Hugh Percy (bishop)
| Hugh Percy | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Carlisle | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Carlisle |
| Elected | 1827 |
| Term ended | 1856 (death) |
| Predecessor | Samuel Goodenough |
| Successor | Henry Montagu Villiers |
| Other posts |
Bishop of Rochester 1827 Dean of Canterbury 1825–1827 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 15 July 1827 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 January 1784 London |
| Died | 5 February 1856 (aged 72) Cumbria |
| Buried | Dalston, Cumbria |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Rose Castle, Cumbria |
| Parents | Algernon, Earl of Beverley & Isabella, Countess of Beverley (née Burrell) |
| Spouse | Mary Manners-Sutton m. 1806; d. 1831 Mary Johnstone m. 1840 |
| Children | 11 (8 daughters, 3 sons) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Hugh Percy (29 January 1784 – 5 February 1856) was an Anglican bishop who served as Bishop of Rochester (1827) and Bishop of Carlisle (1827-56).
Percy was born in London, the third son of Algernon, 1st Earl of Beverley by Isabella Susannah Burrell, second daughter of Peter Burrell and sister of Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr. His mother was sister of Frances Julia Burrell, who married Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland.
Percy was educated at Eton College and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab) in 1805 and Doctor of Divinity (DD) in 1825; he was admitted DD ad eundem at Oxford University in 1834.
Having taken holy orders, he married, on 19 May 1806, Mary, the eldest daughter of Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury, by whom in 1809 he was collated to the benefices of Bishopsbourne and Ivychurch, Kent. In 1810 he was appointed chancellor and a prebendary of Exeter, appointments he held until 1816. On 21 December 1812 he was installed as Canon Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral. In 1816 he was collated by his father-in-law to a prebendal stall at Canterbury Cathedral and in the same year he received the stall of Finsbury at St Paul's Cathedral, which he held until his death. In 1822 he was appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury, and in 1825, on the death of Gerrard Andrewes, he was promoted as Dean of Canterbury Cathedral. While Dean of Canterbury he set in motion the repair of the interior of the cathedral. Two years later (15 July 1827), on the death of Walker King, he was consecrated Bishop of Rochester; after a few months' tenure, he was translated, on the death of Samuel Goodenough, to Carlisle. This bishopric he held till his death.
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