Episcopal Diocese of New York

Location of the diocese in New York State

The Episcopal Diocese of New York is a diocese of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America , which includes the boroughs of Manhattan , Bronx and Staten Island (all New York City ) as well as the counties of Westchester , Rockland , Dutchess , Orange , Putnam , Sullivan and Ulster .

Founded in 1787, it is one of the nine original dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the USA and is one of ten dioceses that, together with the Convocation of American Churches in Europe, form Province 2 .

The headquarters are in Manhattan near the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on Amsterdam Avenue. The diocesan bishop is the Right Reverend Mark S. Sisk , 15th Bishop of New York; He is supported by the Right Reverend Catherine S. Roskam as auxiliary bishop , the Right Reverend E. Don Taylor as episcopal vicar and the Very Reverend James A. Kowalski as dean of the cathedral .

The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine

history

Early years

The Anglicanism in New York can be applied to the acquisition of territory by England from the Netherlands can be traced in the late 17th century. In 1664 Charles II gave the property to New Netherlands to his brother, the Duke of York , later James II. British rule over New York was consolidated until 1674. Originally, as a royal province under the direct control of the Roman Catholic James II, little was done to promote the Anglican Church in New York. In 1683, the New York Charter of Liberties and Privileges granted religious tolerance and freedom . After the Glorious Revolution , the British monarchy, especially William III. and Anne actively promoting the growth of Anglicanism in the province. In 1693 the Anglican Church became the state church of New York, although certain exceptions were made for the Dutch Reformed Church .

Between 1693 and 1694, Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan and St. Peter's Church, Westchester were founded in what is now the Bronx . Through royal patronage and with the help of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG), the Church in the province of New York continued to grow until the American Revolution . At that time the parishes of New York were under the Bishop of London . (Bonomi, 1998)

As the Church in New York, as in the other North American colonies, grew, the idea arose in the Church of England that an independent episcopate might be needed for the New World. This plan caused fear among some colonists and is said to have contributed to the American Revolution. (Bonomi, 1998) During the Revolution, the Church was seen by many revolutionaries as a bastion of the loyalists to the British Empire. There are reports that up to 90% of New York's Anglican clergy remained loyal to the Crown during the Revolution. (McConnell 2003) After the revolution, the church was stripped of state church status in New York (as in the other colonies) and a number of prominent clerics were imprisoned, including Samuel Seabury , pastor of St. Peter's, Westchester, who later became Connecticut's first bishop .

In 1787 the British Parliament passed a law that allowed the English bishops to transfer the episcopate to men who were not subject to the British crown. Samuel Provoost was then ordained as the first Bishop of New York by John Moore , Archbishop of Canterbury , William Markham , Archbishop of York, and Charles Moss , Bishop of Bath and Wells . In 1789, the Episcopal Church in the United States formally separated from the Church of England so that its clergy would not have to recognize the sovereignty of the crown. (McConnell 2003)

Bishop Provoost

The Most Reverend Samuel Provoost, 1st Bishop of New York and 3rd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

The election of Provoost as bishop also served to counter the anti-Anglican sentiment that arose for political reasons during the revolution. In his Addresses on the History of the United States Senate , Senator Robert Byrd noted that even in the years leading up to the Revolution, Provoost “was a passionate Whig, and his sympathy for the colonies towards English rule did not sit well with his affluent, loyalist community . Before long it cost him his pastorate. During the revolution, Provoost escaped. . . just about a capture and execution by the British. " Not least because he was considered a supporter of the revolution, he was also elected by the first US Senate , whose seat was initially in the city of New York, as the first Senate chaplain in 1789. After George Washington was inaugurated as US President , the new President and members of the US Congress went to St. Paul's Chapel , where Provoost presided over a prayer for the new administration.

During his tenure, the diocese devoted much effort and money to spreading the faith in other parts of New York, particularly in what is now the Episcopal Diocese of Albany . Between 1792 and 1795, Provoost served as the third Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church .

Oxford Movement 1830–1850

In the 1830s and 1840s, the Oxford Movement caused controversy and division within the diocese, as well as elsewhere in the Church and throughout the Anglican community . In New York this potential for conflict arose around the question of Arthur Carey's ordination . Carey, a graduate of General Theological Seminary , was heavily influenced by the Tracts for the Times , and as his ordination neared some members of the clergy and laity opposed it. Bishop Benjamin Onderdonk and other priests conducted an examination of Carey which ultimately found him eligible for ordination, which took place in 1843. The controversy did not end there, however, and a number of letters followed accusing Carey, and ultimately Onderdonk, of being overly inclined to Roman Catholicism . This controversy did not stop at the diocese borders either, because at least one other diocese passed a resolution that was critical of Onderdonk.

In the course of the smoldering controversy, Bishop Onderdonk was sued before the House of Bishops on allegations that he had committed an "immoral act" with a Mrs. Butler and with other women (including but not limited to alcoholism) not too much discussed). After a lawsuit, the House of Bishops suspended Onderdonk. Whether this was a result of the Carey affair was hotly debated at the time, and a series of tracts and letters from the respective parties were published. The answer to this question may not be ascertainable, but William Manross notes in A History of the American Episcopal Church (1935) that the judgment against Onderdonk "reflected" the bitter partisan sentiments prevailing at the time " in particular because the vote in the process took place fairly precisely along the party lines, as all evangelicals voted for a condemnation of Bishop Onderdonk, while most, but not all, of the high church faction voted for an acquittal. "

New construction of the cathedral

Bishop Horatio Potter raised the subject of the construction of a cathedral in 1872, whereupon this was decided unanimously and in 1873 the charter for the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine was issued. In 1888, the 5.25 hectare area was selected for the cathedral, on which the foundation stone was laid on December 27, 1892 on the day of St. John. The design by George Lewis Heins and John LaFarge envisaged a Byzantine - Romanesque style, which was changed in 1911 by Ralph Cram in the neo-Gothic style after the great dome had been completed in 1909 by Rafael Guastavino . John the Divine was supposed to be the largest Christian church in the world, but today is only two thirds completed. The construction work was temporarily stopped in 1999 due to lack of funds. Work had also been suspended from 1941 to 1979. In December 2001 a fire destroyed the north transept, and restoration began in 2003.

Recent history

New York Bishop Paul Moore was the first Anglican bishop in the United States to ordain an openly lesbian priestess in the Church. In his 1979 book Take a Bishop Like Me , he defended his position on this, arguing that many priests are homosexual , but few have the courage to explain this publicly .

Bishops of New York

The following bishops led the diocese:

1. Samuel Provoost (1787-1815); resigned in 1801
   * Benjamin Moore , auxiliary bishop (1801–1815); served on behalf of Provoost
   * John Henry Hobart , auxiliary bishop 1811; served on behalf of Moore when he was unfit for duty that year.
2. Benjamin Moore (1815-1816)
3. John Henry Hobart , (1816-1830)
4. Benjamin T. Onderdonk (1830-1861); suspended 1845-1861
5. Jonathan M. Wainwright , Substitute (1852-1854); served in place of Onderdonk
6. Horatio Potter , Deputy (1854–1861); served in place of Onderdonk; then in his own name (1861–1887)
   * Henry Codman Potter , Auxiliary Bishop (1883–1887)
7. Henry Codman Potter (1887–1908)
   * David H. Greer , Coadjutor (1904–1908)
8. David H. Greer (1908–1919)
   * Charles S. Burch , auxiliary bishop (1911–1919)
9. Charles S. Burch (1919-1920)
10. William T. Manning (1921–1946)
    * Arthur S. Lloyd Auxiliary Bishop (1921–1936)
    * Herbert Shipman , Auxiliary Bishop (1921–1930)
    * Charles K. Gilbert , Auxiliary Bishop (1930–1946)
11. Charles K. Gilbert (1947–1950)
    * Horace WB Donegan , auxiliary bishop (1947–1950); Coadjutor (1950)
12. Horace WB Donegan (1950–1972)
    * Charles F. Boynton , auxiliary bishop (1951–1969)
    * J. Stuart Wetmore , auxiliary bishop (1960–1987)
    * Paul Moore , Jr., coadjutor , (1969–1972)
13. Paul Moore , Jr. (1972–1989)
    * Harold L. Wright , auxiliary bishop (1974–1978)
    * Walter D. Dennis, Jr. , auxiliary bishop (1979–1998)
    * Richard F. Grein , coadjutor (1989)
14. Richard F. Grein (1989–2001)
    * E. Don Taylor , Cathedral Dean for New York City (1994 - present)
    * Catherine S. Roskam , Suffragan (1996 - present)
    * Herbert A. Donovan, Jr. , retired bishop with assignments in the diocese
15. Mark S. Sisk (2001 - present)

Educational and other institutions

Communities

There are a certain number of religious orders or communities that are active in the diocese. These include:

• The Order of the Holy Cross - Holy Cross Monastery
• The Community of the Holy Spirit
• The Order of St Helena
• The House of the Redeemer
• The Society of St. Francis
• The Society of St. Margaret
• St. Mary's Convent
• The Brotherhood of St. Gregory
• Incarnation Center

schools

The 2003 edition of the Episcopal Church Annual lists seven schools in New York that are Episcopal-sponsored:

• Children's Garden at The General Theological Seminary, 175 Ninth Avenue, New York
• St. Hilda's and St. Hugh's School, 619 114th Street, New York
• The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, New York
• The Episcopal School in the City of New York, 35 East 69th Street, New York
• The Melrose School, 120 Federal Hill Road, Brewster, New York
• Trinity School, 139 West 91st Street, New York
• Trinity-Pawling School, 700 Route 22, Pawling, New York

literature

• Bonomi, Patricia U. (1988): Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America
• McConnell, Michael W. (2003): "Establishment and Disestablishment at the Founding, Part I: Establishment of Religion" William and Mary Law Review
• Senate Chaplain by Senator Robert C. Byrd, from The Senate, 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate (PDF file; 1.18 MB)

Web links

Commons : Episcopal Diocese of New York  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Episcopal Diocese of New York website
• Cathedral of St. John the Divine
• Official Web site of the Episcopal Church

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} New York to Pennsylvania 1664-1744 by Sanderson Beck
2. ^ History of the USA: New York
3. ^ Charter of Liberty and Privileges, 1683
4. ^ Trinity Church history
5. ↑ History of the US Senate: Senate Chaplain (PDF; 1.2 MB)
6. ↑ History of the Diocese of Albany (English) ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Episcopal Church Office of Liturgy and Music: Arthur Carey ( Memento of the original dated June 16, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ^ Project Canterbury, The Ordination of Mr. Arthur Carey
9. ↑ A letter to a Parishioner relative to the Recent Ordination of Mr. Arthur Carey
10. ^ Project Canterbury: The Novelties which Disturb Our Peace
11. ^ ^{A b} Project Canterbury: Statement of Bishop Meade
12. ↑ ^{a b} Episcopal Church Office of Liturgy and Music: Benjamin Tredwell Onderdonk ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
13. ^ The Episcopal Church Annual . Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005)
14. ↑ Diocese of New York list of bishops ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.