Hubert Higgs

Hubert Laurence Higgs was the seventh Anglican Bishop of Hull in the modern era (from 1965 until 1977).

Life

Born on 23 November 1911,^[1] and educated at University College School and Christ's College, Cambridge. His first post after ordination was as a curate at Holy Trinity, Richmond.^[2] He was then Vicar of Holy Trinity, Aldershot,^[3] Rural Dean of Woking and finally Archdeacon of Bradford before elevation to the Episcopate as a Suffragan to the Archbishop of York.^[4] He died on 4 January 1992.

↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ Church web site
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ New Bishop Of Hull The Times Tuesday, 23 March 1965; p. 14; Issue 56277; col E

Church of England titles
Preceded by George Frederick Townley	Bishop of Hull 1965–1977	Succeeded by Geoffrey Paul

Bishops of Hull

Richard Blunt John Kempthorne Francis Gurdon Bernard Heywood Henry Vodden George Townley Hubert Higgs Geoffrey Paul Donald Snelgrove James Jones Richard Frith Alison White

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