The Most Reverend Alexander Charles Garrett
14th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
Church	Episcopal Church
In office	1923–1924
Predecessor	Daniel S. Tuttle
Successor	Ethelbert Talbot
Other post(s)	Bishop of Dallas(1874-1924)
Orders
Ordination	July 5, 1857 by Charles Sumner
Consecration	December 20, 1874 by Robert Harper Clarkson
Personal details
Born	(1832-11-04)November 4, 1832 Ballymote,County Sligo,Ireland
Died	February 18, 1924(1924-02-18) (aged 91) Dallas,Texas,United States
Buried	Oakland Cemetery
Nationality	Irish
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	John G. Garrett & Elizabeth Fry
Spouse	Letitia Hope ​ ​ (m. 1854; died 1909)​
Children	3
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin
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Alexander Charles Garrett (November 4, 1832 — February 18, 1924) was abishop ofThe Episcopal Church in theUnited States.

Born inBallymote,County Sligo,Ireland, he graduated fromTrinity College, Dublin with aBachelor of Arts in 1855. He was ordained deacon on July 6, 1856, and priest on July 5, 1857, in the chapel ofFarnham Castle. He then served as curate ofEast Worldham,Hampshire inEngland, until 1859. In 1859 he left forBritish Columbia inCanada to serve as missionary, chaplain at the naval station atEsquimalt, rector of St Paul's Church inNanaimo, and minister to the gold miners atCariboo.

In 1870 he moved to theUnited States and becamerector of St James's Church inSan Francisco, and in 1872Dean ofTrinity Cathedral inOmaha. In 1874 he was appointedMissionary Bishop of Northern Texas and retained the seat after the formation of theEpiscopal Diocese of Dallas on December 20, 1895. He was consecrated bishop on December 20, 1874, by BishopRobert Harper Clarkson of Nebraska inTrinity Cathedral,Omaha. he was instrumental in the building ofSt Matthew's Cathedral inDallas, Texas. He also founded St. Mary's College for women in Dallas.

On the death ofDaniel Sylvester Tuttle on April 17, 1923, Garrett becamepresiding bishop. At that time he was 91 years old and totally blind. He remained Bishop of Dallas and Presiding Bishop until his death in 1924.^[1]

Garrett wrote:

• A Charge to the Clergy and Laity of North Texas (1875)
• Historical Continuity (1875)
• Baldwin Lectures on the Philosophy of the Incarnation

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