Henry Herbert Williams (19 December 1872 – 29 September 1961) was an English clergyman who served as

Bishop of Carlisle The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle in the Province of York. The diocese covers the county of Cumbria except for Alston Moor and the former Sedbergh Rural District. The see is in the city of Car ...

. Williams was the elder son of Rev. John Williams, Vicar of Poppleton. He was educated at

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and The Queen's College, Oxford. He began his ministry in 1900 as a tutor and

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at Hertford College, Oxford and in 1913 he became Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. From 1920 to 1941 he was Bishop of Carlisle. He died on 29 September 1961.'' Obituary Rt. Rev. H. H. Williams Former Bishop Of Carlisle'' The Times Saturday, 30 September 1961; p. 10; Issue 55200; col E

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Henry Herbert 1872 births Clergy from York People educated at St Peter's School, York Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Principals of St Edmund Hall, Oxford Bishops of Carlisle 20th-century Church of England bishops Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour 1961 deaths