The Rt Rev Arthur Heber Browne was the inaugural Bishop of Bermuda

Bishop of Bermuda

The Bishop of Bermuda is an episcopal title given to the ordinary of the Anglican Church of Bermuda, one of six extra-provincial Anglican churches within the Church of England overseen by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The present Bishop is the Right Reverend Patrick White. His predecessors were-...

. Born in 1864 and educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford

St Edmund Hall, Oxford

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, he was ordained in 1887. After a curacy

Curate

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 at Berkeley, Gloucestershire

Berkeley, Gloucestershire

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 he was appointed the Vicar

Vicar

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 of Northleach

Northleach

Northleach is a small Cotswold market town in Gloucestershire, England. It constitutes the major part of the civil parish of Northleach with Eastington.The nearest railway stations are Moreton-in-Marsh, Kingham and Shipton on the Cotswold Line....

 in 1890. He then served the Anglican Church in Canada before a lengthy spell as Missioner within the Diocese of Exeter

Diocese of Exeter

The Diocese of Exeter is a Church of England diocese covering the county of Devon. It is one of the largest dioceses in England. The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter is the seat of the diocesan bishop, the Right Reverend Michael Langrish, Bishop of Exeter. It is part of the Province of...

. His final post (before his elevation to the Episcopate) was at the united parish of St Michael and All Angels with All Saints , Paddington

Paddington

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. A colourful character, he died on 10 June 1951.