Name Rocksborough Smith Role Vicar | Died March 5, 1955 | |
Education Selwyn College, Cambridge | ||
Rocksborough Remington Smith (30 November 1872 – 5 March 1955) was a British Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century.
Smith was born in Brighton, England. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of London, he also earned a Bachelor of Theology from Salisbury Theological College in 1899. In 1902 he completed a Master of Arts degree at educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge. Smith went on to earn a Doctor of Divinity in 1925 from University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was ordained as a Deacon in 1899 and Priest in 1901.
Smith won numerous prizes for his academic scholarship, including:
He was the author of The Epistle of St. Paul's First Trial (1899) and Christianity in the Home (1933).
He was a Lecturer at Ordsall Hall, Manchester then Vice-Principal of Salisbury Theological College. After this he was Principal of Clergy House, Wimbledon until 1909. He then held a similar post at the Diocesan High School for Europeans in Rangoon until 1914 when he became Vicar of Broadstone, Dorset. In 1921 he became Professor of Divinity at Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec. From 1924-1926 he was the examining chaplin to the Anglican Bishop of Quebec.
Smith was consecrated as co-adjutor Bishop of Algoma in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on September 21, 1926 by Archbishop George Thorneloe. Smith was the first Bishop of Algoma to be consecrated in his See-Church. In 1927 following the retirement of the previous Bishop, Smith was made Diocesean Bishop of Algoma. He served as Bishop of Algoma until 1940. Returning to England he was Rector of Lapford until his retirement in 1942. Smith died on April 5, 1955 at Hove, Sussex.