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Herbert Bree

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Herbert Bree (4 January 1828 – 26 February 1899) was a colonial Anglican bishop from 1882 until 1899.[1]

Born in 1828, Bree was educated in Bury St Edmunds and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[2][3] He was ordained in 1852.[4]

After curacies in Suffolk he held incumbencies at Harkstead and Brampton[5] before his ordination to the episcopate as Bishop of Barbados and the Windward Islands in 1882.[6][7] He died in post on 26 February 1899.[8]

References

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  1. ^ National Archives
  2. ^ "Bree, Herbert (BRY846H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  5. ^ "Archdeaconry of Huntingdon". Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  6. ^ All Saints, Barbados
  7. ^ Diocesan web site
  8. ^ The Times, Monday, Feb 27, 1899; pg. 6; Issue 35763; col E Obituary The Rt Rev H. Bree
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of Barbados and the Windward Islands
1882–1899
Succeeded by