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Herbert Bree

1828 – 1899

Bishop of Barbados and the Windward Islands; British Anglican colonial bishop

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Lived 1828 – 1899 (aged 71). Herbert Bree was an anglican priest.

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

Born in 1828, 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 his ordination to the episcopate as Bishop of Barbados and the Windward Islands in 1882. He died in post on 26 February 1899.

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Gonville and Caius College

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Who was Herbert Bree?

Bishop of Barbados and the Windward Islands; British Anglican colonial bishop (1828–1899)

When was Herbert Bree born?

Herbert Bree was born on 4 January 1828.

When did Herbert Bree die?

Herbert Bree died on 26 February 1899.

What was Herbert Bree's occupation?

Herbert Bree was an anglican priest.

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· Wikipedia: Herbert Bree

· Wikidata: Q5733677

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