Francis Burns (1809 – 1863) was an American Methodist minster who served as a missionary in Liberia. He was the first Missionary Bishop, and the first African American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church (elected in 1858).
Read more about Francis Burns: Birth, Enslavement and Early Education, Early Religious Life and Ministry, Missionary Service, Ordained Ministry, Episcopal Ministry, Failing Health and Death, Biographies
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