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Rufus Theophilus Brome, GCM, Doctor of Divinity, Doctor of Laws was the 12th Bishop of Barbados.
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He was Curate of Street George’s Saint Kitts until 1966 when he became Rector of Street Bartholomew, Antigua. After another incumbency in Antigua at Street Martin’s he moved to Barbados where he was successively rector of Holy Trinity and then Street Peter’s, archdeacon of the island. On the 22 July 1993 after his two-hour-long Induction, Enrollment and Enthronement service followed by an hour long Ordination and Consecration on the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene from 8:00 a.m. at the then newly renovated Cathedral Church of Saint Michael he was finally, made its first Black diocesan bishop and head of the then 80,000 member diocese.
The islands top organist of more than 40 years Doctor John George Fletcher (Doctorate.Mus., Fellow of the Royal College of Organists (CHM), A.D.C.M., F.T.C.L., L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M., L.R.S.M.) planned a very special programme with his choir for all the services which were officiated by the cathedral’s Dean and Chapter, with arrangements by then Precentor, Reverend Michael Clarke included ushers from the six main Anglican churches of Saint Mary's, Saint Paul’s, Saint Peter’s, Holy Trinity, Saint Matthias, as well as Saint Michael’son
Regarded as a highly auspicious occasion, all the services themselves were broadcast and recorded by the islands local television network Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation. He began his first episcopate the following Sunday evening with an appeal for unity among Christian churches on the island.
In the sermon he said the credibility of the church had been hurt by "disunity and rivalry" among the various denominations. The 16 page sermon called "Developing a Society on the Foundation of the Family" was published in 1994 by Caribbean Development Bank.
Since 2004 Brome has been attached to Saint James Parish Church, Barbados as assistant to the Rector.
Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination to the diaconate on 21st December 2011, when he also published his first book "Preaching In and Out of Season", a compilation of sermons covering the various church seasons as well as special occasions in the church and community and difficult subjects.
