Percival Gibson

The Right Reverend Percival William Gibson, CBE[1] (15 Sep 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 .He opened the doors to the school on Monday, September 15,1958 to 55 boys and girls.[10]

Notes
  1. London Gazette
  2. "Four indigenous leaders" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  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
  10. glenmuirhighschoolstudenthandbook
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Basil Montague Dale		 Bishop of Jamaica
1955 – 1967		 Succeeded by
John Cyril Emerson Swaby


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