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George Browne (archbishop of West Africa)

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George Browne
Archbishop of West Africa
ChurchChurch of the Province of West Africa
DioceseLiberia
PredecessorIshmael Mills Le-Maire
SuccessorRobert Okine
Orders
Ordination1962 (deacon)
1963 (priest)
Consecration1970
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born1933
Died1993
Milwaukee

George Daniel Browne (1933 – 14 February 1993) was a Liberian Episcopalian bishop.

Birth and education

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He was born in Cape Palmas, Liberia,[1] and was educated at Cuttington University, in Suacoco, and later at the Virginia Theological Seminary in the United States.

Ecclesiastical career

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Browne was ordained deacon in 1962, and priest in 1963. He became Bishop of the Diocese of Liberia in 1970 and Archbishop of West Africa in 1982,[2] retiring from both posts in 1989.

Death

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He died on 14 February 1993 in Milwaukee, United States (the home town of one of his children)[3] after a long struggle with terminal illness and deteriorating health.

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome · The Church Awakens: African Americans and the Struggle for Justice". www.episcopalarchives.org. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  2. ^ Crockford’s 1987-88 Lambeth, Church House, 1987 ISBN 0-7151-8066-5
  3. ^ "Obituary: The Most Rev George Browne". The Independent. 1993-03-09. Retrieved 2017-12-20.