Percival Gibson
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Percival William Gibson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Jamaica | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Jamaica |
| In office | 1955 – 1967 |
| Predecessor | Basil Montague Dale |
| Successor | John Cyril Emerson Swaby |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1918 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1893 |
| Died | 3 April 1970 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Education | St. George's College, Jamaica |
| Alma mater | London University |
Percival William Gibson CBE[1] (15 September 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. He founded the Glenmuir High School and opened the doors to the school on 15 September 1958 to 55 boys and girls.[10]
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ London Gazette
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- ^ 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
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- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ 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
- ^ glenmuirhighschoolstudenthandbook
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