Robert Stopford


Robert Stopford

Bishop of Bermuda
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DioceseAnglican Church of Bermuda
Elected1976
PredecessorEric Trapp
SuccessorAnselm Genders
Orders
Consecrationc. 1974
Personal details
Born(1901-02-20)20 February 1901
Garston, Lancashire, UK
Died13 August 1976(1976-08-13) (aged 75)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
Previous post(s)Bishop of Jerusalem
(Vicar-General) 1974–1976
Bishop of London
1961–1973
Bishop of Peterborough
1956–1961
Bishop of Fulham
1955–1956
Alma materHertford College, Oxford

Robert Wright Stopford, KCVO, CBE (20 February 1901 – 13 August 1976) was a British Anglican bishop.

Early life and education

Stopford was born in Garston, Merseyside (then in 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. Stopford was married with two children.

Ministry

During his tenure as Bishop of London, Stopford formalised the system of assigning districts to the oversight of suffragans, adapted the diocese's organisation to the 1964 creation of Greater London, and initiated the 1970 experimental area scheme.

Legacy

Memorial to Robert Wright Stopford, Peterborough Cathedral

Bishop Stopford's School in Enfield and Bishop Stopford School in Kettering are named after him. A boarding house, Stopford House, at Achimota School in Accra, Ghana, was named in his honour. He was appointed KCVO in 1973, shortly before he retired as Bishop of London

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