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
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
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)

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.

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