The Right Reverend Brian Burrowes OBE(Mil.) | |
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Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane | |
Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
Diocese | St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane |
In office | 1950–1955 |
Predecessor | Lumsden Barkway |
Successor | John Howe |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1950 |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 October 1896 |
Died | 15 November 1963 | (aged 67)
Denomination | Anglican |
Arnold Brian Burrowes OBE (5 October 1896 – 15 November 1963) was an eminent bishop [1] in the mid part of the Twentieth century.
He was born on 5 October 1896 and educated at Wellington and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. [2] His family came from County Cavan.
Burrows saw active service during World War I. On 5 August 1916, he was commissioned into the Royal Irish Fusiliers as a second lieutenant (on probation). [3] On 19 April 1917, he was promoted to temporary lieutenant while attached to an officer cadet battalion. [4] He was promoted to lieutenant on 5 February 1918. [5] He was promoted to acting captain on 18 October 1918 and was seconded from his regiment as an Assistant Area Anti-Gas Officer. [6]
On 29 July 1942, he was appointed a temporary military chaplain in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve with seniority from 29 July 1941. [7] In the 1946 King's Birthday Honours, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of his service during World War II as a Navy chaplain. [8]
He was Fellow, Lecturer, Dean and Chaplain of Pembroke College, Oxford until 1937. He was also a Senior Proctor of the University of Oxford. He then served as Principal of Salisbury Theological College. After serving during as a military chaplain during World War II, he was appointed Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane in 1950.
Retiring five years later on grounds of ill-health, he died on 15 November 1963 in Elgin, Morayshire. [9] He was buried in Elgin Cemetery, New Elgin, Morayshire.