- Christopher Robinson (bishop)
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Christopher James Gossage Robinson (10 June 1903 - 24 February 1986) was Bishop of Lucknow[1] from 1947 to 1962, when he was translated to Bombay where he served until his retirement in 1970. Born into a distinguished family [2] and educated at Marlborough College and Christ's College, Cambridge [3], he was Ordained in 1929. His first post was as Curate at St Mary’s Portsea, after which he emigrated to India, where he was a leading light within the Cambridge Mission to Delhi (Vicar of St James, Delhi[4]; then of St Thomas New Delhi[5]) until his elevation to the episcopate.
Church of England titles Preceded by
Sydney Alfred BillBishop of Lucknow
1947 – 1962Succeeded by
Joseph AmritanandPreceded by
William Quinlan LashBishop of Bombay
1962 – 1970Succeeded by
Arthur William LutherNotes
- ^ New Bishop Of Lucknow in Ecclesiastical News The Times, Thursday, Sep 11, 1947; pg. 6; Issue 50863; col F
- ^ His father was an Archdeacon of Surrey New Archdeacon of Surrey in Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times, Monday, Apr 13, 1908; pg. 7; Issue 38619; col A
His brother , the economist Austin Robinson Profile of Edward Austin Gossage Robinson in Business Diary The Times , Monday, Mar 09, 1970; pg. 23; Issue 57813; col B - ^ Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ Church details
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory1976: Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674
Anglican Bishops of Lucknow Alfred Clifford • George Herbert Westcott • Charles John Godfrey Saunders • Sydney Alfred Bill • Christopher Robinson • Joseph Amritanand • Alan Basil de Lastic • Din Dayal • John Augustine •
Anglican bishops of Bombay Thomas Carr • John Harding • Henry Alexander Douglas • Louis George Mylne • James Macarthur • Walter Ruthven Pym • Edwin James Palmer • Richard Dyke Acland • William Quinlan Lash • Christopher Robinson • Arthur William Luther • Dinesh Chandra Gorai • Prakash Dinkar Patole •
Categories:- 1903 births
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- Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
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