Robert Renison
| The Most Reverend Robert John Renison MA, DD | |
|---|---|
| Church | The Church of England in Canada |
| Province | Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario |
| Diocese | Diocese of Moosonee |
| Installed | 1952 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
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| Consecration | 1931 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 8, 1875 Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died |
October 6, 1957 (aged 82) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian/British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Maud Renison (née Bristol) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Coat of arms |
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Robert John Renison was an Anglican bishop in the mid 20th century.[1]
He was born in Cashel, County Tipperary into an ecclesiastical family on 8 September 1875[2] and educated at Trinity College School and the University of Toronto. Ordained in 1896,[3] his first position was as a curate at the Church of the Messiah, Toronto,[4] after which he was a missionary at Fort Albany. He was the Archdeacon of Moosonee and, after World War I service,[5] the Archdeacon of Hamilton. He was then rector of Christ Church, Vancouver[6] until 1929 when he became Dean of New Westminster. In 1931 he was elected Bishop of Athabasca but only held the post for a year. From then until 1943 he was rector of St Paul’s Toronto when he became the Bishop of Moosonee. In 1952 he became the Metropolitan of Ontario, a position he held until retirement in 1954.[7] He died on 6 October 1957.[8] Renison University College in Waterloo, Ontario is named after him.[9]
References
- ↑ Province of Ontario
- ↑ His father was the Rev. Canon Robert Renison >“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
- ↑ Church web-site
- ↑ Canadian Great War project
- ↑ History of church
- ↑ The Times, 3 June 1954; pg. 5; Issue 52948; col G Telegrams in brief
- ↑ The Times, 9 October 1957; pg. 13; Issue 53967; col A Obituary Dr. Robert Renison The Church In Canada
- ↑ "Canadian Anglican". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edwin Frederick Robins |
Bishop of Athabasca 1931–1932 |
Succeeded by Arthur Henry Sovereign |
| Preceded by John George Anderson |
Bishop of Moosonee 1943–1954 |
Succeeded by Cuthbert Cooper Robinson |
| Preceded by John Lyons |
Metropolitan of Ontario 1952–1954 |
Succeeded by William Lockridge Wright |