Hiram Richard Hulse

Hiram Richard Hulse (September 15, 1868 - April 10, 1938) was the second missionary Bishop of the Diocese of Cuba in the Episcopal Church.^[1]

The Rt Revd Hiram Richard Hulse
Cuba
Province	The Episcopal Church
Diocese	Cuba
Installed	1915
Term ended	1938
Predecessor	Albion W. Knight
Successor	Alexander H. Blankingship
Orders
Consecration	January 12, 1915
Personal details
Born	September 15, 1868
Died	April 10, 1938
Denomination	Episcopalian
Spouse	Frances B. Seymour
Children	Mary Hulse, Frederick S. Hulse, Charity Hulse
Occupation	Bishop
Coat of arms

Early life

Hulse was born to Richard Hulse and Selina Richards. In the first decade of the 20th century, the new rector of St. Mary's in Harlem, the Rev. Hiram Richard Hulse, urged construction of a new sanctuary. In 1908 the demolition took place of the old white frame church and, on the same site, construction of the brick Carrere & Hastings building with cast stone detail and bell cote. The first service was held on New Year's Day, 1909.

Hulse married Frances Burrows Seymour on May 20, 1903, and had three children: Mary, Frederick, and Charity. Hulse and his wife were among the passengers aboard the cruise ship SS Morro Castle when it caught fire on September 8, 1934, killing 137 passengers and crew.

Episcopate

On 12 January 1915, in New York City, Hiram Hulse was consecrated as a bishop in Cuba for the Protestant Episcopal Church assisted by Bishop de Landes Berghes in the Mathew line.

See also

• Christianity portal

• List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA