Background
Kerfoot, John Barrett was born on March 1, 1816 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Richard and Christiana (Barrett) Kerfoot.
Kerfoot, John Barrett was born on March 1, 1816 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Richard and Christiana (Barrett) Kerfoot.
Graduated from Saint Paul’s College, 1834. Doctor of Divinity, Columbia, 1850, Trinity College, 1865. Doctor of Laws, Cambridge (England) University, 1867.
Came to the United States, 1819. Ordained deacon Protestant Episcopal Church, 1837, priest, 1840. President College of Saint James, Washington County, Maryland., 1842-1864.
President Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1864-1866.
Deputy to General Convention Episcopal Church, 1865. Consecrated 1st bishop Pittsburgh Diocese, 1866.
Attended 1st, 2d Lambeth conferences, 1867, 78. Attended Old Catholic conferences, Freiburg and Bonn, Germany.
Married Eliza M. Anderson, 1842.