Charles James Branch (7 October 1834 – 31 August 1896) was an Anglican priest:[1] most notably Bishop of Antigua from 1885 until his death.
He was appointed curate of St. Simon's, Barbados, in 1857; rector of St. Andrew's, Grenada, in 1864; rector of St John's, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands in 1866; and Archdeacon of Antigua, in 1879.
He was consecrated bishop coadjutor of Antigua, in the chapel of Lambeth Palace, on 25 July 1882[3] by Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury.
[4] He automatically succeeded to the diocesan See of Antigua on Walrond Jackson's death, 25 November 1895; but died himself within the year[5] — at St Kitts on 31 August 1896.
[6] There is a Charles James Branch fonds at Library and Archives Canada.