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

  1. ↑ London Gazette
  2. ↑ Four indigenous leaders
  3. ↑ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  4. ↑ Bishop Of Jamaica To Retire The Times Monday, Jan 23, 1967; pg. 12; Issue 56846; col G
  5. ↑ St GC Hall of Fame Archived 2009-07-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  7. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  8. ↑ Testimony of former pupil Archived 2014-05-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ Jamaica Gleaner Archived 2009-06-14 at the Wayback Machine.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Basil Montague Dale		 Bishop of Jamaica
1955 – 1967		 Succeeded by
John Cyril Emerson Swaby


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