Bryan Robin

Bryan Percival Robin (12 January 1887 – 17 June 1969) was bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, South Australia from 1941 to 1956.[1]

Early life

Robin was educated at Rossall School and the University of Liverpool.[2]

Religious life

Robin was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1910 (25 September)[3] and ordained a priest the next Michaelmas (24 September 1911) — both times by William Boyd Carpenter, Bishop of Ripon, at Ripon Cathedral.[4] After a curacy at St Margaret's Ilkley[5] he was a member of the Bush Brotherhood of St Barnabas in Northern Queensland from 1914 to 1921. He published a book "The Sundowner" of his experience as a bush brother which attracted others to join the brotherhood.[6] He was canon and Sub-Dean of St James's Cathedral, Townsville and then Warden of St John's College, Brisbane. Returning to England he was Rector of Woodchurch and also Rural Dean of Wirrall North until his appointment as Bishop of Adelaide. He was consecrated bishop on 25 July 1941 at Westminster Abbey.[7]

In 1956 he retired and returned to England, where he served as Assistant Bishop of Portsmouth from 1958 to 1967.[6]

Later life

On 17 June 1969 Robin died in his home at Petersfield, Hampshire. He was cremated.[6]

References
  1. The Times, 18 June 1969, p10, "Obituary: The Rt Rev B.P. Robin"
  2. "Robin, Bryan Percival". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  3. "The Ordinations". Church Times (#2488). 30 September 1910. p. 411. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. "The Ordinations". Church Times (#2540). 29 September 1911. p. 379. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. Church website Archived 24 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Radford, Robin. Robin, Bryan Percival (1887–1969). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  7. "The Anglo-Catholic pulpit". Church Times (#4097). 1 August 1941. p. 441. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 5 December 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.

Further reading
  • Robin, B. P. (Bryan Percival) (1922), The Sundowner, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge


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