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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Episcopal_Theological_School
gptkb:Oberlin_College
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1909-03-11
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Grand_Rapids,_Michigan,_United_States
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gptkbp:consecrationDate
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1962
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2003-08-24
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:African-American
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Melville Burgess
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first African-American diocesan bishop in the Episcopal Church
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:bishop
gptkb:priest
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gptkbp:ordinationDate
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1935
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Anson_Phelps_Stokes_III
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Episcopal_Church
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Esther_Taylor
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:John_Bowen_Coburn
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1975
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gptkbp:termStart
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1970
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Bishop_of_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bishop_John_Melville_Burgess
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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