George Browne (archbishop of West Africa) explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
George Browne
Archbishop of West Africa
Church:Church of the Province of West Africa
Diocese:Liberia
Predecessor:Ishmael Mills Le-Maire
Successor:Robert Okine
Ordination:1962 (deacon)
1963 (priest)
Consecration:1970
Rank:Archbishop
Birth Date:1933
Birth Place:Cape Palmas
Death Date:1993
Death Place:Milwaukee

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

Birth and education

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

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

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

  1. Web site: Welcome · The Church Awakens: African Americans and the Struggle for Justice. www.episcopalarchives.org. en-US. 2017-12-20.
  2. [Crockford's Clerical Directory|Crockford’s 1987-88]
  3. News: Obituary: The Most Rev George Browne. 1993-03-09. The Independent. 2017-12-20. en-GB.