Robert Crowther Abbott (1869 - 1927) was the inaugural Bishop of Sherborne 1. Born into a clerical family2, he was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge 3 . After 15 years as an assistant master (and latterly Chaplain4) at his old school he was appointed Principal of Salisbury Theological College in 1907. After incumbencies at Great St Mary's with St Michael's, Cambridge 5, Holy Trinity, Weymouth, Dorset6 and St Mary the Virgin's Church, Gillingham, Dorset he was elevated to the Episcopate in 1925, but unfortunately ill health forced his resignation only two years later7
Notes
- ^ Ecclesiastical News. First Suffragan Bishop Of Sherborne. (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Saturday, Feb 28, 1925; pg. 15; Issue 43898; col D
- ^ His father was the Rev. A. R. Abbott, sometime Vicar of Gorleston - ”Who was Who 1897-1990” London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ University Intelligence. Cambridge, April 5. (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Saturday, Apr 06, 1889; pg. 13; Issue 32666; col C
- ^ He was ordained in 1904 Who was Who (ibid)
- ^ Church web-site (1
- ^ Church web-site (2)
- ^ The Times, Saturday, Nov 26, 1927; pg. 10; Issue 44749; col E Bishop R. C. Abbott Obituary
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