Robert Crowther Abbott (1869–1927) was the inaugural Bishop of Sherborne. [1]
Robert Abbott CBE | |
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Bishop of Sherborne | |
Diocese | Diocese of Sherborne |
In office | 1925–1927 |
Predecessor | Inaugural Appointment |
Successor | Gerald Burton Allen |
Other post(s) | Principle of Salisbury Theological College |
Personal details | |
Born | 1869 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Alma mater | Marlborough College, Trinity College |
Robert Crowther Abbott was born into a clerical family: his father was the Rev. A. R. Abbott, sometime Vicar of Gorleston. [2] He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. [3] [4] After 15 years as an assistant master (and latterly chaplain [5]) 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, [6] Holy Trinity, Weymouth, Dorset [7] and St Mary the Virgin, Gillingham, Dorset [8] he was elevated to the episcopate in 1925, but ill health forced his resignation only two years later. [9]
Robert Crowther Abbott (1869–1927) was the inaugural Bishop of Sherborne. [1]
Robert Abbott CBE | |
---|---|
Bishop of Sherborne | |
Diocese | Diocese of Sherborne |
In office | 1925–1927 |
Predecessor | Inaugural Appointment |
Successor | Gerald Burton Allen |
Other post(s) | Principle of Salisbury Theological College |
Personal details | |
Born | 1869 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Alma mater | Marlborough College, Trinity College |
Robert Crowther Abbott was born into a clerical family: his father was the Rev. A. R. Abbott, sometime Vicar of Gorleston. [2] He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. [3] [4] After 15 years as an assistant master (and latterly chaplain [5]) 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, [6] Holy Trinity, Weymouth, Dorset [7] and St Mary the Virgin, Gillingham, Dorset [8] he was elevated to the episcopate in 1925, but ill health forced his resignation only two years later. [9]