Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. He was a leading Loyalist in New York City during the American Revolution and a known rival of Alexander Hamilton.
Samuel Seabury
Tablet marking Seabury's consecration at Marischal College, Aberdeen
The consecration of Seabury depicted in stained glass at All Saints Church, Jordanhill, Glasgow
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church (TEC), based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Michael Bruce Curry, the first African American bishop to serve in that position.
St. Luke's Church, built during the 17th century near Smithfield, Virginia – the oldest Anglican church-building to have survived largely intact in North America.
Bruton Parish Church in Colonial Williamsburg, established in 1674. The current building was completed in 1715.
Old North Church in Boston. Inspired by the work of Christopher Wren, it was completed in 1723.
Trinity Church in Swedesboro, New Jersey. Originally serving a Church of Sweden congregation, it became an Episcopal church in 1786, when this building was completed.
