Leslie Brown (bishop)


Leslie Brown
Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi
ProvinceProvince of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi
In office1961–1965
SuccessorErica Sabiti
Other post(s)Bishop of Uganda/of Namirembe
1953–1965
Assistant bishop in Oxford
1965–1966
Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (1966–1978)
Orders
Consecrationc. 1953
Personal details
Born(1912-06-10)10 June 1912
Died27 December 1999(1999-12-27) (aged 87)
DenominationAnglican
Alma materLondon College of Divinity

Leslie Wilfrid Brown CBE (10 June 1912[1] – 27 December 1999[2]) was Bishop of Uganda then Bishop of Namirembe and Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi,[3][4] before returning to the UK and later serving as Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.[5]

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  2. ^ Independent obituary[dead link]
  3. ^ First Archbishop of Uganda Dr. L. W. Brown Elected The Times Tuesday, 8 November 1960; pg. 10; Issue 54923; col E
  4. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  5. ^ The Times, Thursday, 7 April 1966; pg. 14; Issue 56600; col B New Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich