Harold E. Sawyer

Harold Everett Sawyer (December 15, 1890 – January 18, 1969) was an American prelate who served as Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, from 1946 to 1951.

The Right Reverend Harold Everett Sawyer S.T.D.
Bishop of Erie
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Erie
Elected	September 4, 1946
In office	1946–1951
Predecessor	Edward Pinkney Wroth
Successor	William Crittenden
Orders
Ordination	May 15, 1917 by Chauncey B. Brewster
Consecration	November 6, 1946 by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born	(1890-12-15)December 15, 1890 Clinton, Connecticut, United States
Died	January 18, 1969(1969-01-18) (aged 78)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Enoch Augustus Sawyer & Matella Julia Waterhouse

Early life and education

Sawyer was born on December 15, 1890, in Clinton, Connecticut, the son of Enoch Augustus Sawyer and Matella Julia Waterhouse. He graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1913, and from General Theological Seminary in 1916. He also graduated with a Master of Arts from Columbia University in 1919. On May 28, 1947, the General Theological Seminary, conferred a Doctor of Sacred Theology upon Sawyer.^[1]

Ordained ministry

Sawyer was ordained deacon in June 1916. He was ordained priest by the Bishop of Connecticut Chauncey B. Brewster on May 15, 1917, in Christ Church, New Haven. He served his diaconate between 1916 and 1917 as curate of the Church of the Redeemer in Morristown, New Jersey. On October 1, 1917, he became rector of St Agnes' Chapel, part of Trinity Parish in New York City. Between 1924 and 1946 he served as rector of Grace Church in Utica, New York.^[2]

Bishop

Sawyer was elected Bishop of Erie on September 4, 1946, on the fifth ballot, during a special diocesan convention.^[3] He was consecrated on November 6, 1946, in Grace Church, by the Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker.^[4] He retired in November 1951 and died on January 18, 1969.