▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁was ▁the ▁e ighth ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁B urr ill ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁in ▁Bang or , ▁Maine , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁George ▁B urr ill ▁and ▁Clara ▁Mary ▁McC af fer ty . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maine ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts . ▁After ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁General ▁The ological ▁Sem inary , ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Sac red ▁The ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁Pri est ▁B urr ill ▁was ▁ord ained ▁de acon ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁a ▁priest ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁His ▁first ▁post ▁was ▁as ▁priest - in - charge ▁of ▁All ▁Sain ts ▁Church ▁in ▁Mar in ers ▁Har bor , ▁St aten ▁Island . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁he ▁became ▁re ctor ▁of ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁Morris ania , ▁Bron x . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁religion ▁education ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁till ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Church man ' s ▁C ler icus ▁in ▁ 1