Brian Herd Explained

William Brian Herd (193118 July 2016) was an Anglican bishop in Uganda.[1]

Herd was born in Belfast in 1931;[2] 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.[3] [4] Four other Anglican bishops also fled the country at the same time.

He died on 18 July 2016.[5]

Family

Herd was married to Norma Rothwell; she died May 30, 2019.[6] They had three daughters.[7]

External links

Australian Church Record website Church in Uganda vigorous, vibrant and steadfast, article dated March 17, 1977

Notes and References

  1. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  2. http://www.ugandachurchassociation.org/annual-newsletters/uca-newsletter-2017/obituary/ UCA
  3. https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/ENS/ENSpress_release.pl?pr_number=77103 Episcopal Archives website, New Archbishop Elected in Uganda, article dated March 24, 1977
  4. https://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/images//Parish-Mirror-Mar-Apr-2017.pdf Anglican Church of Malahide website, Parish Mirror Newsletter dated March-April 2017
  5. https://www.downanddromore.org/news/2016/08/Death-of-Bishop-Brian-Herd Down & Dromore
  6. https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/memorials/death-notices/death/17687620.norma-herd/ Dorset Echo website, Norma Herd
  7. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-mars-5-1977-p-1/18272199/ Newspapers.com website, Bishop Held in Uganda, article published in the Guardian newspaper dated March 5, 1977

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