Robert Stopford
Bishop of Fulham; Bishop of Peterborough; Bishop of London; Bishop of Jerusalem; Bishop of Bermuda

Robert Stopford

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Bishop of Fulham; Bishop of Peterborough; Bishop of London; Bishop of Jerusalem; Bishop of Bermuda
Gender:
Male
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United Kingdom
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Priest
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Religion
Birth:
20 February 1901
Death:
13 August 1976(Reading, Berkshire, South East England, England)
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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