The Rt Rev George Francis Graham Brown OBE DD[1] (known as Francis; 27 January 1891 – 23 November 1942) was an Anglican Bishop[2] in the second quarter of the twentieth century.[3] Graham-Brown was educated at Monkton Combe School [4] and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. After World War I service with the King's Own Scottish Borderers[5] and three years as a History Master at his old school he was ordained in 1922.[6] He was successively Chaplain, Vice-Principal then Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. In 1932 he was appointed the sixth Bishop of Jerusalem,[7] a post he held for 20 years. A Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem,[8] he died in post on 23 November 1942.[9] His grave is preserved in Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem.
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Preceded by Rennie MacInnes |
Bishop of Jerusalem 1932 – 1942 |
Succeeded by Weston Henry Stewart |
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