States
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1973|03|28|1883|10|03}}
| death_place = Castine, Maine, United States
| buried = Castine Cemetery, Castine, Maine
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| nationality = American
| religion = Anglican
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| parents = William Scarlett & Myra Siebert
| spouse = {{marriage|Leah Oliver Van Riper|September 2, 1941}}
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| previous_post = Coadjutor Bishop of Missouri (1930-1933)
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| alma_mater = Harvard University
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William J. Scarlett (October 3, 1883 – March 28, 1973) was Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, serving from 1930 to 1952.
Early life and education
Scarlett was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 3, 1883, the son of William Scarlett and Myra Siebert. He graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1905, and was honored with a Doctor of Divinity in 1950. He attended the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, receiving a Bachelor of Divinity in 1909, and a Doctor of Divinity in 1967. He was also awarded a Doctor of Law from the University of Arizona in 1922.{{cite journal |date=March 1936|title=SCARLETT, WILLIAM|journal=Religious Leaders of America|volume=1|pages=997}}
Ordained ministry
Scarlett was ordained deacon in June 1909 by Bishop William Lawrence of Massachusetts. He was later ordained as a priest on May 16, 1910 by Bishop Edwin Stevens Lines of Newark.{{cite journal |date=March 1964|title=The Episcopate of William Scarlett|journal=Bulletin of the Missouri Historical Society|pages=193}} Initially he served as assistant at St George's Church in New York City between 1909 and 1911, before becoming Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, Arizona in 1911.{{cite journal |date=March 1943|title=SCARLETT, WILLIAM|journal=Who Was Who in America|volume=5|pages=637}} In 1922, he became Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis, where he remained till 1930.{{cite journal |date=March 1973|title=William J. Scarlett|journal=The New York Times Biographical Service|volume=4|pages=500}}
Bishop
During the ninety-first annual diocesan convention of January 28, 1930, Scarlett was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Missouri on the first ballot.{{cite journal |date=1931|title=Missouri, Diocese of|journal=The Living Church Annual|pages=74}} He was consecrated on May 6, 1930 by Bishop Boyd Vincent of Southern Ohio, in Christ Church Cathedral. He succeeded as diocesan in 1933. Scarlett was well known for his focus on social issues and social justice, particularly during the Great Depression and World War II.[https://episcopalarchives.org/church-awakens/exhibits/show/leadership/clergy/scarlett "The Right Reverend William Scarlett, 1883-1973"], Episcopal Achieves. Retrieved on 21 October 2020. He was also a champion of ecumenism, and was one of the founders of the St. Louis Chapter of the Conference of Christians and Jews. He also advocated for the equal rights and condemned racism.[https://www.diocesemo.org/about/diocese/history "History of the diocese and bishops"], Diocese of Missouri. Retrieved on 21 October 2020. He retired in 1952, and later moved to Castine, Maine where he died on March 28, 1973.{{cite news| author=| title= Bishop Scarlett of Missouri Dies| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/29/archives/bishop-scarlett-of-missouri-dies-episcopal-prelate-known-for-early.html?_r=0| work= New York Times| date = March 29, 1973 | quote=The Right Rev. William J. Scarlett, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Missouri from 1930 to 1952 and a social and theological liberal}}
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Category:Episcopal bishops of Missouri
Category:Harvard University alumni