Robin Bennett (6 November 1934 – 18 March 2019) was a British Anglican clergyman who was Archdeacon of Dudley from 1985 until 1986. He later converted to the

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, and worked as an adult educator.

Biography

Bennett was born on 6 November 1934. He was educated at Northgate Grammar School, Ipswich and

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; and ordained in 1961.''

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1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 p77 After curacies and incumbencies in Essex and East London he was

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of the Aston Training Scheme from 1977. Bennett left the

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in 1988 to join the

. He was

of Wandsworth Adult College from 1989 to 1995. Bennett died on 18 March 2019, at the age of 84.

References

1934 births 2019 deaths People educated at Northgate Grammar School, Ipswich Alumni of St John's College, Durham Archdeacons of Dudley English Quakers Converts to Quakerism Former Anglicans {{Canterbury-archdeacon-20C-stub