robert, renison, robert, john, renison, september, 1875, october, 1957, irish, born, anglican, bishop, worked, canada, most, reverendchurchchurch, england, canadaprovinceontariodiocesemoosoneeinstalled1952ordersordination1898, deacon, 1899, priest, consecratio. Robert John Renison 8 September 1875 6 October 1957 was an Irish born Anglican bishop who worked in Canada 1 The Most ReverendRobert RenisonChurchChurch of England in CanadaProvinceOntarioDioceseMoosoneeInstalled1952OrdersOrdination1898 deacon 1899 priest Consecration1931Personal detailsBornRobert John Renison 1875 09 08 8 September 1875Cashel County Tipperary IrelandDied6 October 1957 1957 10 06 aged 82 Toronto Ontario CanadaNationalityCanadian BritishDenominationAnglicanSpouseElisabeth Maud BristolAlma materUniversity of TorontoCoat of armsRenison 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 Arms editCoat of arms of Robert Renison Notes Originally recorded by Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson Ulster King of Arms 7 December 1935 Crest A moose s head erased Gules attired Or Escutcheon Argent on a bend Vert between two maple leaves Gules a mitre between two Maltese crosses Or Motto Sed Coelum Solum 10 References edit nbsp Christianity portal Province of Ontario His father was the Rev Canon Robert Renison gt Who was Who 1897 1990 London A amp 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 p 5 Issue 52948 col G Telegrams in brief The Times 9 October 1957 p 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 Robert John Renison Canadian Heraldic Authority Retrieved 25 September 2022 Anglican Communion titlesPreceded byEdwin Frederick Robins Bishop of Athabasca1931 1932 Succeeded byArthur Henry SovereignPreceded byJohn George Anderson Bishop of Moosonee1943 1954 Succeeded byCuthbert Cooper RobinsonPreceded byJohn Lyons Metropolitan of Ontario1952 1954 Succeeded byWilliam Lockridge Wright nbsp This article about a Canadian Anglican bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Renison amp oldid 1183917243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
