Harold E. Sawyer
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The Right Reverend Harold Everett Sawyer S.T.D. | |
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| Bishop of Erie | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Erie |
| Elected | September 4, 1946 |
| In office | 1946–1951 |
| Predecessor | Edward Pinkney Wroth |
| Successor | William Crittenden |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 15, 1917 by Chauncey B. Brewster |
| Consecration | November 6, 1946 by Henry St. George Tucker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1890 |
| Died | January 18, 1969 (aged 78) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Enoch Augustus Sawyer & Matella Julia Waterhouse |
Harold Everett Sawyer (December 15, 1890 – January 18, 1969) was an American prelate who served as Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, from 1946 to 1951.
Sawyer was born on December 15, 1890, in Clinton, Connecticut, the son of Enoch Augustus Sawyer and Matella Julia Waterhouse. He graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1913, and from General Theological Seminary in 1916. He also graduated with a Master of Arts from Columbia University in 1919. On May 28, 1947, the General Theological Seminary, conferred a Doctor of Sacred Theology upon Sawyer.[1]