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.
[ Who Was Who 1897–2007. London, A & C Black, 2007 ] His first post after
ordination was as a
curate at Holy Trinity, Richmond.
He was then
Vicar of Holy Trinity,
Aldershot,
[ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ] Rural Dean of
Woking and finally
Archdeacon of Bradford before elevation to the
episcopate as a
Suffragan Bishop to the Archbishop of York.
["New Bishop Of Hull". The Times. Tuesday, 23 March 1965; p. 14; Issue 56277; col E]
