Edmond L. Browning

American bishop

Edmond Lee Browning (March 11, 1929 - July 11, 2016) was an American bishop. He was the 24th Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America from 1985 through 1997.

The Most Reverend

Edmond Lee Browning

D.D.
24th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
ChurchEpiscopal Church
ElectedSeptember 19, 1985
In office1985-1997
PredecessorJohn Allin
SuccessorFrank Griswold
Orders
OrdinationMay 23, 1955
by Everett Holland Jones
ConsecrationJanuary 5, 1968[1]
by John E. Hines
Personal details
Born(1929-03-11)March 11, 1929
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
DiedJuly 11, 2016(2016-07-11) (aged 87)
Hood River, Oregon, United States [2]
BuriedCathedral Church of Saint Andrew (Honolulu)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsEdmond Lucian Browning & Cora Mae Lee
SpousePatricia Alline Sparks
Children5
Previous postBishop of Okinawa (1968-1971)
Bishop of the Convocation of American Churches in Europe (1971-1974)
Executive for National and World Mission (1974-1976)
Bishop of Hawaii (1976-1985)

References change

  1. "Edmond Lee Browning". episcopalchurch.org. The Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  2. "Edmond L. Browning, 1929-2016". The Living Church. July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.