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Anglican bishop
A.K.A.
William Brian Herd
Gender:
Male
Is:
Birth:
1931
Death:
2016
The details
Biography
Introduction
William Brian Herd (1931 – 18 July 2016) was an Anglican bishop in Uganda.
Herd was born in Belfast in 1931; educated at Clifton Theological College and ordained in 1959. After a curacy in Wolverhampton he served in Uganda. He was Archdeacon of Karamoja from 1970 to 1975; and its Bishop from his consecration on 11 January 1976.
Herd was the last white Anglican bishop of the Ugandan Church; he was expelled from the country following the murder of Archbishop Janani Luwum. Four other Anglican bishops also fled the country at the same time.
He died on 18 July 2016.
Family
Herd was married to Norma Rothwell; she died May 30, 2019. They had three daughters.