Elected 1976 Consecration c. 1974 Successor Anselm Genders | Predecessor Eric Trapp Term ended 1976 (death) Name Robert Stopford | |
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Diocese Anglican Church of Bermuda | ||
Robert Wright Stopford, (20 February 1901 – 13 August 1976) was a British Anglican bishop.
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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