Robert Renison
- 1898 (deacon)
- 1899 (priest)
(1875-09-08)8 September 1875
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Robert John Renison (8 September 1875 – 6 October 1957) was an Irish-born Anglican bishop who worked in Canada.[1]
Renison 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]
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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; 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.
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Preceded by | Bishop of Athabasca 1931–1932 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Bishop of Moosonee 1943–1954 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by John Lyons | Metropolitan of Ontario 1952–1954 | Succeeded by |
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