Malcolm Endicott Peabody (June 12, 1888 – June 20, 1974) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York from 1942 to 1960.

The Right Reverend

Malcolm E. Peabody
Bishop of Central New York
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseCentral New York
In office1942–1960
PredecessorEdward H. Coley
SuccessorWalter M. Higley
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Central New York (1938-1942)
Orders
OrdinationMay 3, 1917
by William Lawrence
ConsecrationSeptember 29, 1938
by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born
Malcolm Endicott Peabody

(1888-06-12)June 12, 1888
DiedJune 20, 1974(1974-06-20) (aged 86)
Boston, Massachusetts
BuriedMount Auburn Cemetery
DenominationAnglican
ParentsEndicott Peabody
SpouseMary Elizabeth Parkman
Children5, including Marietta Peabody Tree and Endicott Peabody

Biography

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Peabody was born on June 12, 1888, in Danvers, Massachusetts, the son of Endicott and Fannie Peabody. His first paternal American ancestor was Francis Peabody, who came from England in 1635 and settled in New England. Peabody graduated from Harvard College in 1911. Between 1911 and 1913 he served as headmaster of the Baguio School for American Boys in the Philippines. Later he studied at Trinity College, Cambridge in England and then the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1916. He was ordained deacon that same year and priest in 1917. During WWI he served as a Red Cross chaplain with the American Expeditionary Forces and as an Army chaplain with the 102d Field Artillery.

In 1921 he became rector of Grace Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts, while in 1925 he transferred to Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, to become rector of St Paul's Church where he remained until 1938. In 1938 he was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Central New York and was consecrated on September 29 by Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker. Upon the retirement of Bishop Coley on July 1, 1942, Peabody succeeded as diocesan bishop. He was formally installed as the 5th Bishop of Central New York on September 29, 1942, in St Paul's Church in Syracuse, New York.[1] Peabody retired in 1960.

Personal life

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Peabody married Mary Parkman, and they had five children, including Endicott Peabody (1920 – 1997), governor of Massachusetts, and Marietta Peabody Tree (1917 – 1991).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Bishop Peabody Installed". The Living Church. 105 (15): 3. October 11, 1942.
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