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Percy Herbert (bishop)
British bishop / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Right Reverend Percy Mark Herbert KCVO (24 April 1885 – 22 January 1968) was the first Bishop of Blackburn from 1927[1] then Bishop of Norwich from 1942[2] to 1959. He was the Clerk of the Closet from 1942–63.[3] An active Freemason, he was Provincial Grand Master for Norfolk.[4]
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Percy Herbert | |
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Bishop of Norwich | |
![]() Bust of Herbert in Norwich Cathedral | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
In office | 1942 to 1959 |
Predecessor | Bertram Pollock |
Successor | William Fleming |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Kingston Bishop of Blackburn Clerk of the Closet |
Personal details | |
Born | Percy Mark Herbert (1885-04-25)25 April 1885 |
Died | 22 January 1968(1968-01-22) (aged 82) |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Parents | Sybella Augusta Milbank William Henry Herbert |
Spouse |
Hon. Elaine Orde-Powlett
(after 1922) |
Children | 4 |
Education | Rugby School |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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