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GEORGE DANIEL BROWNE
1933 - 1993

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Consecrated August 6, 1970
Diocese of Liberia

X Bishop of Liberia
IV Archbishop of West Africa

Born Garroway, Liberia.  First indigenous Bishop of Liberia.  First Missionary Bishop directly elected by a diocese.  Led the Church in Liberia toward self-support, independence from the American Church and membership in the Province of West Africa.  A visionary for peace and harmony during the civil unrest in Liberia.