Robert Deakin
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Thomas Carlyle Joseph Robert Hamish Deakin, also known by all as Robert Deakin, was the Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury from 1973 until his death in 1985. The son of a clergyman[1], Deakin was educated at Oxford and Wells Theological College before embarking on a curacy at Stroud, Gloucestershire[2] and the incumbency at Holy Trinity in the Forest of Dean. Rural Dean of Cheltenham from 1949 [3] until his elevation to the suffragan bishopric of Tewkesbury[4] in 1973, he died on 3 August 1985 [5].
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| Preceded by Forbes Trevor Horan |
Bishop of Tewkesbury 1973 – 1985 |
Succeeded by Jeremy Walsh |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Who's Who 1970 London, A & C Black, 1971 ISBN 0713611405
- ^ During which time he married Marion Dyer Who’s Who (Ibid)
- ^ Crockfords, (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0715180886
- ^ The Times, Friday, Nov 02, 1973; pg. 19; Issue 58929; col B Inauguration of three new bishops
- ^ The Times, Monday, Aug 05, 1985; pg. 14; Issue 62208; col H Right Rev Robert Deakin Category: Obituaries
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