Walter Robberds
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Walter John Forbes Robberds (1863–1944) was a Scottish Anglican bishop.
Life and ministry
He was born on 6 September 1863 in Baharampur. He was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, and Keble College, Oxford. He was ordained deacon after studying at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1887 in Gloucester and priest in 1888 in Bristol. His career began as a curate at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol after which he was Chaplain of his old theological college. He then held incumbencies at St German's, Blackheath St Mary's, Arbroath and St Mary Redcliffe where additionally he was also Rural Dean of Bedminster. In 1904 he was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Brechin Four years later he became Primus of Scotland, a post he held until his retirement in 1934. He died on 16 August 1944.
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| Preceded byHugh Jermyn | Bishop of Brechin 1904–1934 | Succeeded byKenneth Mackenzie |
| Preceded byGeorge Wilkinson | Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 1908–1934 | Succeeded byArthur Maclean |