Herbert Bree
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The Rt Rev
Herbert Bree, DD
(4 January 1828 – 26 February 1899) was a Colonial
Anglican Bishop
from 1882 until 1899.
Born in 1828, Herbert Bree was educated in Bury St Edmunds and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
. He was ordained in 1852. After curacies
in Suffolk
he held incumbencies
at Harkstead
and Brampton
before elevation to the Episcopate as Bishop of Barbados
in 1882. He died in post on 26 Feb. 1899.
Right Reverend
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Herbert Bree, DD
Doctor of Divinity
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(4 January 1828 – 26 February 1899) was a Colonial
Colony
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Anglican Bishop
Bishop
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from 1882 until 1899.
Born in 1828, Herbert Bree was educated in Bury St Edmunds and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
. He was ordained in 1852. After curacies
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
he held incumbencies
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
at Harkstead
Harkstead
Harkstead is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. The village is located on the northern bank of the River Stour estuary at Holbrook Bay, and is situated on the Shotley peninsula, around south of Ipswich. It is part of Babergh district....
and Brampton
Brampton, Lincolnshire
Brampton is a hamlet in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 2 miles north-east of Torksey and Torksey Castle....
before elevation to the Episcopate as Bishop of Barbados
Bishop of Barbados
The Anglican diocese of Barbados was set up in 1824, as one of two covering the whole Caribbean. Before that, the area was nominally under the charge of the Bishop of London, a situation that had been assumed to hold from 1660 onwards...
in 1882. He died in post on 26 Feb. 1899.