Ordaination In his hometown of Warren, Randall was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church on July 17, 1838, and became a priest on November 2, 1839.
Early ministry Randall began his ordained ministry by serving as the rector of the
Church of the Ascension in
Fall River, Massachusetts. He moved from there to become the rector of the Church of the Messiah in Boston in 1844. He remained in this position until he was elevated to the episcopate. In 1856 he received his
Doctor of Sacred Theology degree from Brown University.
Episcopate ,
Golden, Colorado Randall was consecrated as Missionary Bishop of the
Missionary District of Colorado and Parts Adjacent in
Trinity Church, Boston, on December 28, 1865, by Presiding Bishop
John Henry Hopkins, assisted by Bishops
Benjamin Smith and
Manton Eastburn, among others. His jurisdiction originally contained the territories of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. In 1866, Montana and Idaho were removed, while New Mexico was added to the district. Upon arriving in Colorado, he helped establish
Calvary Church in
Golden. (on the left) and
Territorial School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, before 1878 Noting the lack of higher education in the territory, he also helped established the
Colorado University Schools which included a school of mines (which later became the state-run
Colorado School of Mines), the
Jarvis Hall secondary school, and the
Matthews Hall school of theology. Bishop Randall lived there with his wife.
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