Philip Bisse
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Philip Bisse was the Bishop of Saint David's the smallest city in the United Kingdom, from 1710 to 1712. In 1712, he became the Bishop of Hereford until 1721.
In 1705, he married Lady Bridget Osborne, daughter of Sir Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds and Bridget Bertie.[1] Bridget's first wife was Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth.
His brother, the Rev Dr Thomas Bisse, was the Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral and in 1724 organised a "Music Meeting" which subsequently became the Three Choirs Festival.
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