Percy Herbert (bishop)
The Right Reverend Percy Mark Herbert KCVO (24 April 1885 – 22 January 1968) was the first Bishop of Blackburn from 1927 then Bishop of Norwich from 1942 to 1959. He was the Clerk of the Closet from 1942–63. An active Freemason, he was Provincial Grand Master for Norfolk.
Percy Herbert | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Norwich | |
| 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 25 April 1885 |
| Died | 22 January 1968 (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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