Robert Stanser

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Robert Stanser
Bishop of Nova Scotia
Church	Church of England
Archdiocese	Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Predecessor	Charles Inglis
Successor	John Inglis
Personal details
Born	(1760-03-16)16 March 1760 Harthill, Yorkshire, England
Died	23 December 1828(1828-12-23) (aged 68) Hampton, England

Robert Stanser (16 March 1760 – 23 December 1828) was an English Church of England bishop. He was the second Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1824.

Born in England, Stanser was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.^[1] He was ordained deacon in 1783 and priest in 1784. In 1791, he was appointed to St. Paul's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was soon inducted as the rector.

In 1816, he was consecrated Bishop of Nova Scotia. However, due to health reasons, he returned to England in 1817 where he was to remain. He retired in 1824 and was succeeded by John Inglis. He died in Hampton, London in 1828.

References

↑ "Stanser, Robert (STNR779R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

"Robert Stanser". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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Persondata
Name	Stanser, Robert
Alternative names
Short description	British bishop
Date of birth	16 March 1760
Place of birth	Harthill, Yorkshire, England
Date of death	23 December 1828
Place of death	Hampton, England

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