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

Early life and education

Stopford was born in Garston, Merseyside (then in

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), and educated at Coatham School in

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and

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, where he was Head of House (Littler's). He continued his education at

Hertford College, Oxford Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The col ...

, where he graduated with a

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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

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degree from the

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and a

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degree from the

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. Stopford was married with two children.

Ministry

*Michaelmas 1932 made deacon *Michaelmas 1933 ordained priest *1932–1935 Chaplain,

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*1935–1940 Principal of Trinity College (Kandy),

Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

*1940–1946 Principal of

Achimota College Achimota School ( /ɑːtʃimoʊtɑː/ ), formerly Prince of Wales College and School at Achimota, later Achimota College, now nicknamed Motown, is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana. The school ...

, Gold Coast *1946–1947 Rector of

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*1947–1955 Moderator—Secretary, Council of the

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Training Colleges *1952–1955

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; General Secretary, the National Society; Secretary, the

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*11 June 1955 consecrated bishop *1955–1956 Bishop suffragan of Fulham (jurisdiction: northern Europe) *June 1956-1961 Bishop of Peterborough *1961–1973

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( confirmed 25 September 1961; retired June 1973) *1961–1976 Privy Counsellor * 17th October 1961-1973 Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal. *1974–76 Vicar-General in Jerusalem *1975 Chairman of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Trust *8 February 1976: installed Bishop of Bermuda at

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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

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, and initiated the 1970 experimental

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Legacy

Memorial to Robert Wright Stopford, Peterborough Cathedral

Bishop Stopford's School in Enfield and

Bishop Stopford School Bishop Stopford School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. The school is located in the Headlands, Kettering. The current headteacher is Jill Silverthorne. Former students of ...

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are named after him. A boarding house, Stopford House, at

Achimota School Achimota School ( /ɑːtʃimoʊtɑː/ ), formerly Prince of Wales College and School at Achimota, later Achimota College, now nicknamed Motown, is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana. The school ...

in Accra, Ghana, was named in his honour. He was appointed KCVO in 1973, shortly before he retired as

References

External links

Trinity College, Sri LankaBishop Stopford School in KetteringThe Achimota Trust
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Early life and education

Ministry

Legacy

See also

References

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