Robert Hamilton Moberly

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Robert Hamilton Moberly was the 7th Anglican Bishop of Stepney from 1936[1] until 1952 when he was appointed Dean of Salisbury[2]. He was born in 1884 [3] and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a Curacy at Dover. Inner city posts followed[4] before promotion to the Suffragan Bishopic of Stepney, a post he held until transferring to the Deanery at Salisbury sixteen years later. A brilliant scholar[5] he died in 1978.

Church of England titles
Preceded by
Charles Edward Curzon
Bishop of Stepney
1919 – 1928
Succeeded by
Joost de Blank

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Stepney (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Wednesday, Nov 04, 1936; pg. 9; Issue 47523; col E
  2. ^ New Dean of Salisbury The Times, Monday, Mar 24, 1952; pg. 4; Issue 52268; col F
  3. ^ [[Who's Who|“Who was Who 1897-1990” London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  4. ^ He was a protegé of Henry Luke Paget
  5. ^ Former Bishop of Stepney and Dean of Salisbury The Times Tuesday, Sep 19, 1978; pg. 32; Issue 60410; col B