Alexander Charles Garrett

The Most Reverend Alexander Charles Garrett
14th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
Personal details
Born	November 4, 1832 Ireland
Died	February 18, 1924 Dallas, Texas, United States
Nationality	Irish-American
Denomination	Episcopal church
Occupation	Priest, missionary, and bishop
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin

Alexander Charles Garrett (born, Ireland, 1832—died, Dallas, Texas, February 18, 1924) was an American Episcopal bishop, born in Ireland. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1855, was curate of East Worldham, Hampshire, England (1856–59), and until 1869 served as a missionary in British Columbia. In 1870 he became rector of St. James's Church, San Francisco, and in 1872 dean of Trinity Cathedral, Omaha. In 1874 he was appointed Missionary Bishop of northern Texas and retained the seat after the formation of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas on December 20, 1895.

Garrett wrote:

• A Charge to the Clergy and Laity of North Texas (1875)
• Historical Continuity (1875)
• Baldwin Lectures on the Philosophy of the Incarnation

On the death of Daniel Sylvester Tuttle in April 1923, Garrett became presiding bishop. At that time he was 91 years old and totally blind. He remained Bishop of Dallas and Presiding Bishop until his death in 1924.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury