Francis M. Taitt
American Episcopal bishop
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Francis Marion Taitt (January 3, 1862 – July 17, 1943) was the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania in The Episcopal Church and served from 1931 to 1943.
The Right Reverend Francis M. Taitt D.D., S.T.D., LL.D. | |
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| Bishop of Pennsylvania | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Pennsylvania |
| In office | 1931–1943 |
| Predecessor | Thomas J. Garland |
| Successor | Oliver J. Hart |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Pennsylvania (1929-1931) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 2, 1886 by John Scarborough |
| Consecration | October 4, 1929 by Thomas J. Garland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1862 Burlington, New Jersey, United States |
| Died | July 17, 1943 (aged 81) Upland, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Buried | Saint Mary's Church, Roxborough, Pennsylvania |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | James Monroe Taitt & Elizabeth Ward Conway |
| Alma mater | Philadelphia Divinity School |
Career
Taitt was born in Burlington, New Jersey, and moved with his family to Philadelphia at age 8. He graduated from Philadelphia Divinity School in 1883. He served for four years as curate of Old St. Peter's Church in central Philadelphia, five and a half years as rector of Old Trinity Church in Philadelphia's Southwark neighborhood,[1] and 37 years as rector of Old St. Paul's Church in Chester, Pennsylvania.[2] On October 4, 1929, he was elected Bishop Coadjustor, and became head of the diocese in 1931 following the death of Bishop Thomas J. Garland.[3][4][5] In 1937, he organized a pageant, entitled The Drama of Missions, with 1,300 actors.[6]
On June 24, 1940, Taitt offered the invocation at the opening of the second session of the 1940 Republican National Convention.[7]
Death
Bishop Taitt was hospitalized for abdominal surgery at Crozer Hospital, Upland, Pennsylvania, where he died of pneumonia, on July 17, 1943. His remains were entombed in the crypt of the Episcopal Cathedral, now St. Mary's Church, Roxborough, Philadelphia.[8][9]