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James Stuart Wetmore or J. Stuart Wetmore (born October 22, 1915 in Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada; died December 28, 1999 in Poughkeepsie, New York) was a U.S. Episcopal Bishop in New York. Wetmore was a direct descendant of Reverend James Wetmore, who served as founder and rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Rye, New York 1723-1760. Son of Charles Talbot and Alberta Mae Wetmore, he became a deacon in 1938 and was ordained a priest in 1939 for the Diocese of New Brunswick of the Anglican Church of Canada. ==Early career== His Canadian assignments included Field Secretary and General Secretary of the General Board of Religious Education. He traveled constantly through Eastern Canada and Newfoundland, building up local Christian formation programs and stimulating the creation of regional programs such as Camp Medley in Upper Gagetown, New Brunswick.〔(Camp Medley )〕 He moved to the United States in 1953, serving as Director of Christian Education of the Diocese of New York until 1960. He was named a Canon of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York in 1959 and was elected and ordained suffragan bishop in 1960. He is noted for serving longer than any other in that capacity, for twenty-seven years.〔(H:\cpi\Convention Journal\obs\Directory.wpd )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J. Stuart Wetmore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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