Robin Smith (bishop)

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Robin Smith

MA(Oxon)
Bishop of Hertford
DioceseDiocese of St Albans
In office1990–2001
PredecessorKenneth Pillar
SuccessorChristopher Foster
Other postHonorary assistant bishop in St Albans (2001–present)
Orders
Ordinationc. 1962 (deacon); c. 1963 (priest)
Consecration1990
Personal details
Born (1936-08-14) 14 August 1936 (age 90)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsRichard and Blanche
SpouseLois Pearson (m. 1961)
Children3 sons, 1 daughter
ProfessionAirman
EducationWorcester College, Oxford

Robin Jonathan Norman Smith (born 14 August 1936) was the Bishop of Hertford from 1990 to 2001.

Smith was educated at Bedford School and Worcester College, Oxford, before beginning his ordained ministry as a curate at St Margaret's Barking, after which he was chaplain of Lee Abbey, then vicar of St. Mary's Church, Chesham, rector of Great Chesham before becoming a bishop. In retirement he is an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of St Albans.

References

  1. ↑ Family tree
  2. ↑ Debrett's People of Today 1992, London, Debrett's, ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
  3. ↑ Smith, Rt Rev. Robin Jonathan Norman, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 8 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Crockford's clerical directory 1995, (Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)