Percy Herbert

Percy Mark Herbert, KCVO (April 24 1885–January 22 1968) was the first Bishop of Blackburn from 1927 ["Court Circular (Court and Social) His Majesty today received a new diocesan bishop..." The Times Thursday, Feb 17, 1927; pg. 17; Issue 44508; col B to 1942] then Bishop of Norwich from 1942 ["Court Circular (Court and Social) The King today received the Bishop Designate of Norwich....." The Times Wednesday, Jun 03, 1942; pg. 7; Issue 49252; col B] to 1959. He was also a Doctor of Divinity.

Percy was the son of Major-General the Honourable William Henry Herbert (himself the son of Edward Clive, 2nd Earl of Powis) and Sybella Milbank. Educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1909. After a period as [Chaplain to his old school he was appointed Vicar of "St George's, Camberwell", and Warden of the "Trinity Cambridge Mission" until 1922 [Additionally serving as Rural Dean of the area from 1918- “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877 ] . On September 19 1922, he married Hon. Elaine Orde-Powlett ["Marriages (Marriages) Herbert-Orde-Powlett" The Times Tuesday, Sep 12, 1922; pg. 13; Issue 43134; col C] , daughter of William Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton and they had four children [George William Herbert, 7th Earl of Powis (1925–1993)/David Mark Herbert (b. 1927), editor and author/Elizabeth Barbarina Herbert (b. 1928), married Major Hubert Holden and had issue/Andrew Clive Herbert (b. 1933), film director, editor and producer [http://thepeerage.com/p4992.htm] ] .That same year he was also appointed Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames ["New Suffragan Bishop. (Official Appointments and Notices)" The Times Monday, Dec 12, 1921; pg. 10; Issue 42901; col F] . Further appointments followed, and after retiring from his post as Bishop of Norwich, Herbert became Rector of St Mary Magdalene's Church in Sandringham. It was at that church in 1961 where he baptised the Honourable Diana Spencer (later Princess of Wales). Above all "a pastoral bishop" ["The Rt Rev P. M. Herbert (Obituaries)" The Times Tuesday, Jan 23, 1968; pg. 10; Issue 57156; col G] , he died at the "Royal Masonic Hospital" in London.

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