Robert Stopford
The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Robert Stopford KCVO CBE | |
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Bishop of Bermuda | |
Diocese | Anglican Church of Bermuda |
Elected | 1976 |
Term ended | 1976 (death) |
Predecessor | Eric Trapp |
Successor | Anselm Genders |
Orders | |
Consecration | c. 1974 |
Personal details | |
Born |
Garston, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK | 20 February 1901
Died | 13 August 1976 75) | (aged
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Previous post |
Bishop of Jerusalem (Vicar-General) 1974–1976 Bishop of London 1961–1973 Bishop of Peterborough 1956–1961 Bishop of Fulham 1955–1956 |
Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
Robert Wright Stopford KCVO CBE PC (20 February 1901 – 13 August 1976) was a British Anglican bishop.
Early life and ministry
Stopford was born in Garston, Liverpool, Lancashire, and educated at Coatham School in Redcar and Liverpool College, where he was Head of House (Littler's). He continued his education at Hertford College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree. At Oxford he obtained first classes in classical honour moderations (1922) and modern history (1924). He was subsequently an Honorary Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, and a Fellow of King's College London. He received a Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of London and a Doctor of Civil Law degree from the University of Durham.
Legacy
Bishop Stopford's School in Enfield and Bishop Stopford School in Kettering are named after him. He was appointed KCVO in 1973, shortly before he retired as Bishop of London
Positions held
- 1935-1941 Principal of Trinity College (Kandy), Ceylon
- 1941-1945 Principal of Achimota College, Ghana
- 1952-1955 Honorary Chaplain to the Queen
- 1955-1956 Bishop of Fulham
- 1956-1961 Bishop of Peterborough
- 1961-1973 Bishop of London
- 1974-76 Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem
- 1961-1976 Privy Counsellor
- 1975 Chairman of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Trust
See also
External links
- Trinity College, Sri Lanka
- Bishop Stopford's School at Enfield
- Bishop Stopford School in Kettering
- The Achimota Trust
Church of England titles | ||
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Preceded by George Ingle |
Bishop of Fulham 1955–1956 |
Succeeded by Roderic Coote |
Preceded by Spencer Leeson |
Bishop of Peterborough 1956–1961 |
Succeeded by Cyril Easthaugh |
Preceded by Henry Montgomery Campbell |
Bishop of London 1961–1973 |
Succeeded by Gerald Ellison |
Anglican Communion titles | ||
Preceded by George Appleton |
Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem & Vicar-General 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by Samir Kafity |
Preceded by Eric Trapp |
Bishop of Bermuda 1976 |
Succeeded by Anselm Genders |