Episcopal Bishop of Maryland. William Paret served as Bishop of Maryland from 1884 until his death in 1911. Bishop Paret was born in New York City, son of John and Hester (Levi) Paret and grandson of Stephen Paret, a native of Tricolet, France. In 1849 he graduated from Hobart College and married Maria Green Peck, daughter of Isaac and Agnes Peck of Flushing, New York. After his ordination as a priest in 1853, Paret was rector at churches in New York, Michigan and Pennsylvania before serving at the Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C., from 1876 to 1884. He was elected bishop of the diocese of Maryland in 1884, following the death of Bishop William Pinckney. With his influence and counsel, the Maryland diocese was divided in 1895, creating a new Diocese of Washington. In 1893 Bishop Paret was one of the incorporators on the original charter of the Washington National Cathedral. His wife Maria died in 1897 and Bishop Paret re-married April 21, 1900. His second wife, Mrs. Sarah Hayden Haskell was the widow of Henry Tudor Haskell of Chicago, who died seven years earlier. The ceremony took place in St. Peter's Church in New York with Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee of Washington officiating. Bishop Paret remained active until shortly before his death of pneumonia at age 84. He died unaware that his wife had passed away three days earlier.
Episcopal Bishop of Maryland. William Paret served as Bishop of Maryland from 1884 until his death in 1911. Bishop Paret was born in New York City, son of John and Hester (Levi) Paret and grandson of Stephen Paret, a native of Tricolet, France. In 1849 he graduated from Hobart College and married Maria Green Peck, daughter of Isaac and Agnes Peck of Flushing, New York. After his ordination as a priest in 1853, Paret was rector at churches in New York, Michigan and Pennsylvania before serving at the Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C., from 1876 to 1884. He was elected bishop of the diocese of Maryland in 1884, following the death of Bishop William Pinckney. With his influence and counsel, the Maryland diocese was divided in 1895, creating a new Diocese of Washington. In 1893 Bishop Paret was one of the incorporators on the original charter of the Washington National Cathedral. His wife Maria died in 1897 and Bishop Paret re-married April 21, 1900. His second wife, Mrs. Sarah Hayden Haskell was the widow of Henry Tudor Haskell of Chicago, who died seven years earlier. The ceremony took place in St. Peter's Church in New York with Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee of Washington officiating. Bishop Paret remained active until shortly before his death of pneumonia at age 84. He died unaware that his wife had passed away three days earlier.
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