Donald Robinson (bishop)

Donald William Bradley Robinson AO (9 November 1922 – 7 September 2018[1]) was an Australian Anglican Archbishop of Sydney from 1982 to 1992.[2]

The Most Reverend

Donald Robinson

AO
DioceseSydney
In office1982 (1982)–1992 (1992)
PredecessorMarcus Loane
SuccessorHarry Goodhew
Other postsBishop of Parramatta (1973–1982)
Orders
Ordination1950
Consecration1973
Personal details
Birth nameDonald William Bradley Robinson
Born(1922-11-09)9 November 1922
Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Died7 September 2018(2018-09-07) (aged 95)
North Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
SpouseMarie Robinson (née Taubman)
Education
Alma mater

Family and education

Robinson was born in Lithgow, New South Wales on 9 November 1922,[1] the son of Richard Bradley Robinson, sometime Archdeacon of North Sydney. His first year of secondary school studies was at North Sydney Boys High School;[3] he was then educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School, the University of Sydney[4] and Queens' College, Cambridge. His undergraduate studies were interrupted by service in World War 2.[5]

Ordained ministry

Robinson was ordained in 1950 by Howard Mowll, Archbishop of Sydney,[5] and began his ministry with curacies at St Matthew's, Manly[6] and St Philip's Church, Sydney.[7] He was then a lecturer and vice-principal at Moore College[8][9] and later at Sydney University until 1973 when he became the Bishop of Parramatta. He was consecrated a bishop on 25 January 1973 at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.[5] Nine years later he was elected as Archbishop of Sydney and the Metropolitan of New South Wales.

Michael Jensen argues that, along with that of Bill Dumbrell and Graeme Goldsworthy, Robinson's work "has been crucial for shaping how Sydney Anglicans think about and preach from the Bible."[10]

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gollark: I had to "borrow" an arbitrarily powerful computer from some mathematicians so I could store π properly.
gollark: Well, you can clean it up, "Lyric" Ly.
gollark: My favourite is just using integers.
gollark: It's something for fossil fuel power stations.

References
  1. Powell, Russell. "Passing of a leader who made 'immeasurable' contribution". Sydney Anglicans. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. "Biographical cuttings on Donald William Bradley Robinson, Most Reverend, Archbishop of Sydney. 1982-1993, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals". National Library of Australia.
  3. 1955 Societas Magazine of Moore Theological College contains a biography of Donald William Bradley Robinson. p. 17 states: "Leaving Chatswood School, he commenced his secondary education at North Sydney Boys' High School. It was here that Donald started Greek - this was to prove most valuable in the years to come. .... The next year found D.W.B. at Sydney Church of England Grammar School, entering on the Archbishop's Scholarship for Clergy sons."
  4. Who's Who 2008. London: A & C Black. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8.
  5. "Meet the assistant bishops" in Southern Cross, September 1981. pp. 28–29
  6. "St Matthew's Manly website". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  7. Crockford's Clerical Directory. Lambeth: Church House. 1975–76. ISBN 0-19-200008-X.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  8. Dictionary of Sydney
  9. "About the Donald Robinson Library". Donald Robinson Library. Moore College. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  10. Jensen, Michael P. (2012). Sydney Anglicanism: An Apology. Wipf and Stock. p. 30. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Marcus Loane		 Archbishop of Sydney
1982–1992		 Succeeded by
Harry Goodhew


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