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Sylvanus Charles Breyfogel (July 20, 1851 – November 24, 1934) was an American bishop of the Evangelical Association, elected in 1891.
Sylvanus Breyfogel was born in Reading, Pennsylvania to Sarah Ely and Seneca Breyfogel. [1] [2] He married Kate Boas in 1877 and together they had two sons and four daughters. [1] [2] He attended Reading High School; the Union Seminary of Pennsylvania; Illinois Wesleyan University, from which he received a Ph.B; Otterbein University (D.D, 1891); and Ohio Northern University ( LL.D, 1909). [3]
Breyfogel was licensed to preach by the East Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the Evangelical Association. [4] He was ordained in 1873. [1] He served as a pastor and as a district superintendent until his election to the episcopacy. [4]
Breyfogel was made a bishop by the 1891 General Conference of the Evangelical Association, in which position he served for 39 years. [2] [4] He retired at the 1930 General Conference. [4]
As of 1912, he was chair of the theology department at Schuylkill Seminary, since absorbed into Albright College. [3]