Background
Moore, Richard Channing was born on August 21, 1762 in New York City. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Channing) Moore.
Moore, Richard Channing was born on August 21, 1762 in New York City. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Channing) Moore.
Educated King’s College (now Columbia). Studied medicine under Doctor Richard Bayley, religion under Bishop Samuel Provoost honorary Doctor of Divinity, Dartmouth, 1805.
Ordained deacon Protestant Episcopal Church, 1787, priest, 1787. Rector Saint Andrew’s Parish, Staten Island, New York, 1789-1809. Deputy at General Convention, 1808.
Rector Saint Stephens Church, New York City, 1809-1814, Monumental Church, Richmond, Virginia, 1814.
Consecrated bishop of Virginia, 1814, active in restoring discipline, reestablishing churches, increasing number of clergy. Founder Virginia Theological Seminary.
A leader in reconstruction Episcopal Church in the United States Author: The Doctrines of the Church (discourse delivered to General Convention, 1820).
Married Christian Jones, 1784. Married second, Sarah Mersereau, March 23, 1797.