Henry Brett (priest)

For other people named Henry Brett, see Henry Brett (disambiguation).
The Very Reverend
Henry Robert Brett
MA
Dean of Belfast
In office
1926–1932
Personal details
Born 18 October 1868
Died 2 November 1932[1]
Spouse(s) Constance née White
Alma mater Trinity College, Dublin
Religion Church of Ireland

Henry Robert Brett was Dean of Belfast[2] in the second quarter of the 20th century.[3]
Ordained in 1893, his first posts were curacies at Coleraine and Belfast after which he was Vicar of St Peter's Belfast[4] and then Archdeacon of Connor before his appointment as Dean of Belfast.[5]

Notes

  1. The Times, Friday, 4 November 1932; pg. 19; Issue 46282; col A Obituary The Dean Of Belfast
  2. Cathedral web-site
  3. A New History of Ireland Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0198217455
  4. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Kelly's, 1913
  5. "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Thomas Gibson George Collins
Dean of Belfast
1926 1927
Succeeded by
William Shaw Kerr


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