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Hubert Laurence Higgs (23 November 1911 – 4 January 1992) was the seventh Anglican Bishop of Hull in the modern era (from 1965 until 1977).

Life

Higgs was educated at University College School and Christ's College, Cambridge. His first post after ordination was as a curate at Holy Trinity, Richmond. He was then Vicar of Holy Trinity, Aldershot, Rural Dean of Woking and finally Archdeacon of Bradford before elevation to the episcopate as a suffragan to the Archbishop of York.

References

1. Who Was Who 1897–2007. London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
2. "Holy Trinity Richmond : Holy Trinity Richmond". www.htrichmond.org.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
4. "New Bishop Of Hull". The Times. Tuesday, 23 March 1965; p. 14; Issue 56277; col E

• 1911 births
• 1992 deaths
• People educated at University College School
• Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
• Archdeacons of Bradford
• Bishops of Hull
• 20th-century Church of England bishops