Percival Gibson
The Right Reverend Percival William Gibson, CBE[1] (26 August 1893[2] – 3 April 1970) was the Anglican Bishop of Jamaica from 1955[3] until 1967.[4]
He was educated at St. George's College [5] and London University [6] and ordained in 1918. His first posts were curacies at Golden Grove, Jamaica and St George’s, Kingston.[7] Later he was Headmaster of Kingston College, Jamaica[8] before elevation to the Episcopate as Suffragan Bishop of Kingston in 1947.[9] After eight years he was promoted to be its Diocesan and served until 1967.
Notes
- ^ London Gazette
- ^ Four indigenous leaders
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bishop Of Jamaica To Retire The Times Monday, Jan 23, 1967; pg. 12; Issue 56846; col G
- ^ St GC Hall of Fame Archived 2009-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ Testimony of former pupil Archived 2014-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jamaica Gleaner Archived 2009-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
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