The Right Reverend Edward Randolph Welles (January 10, 1830-October 20, 1888) was the third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee

Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee

Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America located in the southern area of Wisconsin. It is in Province V . The Rt. Reverend Steven Miller is the bishop.-Cathedral:...

. He was ordained to the priesthood by William Heathcote DeLancey

William Heathcote DeLancey

The Right Reverend William Heathcote DeLancey was a bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and the sixth Provost of the University of Pennsylvania...

 on September 12, 1858. He was consecrated as Bishop of Wisconsin on October 25, 1874, assuming the title Bishop of Milwaukee in 1886 following the creation of the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac

Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac

The Diocese of Fond du Lac is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, encompassing the northeastern third of Wisconsin. The diocese contains more than 6,000 baptized members worshipping in 36 locations. It is part of Province 5 . Diocesan offices are in Appleton, Wisconsin...

 as a separate jurisdiction.

Welles' primary consecrators were:

• Benjamin B. Smith
• John Williams (bishop of Connecticut)
• Thomas Atkinson (bishop)
  Thomas Atkinson (bishop)
  Thomas Atkinson was the third Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina.-Early life:Atkinson was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, the son of Robert Atkinson and Mary Atkinson. He attended Yale University and Hampden-Sydney College, graduating from the latter in 1825. Upon graduation, he studied...
  
  

He is buried in Red Wing, Minnesota

Red Wing, Minnesota

Red Wing is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River. The population was 16,459 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Goodhue County....

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External link

Documents by and about Welles from Project Canterbury

Project Canterbury

Project Canterbury is an online archive of material related to the history of Anglicanism. It was founded by Richard Mammana, Jr. in 1999, and is hosted by the non-profit Society of Archbishop Justus...