Bishops of Maine

Oliver Leland Loring, fifth Bishop of Maine, was born in Newtonville, Massachusetts, the son of the Reverend Richard Tuttle Loring and Mary Leland Loring. His brother was Richard T. Loring, who became Bishop of Springfield in 1947. He was a graduate of Harvard University and the Episcopal Theological School and held honorary doctoral degrees from Bowdoin College and the General Theological Seminary. Loring was ordained deacon in 1930 and priest in 1931. He served parishes in New Bedford and Dorchester, Massachusetts.

He was consecrated bishop of Maine in 1941. Bishop Loring was active in diocesan matters, especially youth and Christian education work. He carried this interest into his episcopate and was a key factor in the development of the diocesan camps and conferences. The diocese under Bishop Oliver Loring continued to wrestle with the needs of the missions and small congregations north of Bangor. Bishop Loring strove to spread church school by mail and used talks and slide shows to raise money to support missions. Loring was a trustee of the General Seminary and served as the Province I representative to the National (Executive) Council. 

In May 1968, Loring resigned as bishop due to poor health.

Oliver L. Loring, Fifth Bishop of Maine Portrait Photograph,