Hugh Miller Thompson
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Hugh Miller Thompson was the second bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
. He was consecrated an assistant bishop to the Rt. Rev. William Mercer Green
in 1883. He became Mississippi's diocesan bishop upon the death of Bishop Green in 1887. Bishop Thompson remained Mississippi's diocesan bishop until his death in 1903.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, created in 1850, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the entire state of Mississippi. It is in Province 4 and its cathedral, St...
. He was consecrated an assistant bishop to the Rt. Rev. William Mercer Green
William Mercer Green
William Mercer Green was the first Episcopal bishop of Mississippi.-Early life:Green was born in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1798. He was the son of William Green, a North Carolina rice planter, and Mary Green, a woman of Quaker extraction...
in 1883. He became Mississippi's diocesan bishop upon the death of Bishop Green in 1887. Bishop Thompson remained Mississippi's diocesan bishop until his death in 1903.