The Right Reverend

Daniel Lee Swenson

D.D.
Bishop of Vermont
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseVermont
In office1987–1993
PredecessorRobert S. Kerr
SuccessorMary Adelia McLeod
Orders
OrdinationJune 29, 1961
by Hamilton Hyde Kellogg
ConsecrationMay 17, 1986
by Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born(1928-02-02)February 2, 1928
DiedMay 24, 2014(2014-05-24) (aged 86)
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAmerican
ParentsDaniel & Lilian Swenson
SpouseSally Mason
Children2
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Vermont (1986-1987)

Daniel Lee Swenson (February 2, 1928 - May 24, 2014) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont from 1987 to 1993.

Biography

Swenson was ordained deacon in 1960 and priest on June 29, 1961 in St Martin's by-the-lake, Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota. He served in multiple parishes in Minnesota. In 1986 he was elected as Coadjutor bishop of Vermont and a year later succeeded as diocesan bishop. He was consecrated on May 17, 1986, in the Chapel of St Michael the Archangel of Saint Michael's College in Winooski, Vermont. He retired in 1993. Senson died in Northfield, Minnesota on May 24, 2014. He was married to Sally Mason with whom he had three children.


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