Robert Stopford

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable

Robert Stopford

KCVO CBE
The Right Reverend and Right Honourable; Robert Stopford; KCVO CBE
Bishop of Bermuda
Diocese	Anglican Church of Bermuda
Elected	1976
Predecessor	Eric Trapp
Successor	Anselm Genders
Orders
Consecration	c. 1974
Personal details
Born	20 February 1901; Garston, Lancashire, UK
Died	13 August 1976 (aged 75)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
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 mater	Hertford College, Oxford

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

Early life and education[edit]

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[edit]

Michaelmas 1932 made deacon^[1]
Michaelmas 1933 ordained priest^[2]
1932–1935 Chaplain, Oundle School^[3]
1935–1940 Principal of Trinity College (Kandy), Ceylon
1940–1946 Principal of Achimota College, Gold Coast
1946–1947 Rector of Chipping Barnet^[3]
1947–1955 Moderator—Secretary, Council of the Church Training Colleges^[3]
1952–1955 Honorary Chaplain to the Queen; General Secretary, the National Society; Secretary, the Schools Council^[3]
11 June 1955 consecrated bishop^[4]
1955–1956 Bishop suffragan of Fulham (jurisdiction: northern Europe)^[3]^[5]
June 1956^[3]-1961 Bishop of Peterborough
1961–1973 Bishop of London (confirmed 25 September 1961;^[6] retired June 1973)^[3]
1961–1976 Privy Counsellor
17th October 1961-1973 Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal.^[7]^[8]
1974–76 Vicar-General in Jerusalem
1975 Chairman of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Trust
8 February 1976: installed Bishop of Bermuda at Hamilton Cathedral^[3]

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,^[9] and initiated the 1970 experimental area scheme.^[10]

Legacy[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3636. 30 September 1932. p. 382. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3689. 6 October 1933. p. 399. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Death of Bishop Stopford in England". Church Times. No. 5923. 20 August 1976. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "Three new bishops consecrated at St. Paul's". Church Times. No. 4819. 17 June 1955. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "No. 40487". The London Gazette. 24 May 1955. p. 3011.
^ "Confirmation of Election". Church Times. No. 5146. 29 September 1961. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "No. 42490". The London Gazette. 17 October 1961. p. 7515.
^ "No. 46032". The London Gazette. 20 July 1973. p. 8517.
^ "Death of Bishop Stopford in England". Church Times. No. 5923. 20 August 1976. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "Virtual autonomy for London's 'area bishops'?". Church Times. No. 5584. 20 February 1970. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.

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Church of England titles
Preceded by George Ingle	Bishop of Fulham 1955–1956	Succeeded by Roderic Coote
Preceded by Spencer Leeson	Bishop of Peterborough 1956–1961	Succeeded by Cyril Easthaugh
Preceded by Henry Montgomery Campbell	Bishop of London 1961–1973	Succeeded by Gerald Ellison
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by George Appleton	Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem & Vicar-General 1974–1976	Succeeded by Faik Haddad
Preceded by Eric Trapp	Bishop of Bermuda 1976	Succeeded by Anselm Genders

[1] "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3636. 30 September 1932. p. 382. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.

[2] "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3689. 6 October 1933. p. 399. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.

[cto-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Death of Bishop Stopford in England". Church Times. No. 5923. 20 August 1976. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.

[4] "Three new bishops consecrated at St. Paul's". Church Times. No. 4819. 17 June 1955. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.

[5] "No. 40487". The London Gazette. 24 May 1955. p. 3011.

[6] "Confirmation of Election". Church Times. No. 5146. 29 September 1961. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.

[7] "No. 42490". The London Gazette. 17 October 1961. p. 7515.

[8] "No. 46032". The London Gazette. 20 July 1973. p. 8517.

[9] "Death of Bishop Stopford in England". Church Times. No. 5923. 20 August 1976. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.

[10] "Virtual autonomy for London's 'area bishops'?". Church Times. No. 5584. 20 February 1970. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.

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v t e Bishops of Fulham
Suffragans for Europe	Basil Batty William Selwyn George Ingle Robert Stopford Roderic Coote Alan Rogers John Satterthwaite
Suffragans of London	Brian Masters John Klyberg John Broadhurst Jonathan Baker

v t e Bishops of Peterborough
Early modern	John Chambers David Pole Edmund Scambler Richard Howland Thomas Dove William Piers Augustine Lindsell Francis Dee John Towers Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) Benjamin Lany Joseph Henshaw William Lloyd Thomas White Richard Cumberland White Kennett Robert Clavering John Thomas Richard Terrick Robert Lamb John Hinchliffe
Late modern	Spencer Madan John Parsons Herbert Marsh George Davys Francis Jeune William Connor Magee Mandell Creighton Edward Carr Glyn Theodore Woods Cyril Bardsley Claude Blagden Spencer Leeson Robert Stopford Cyril Easthaugh Douglas Feaver Bill Westwood Ian Cundy Donald Allister Debbie Sellin

v t e Bishops of London
Post-Augustine	Mellitus Cedd Wine Earconwald Waldhere Ingwald Ecgwulf Wigheah Eadberht Eadgar Coenwalh Eadbald Heathoberht Osmund Æthelnoth Ceolberht Deorwulf Swithwulf Heahstan Wulfsige Æthelweard Leofstan Theodred Brihthelm Dunstan Ælfstan Wulfstan Ælfhun Ælfwig Ælfweard Robert of Jumièges Spearhafoc
Post-Conquest	William the Norman Hugh d'Orevalle Maurice Richard de Belmeis I Gilbert Universalis Anselm (quashed) Robert de Sigello Richard de Belmeis II Gilbert Foliot Richard FitzNeal William of Sainte-Mère-Église Eustace of Fauconberg Roger Niger Fulk Basset Henry Wingham Richard Talbot Henry of Sandwich John Chishull Fulke Lovell Richard Gravesend Ralph Baldock Gilbert Segrave Richard Newport Stephen Gravesend Richard de Wentworth Ralph Stratford Michael Northburgh Simon Sudbury William Courtenay Robert Braybrooke Roger Walden Nicholas Bubwith Richard Clifford John Kemp William Grey Robert FitzHugh Robert Gilbert Thomas Kempe Richard Hill Thomas Savage William Warham William Barons Richard FitzJames Cuthbert Tunstall
During the Reformation	John Stokesley Edmund Bonner (1st) Nicholas Ridley Edmund Bonner (2nd)
Post-Reformation	Edmund Grindal Edwin Sandys John Aylmer Richard Fletcher Richard Bancroft Richard Vaughan Thomas Ravis George Abbot John King George Montaigne William Laud William Juxon Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) William Juxon Gilbert Sheldon Humphrey Henchman Henry Compton John Robinson Edmund Gibson Thomas Sherlock Thomas Hayter Richard Osbaldeston Richard Terrick Robert Lowth Beilby Porteus John Randolph William Howley Charles James Blomfield Archibald Campbell Tait John Jackson Frederick Temple Mandell Creighton Arthur Winnington-Ingram Geoffrey Fisher William Wand Henry Montgomery Campbell Robert Stopford Gerald Ellison Graham Leonard David Hope Richard Chartres Pete Broadbent (Acting) Sarah Mullally

Early life and education[edit]

Ministry[edit]

Legacy[edit]

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