Frederick G. Budlong
Bishop of Connecticut
Frederick Grandy Budlong (July 10, 1881 – September 25, 1953) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut from 1934 to 1951. Born in Camden, New York, he died in Hartford, Connecticut.
Early life and education
Budlong was born on July 10, 1881, in Camden, New York, the son of the Rev. Frank Dorr Budlong and Sarah Elizabeth Hale Grandy. In 1900 he graduated from Shattuck-Saint Mary's, in Faribault, Minnesota. He also studied at the Hobart College from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1904. He undertook theological studies at the General Theological Seminary and graduated in 1907. He was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Hobart in 1920 and from General Theological Seminary in 1932. he was also granted a Doctor of Divinity from the University of Pittsburgh in 1921 and another from Trinity College in 1932.
Priesthood
Budlong was ordained deacon in June 1907 and priest in December of the same year, both by Bishop Samuel Cook Edsall of Minnesota.
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