William Mercer Green (grandson)
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The Right Reverend William Mercer Green D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Mississippi | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Mississippi |
| In office | 1938–1942 |
| Predecessor | Theodore DuBose Bratton |
| Successor | Duncan Montgomery Gray Sr. |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Mississippi (1919-1938) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 9, 1900 by Hugh Miller Thompson |
| Consecration | May 20, 1919 by Daniel S. Tuttle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1876 Greenville, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | November 12, 1942 (aged 66) Columbus, Mississippi, United States |
| Buried | Greenwood Cemetery (Jackson, Mississippi) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Duncan Cameron Green & Arabella Bott |
| Spouse | Pauline Leila Priestly |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Sewanee: The University of the South |
William Mercer Green (July 12, 1876 – November 12, 1942), was the 4th Bishop of Mississippi from 1938 till 1942. He was the grandson of William Mercer Green, the 1st Bishop of Mississippi.
Green attended the public schools of Greenville, Mississippi. Later he studied theology and graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South. He also earned his Doctor of Divinity from the same university.[1]
