George Browne (archbishop of Dublin)
The Most Reverend George Browne D.D. | |
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| Archbishop of Dublin Primate of Ireland | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Archdiocese | Dublin |
| Appointed | 11 January 1536 |
| In office | 1536–1554 |
| Predecessor | John Alen |
| Successor | Hugh Curwen |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 19 March 1536 by Thomas Cranmer |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
George Browne (died 1556) was an English Augustinian who was appointed by Henry VIII of England to the vacant Episcopal see of Dublin. He became the king's main instrument in his desire to establish the state church in the Kingdom of Ireland. An iconoclast, during the Protestant Reformation he is noted for destroying the Bachal Isu, one of the symbols of authority of the Archbishop of Armagh.