Edmond L. Browning


Edmond L. Browning
24th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
ChurchEpiscopal Church
ElectedSeptember 19, 1985
In office1985–1997
PredecessorJohn Allin
SuccessorFrank Griswold
Previous post(s)Bishop 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)
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
DiedJuly 11, 2016(2016-07-11) (aged 87)
Hood River, Oregon, United States[2]
BuriedCathedral Church of Saint Andrew (Honolulu)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsEdmond Lucian Browning, Cora Mae Lee
SpousePatricia Alline Sparks
Children5

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.

  1. ^ "Edmond Lee Browning". episcopalchurch.org. The Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Edmond L. Browning, 1929-2016". The Living Church. July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.