Samuel Provoost
Samuel Provoost | |
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| 3rd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church | |
Samuel Provoost | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| In office | 1792–1795 |
| Predecessor | Samuel Seabury |
| Successor | William White |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of New York (1787-1815) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 25, 1766 by Edmund Keene |
| Consecration | February 4, 1787 by John Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1742 |
| Died | September 6, 1815 (aged 73) New York City, New York, United States |
| Buried | Trinity Church Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | John Provoost and Eva Rutgers |
| Spouse |
Maria Bousfield (m. 1766) |
| Alma mater | King's College, New York |
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Samuel Provoost (March 11, 1742 – September 6, 1815) was an American clergyman. He was the first chaplain of the United States Senate and the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, as well as the third Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA. He was consecrated as bishop of New York in 1787 with Bishop William White. He was the first Episcopal Bishop of Dutch and Huguenot ancestry.