Forrest Browne

George Forrest Browne (known as Forrest;^[1] 4 December 1833–1 June 1930) was an English clergyman, the inaugural Anglican Bishop of Stepney from 1895^[2] until 1897^[3] when he was appointed Bishop of Bristol.

George Forrest Browne was born in 1833 ^[4] and educated at St Peter's School, York and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, gaining his BA as 30th wrangler in 1856.^[5] Elected a fellow of St Catharines, he embarked on his career with a post combining the roles of Chaplain and Lecturer there. From 1887 to 1892 he was Disney Professor of Archaeology. After an Incumbency at Ashley, Cambridgeshire he rose steadily in the Church’s hierarchy. From 1891 until 1895 he was Canon Residentiary at St Paul's Cathedral before elevation to the Suffragan Bishopric of the Diocese of London (from now on named Bishop of Stepney), a post he held until he attained diocesan bishop status with promotion to the See of Bristol. A prolific academic author, he died on 1 June 1930.

Works

• The Venerable Bede, 1879
• The Ilam Crosses, 1889
• Lessons from Early English Church History, 1893
• The Christian Church in these Islands before the Coming of Augustine, 1894
• History of St Catharine's College, 1902
• The Recollections of a Bishop, 1915
• The Importance of Women in Anglo-Saxon Times, the Cultus of St. Peter and St. Paul, and other addresses, 1919

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External links

• Works by George Forrest Browne at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Forrest Browne in libraries (WorldCat catalog)