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Arthur Howe-Browne
Arthur Henry Howe Browne (16 October 1881 – 8 September 1961) was Anglican Diocese of the Free State, Bishop of Bloemfontein from 1935 to 1951. He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester and Balliol College, Oxford, Balliol, and ordained in 1906 after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon, Cuddesdon. He began his career with Curate, curacies in Witney and East Dulwich. From 1909 to 1916 he was Vicar of St John the Baptist, Kensington. From 1921-1934 he was vicar of St John the Divine Kennington and also Chaplain to St Gabriels College Camberwell During this time he was Rural Dean of Kennington and a Canon (priest), Canon of Southwark Cathedral, Southwark until his appointment to the Episcopate. After retirement he lived in Rondebosch until his death. He was consecrated a bishop on 28 January 1935, by Francis Phelps, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Archbishop of Cape Town, at St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Diocese Of The Free State
The Diocese of the Free State is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It was formerly known as the 'Diocese of Bloemfontein'. History The first service North of the Orange River to be taken by an Anglican clergyman was conducted in 1850 by † Robert Gray, the first Bishop of Cape Town. In 1863, Edward Twells was consecrated the first Bishop of the Orange Free State and the Diocese was born. This new Diocese covered the area North of the Orange River, West of the Drakensberg and as far as the Zambezi River in the North. The bishop arrived in Bloemfontein on 1 October 1863, with three priests and two teachers. George Mitchell was the first priest ordained in the Diocese, in 1865. The cathedral was completed and consecrated in 1866. The Brotherhood of St Augustine of Hippo was established in the diocese a year later with Canon Beckett and seven members. Together they built the first Anglican church in Thaba Nchu, completed in 1868. This pioneering communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |