Background
Stopford was born in Garston, Liverpool, Lancashire, and educated at Coatham School in Redcar and Liverpool College, where he was Head of House (Littler"s).
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Robert Stopford
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He continued his education at Hertford College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree.
Career
At Oxford he obtained first classes in classical honour moderations (1922) and modern history (1924). He was subsequently an Honorary Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, and a Fellow of King"s College London. He received a Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of London and a Doctor of Civil Law degree from the University of Durham.
Bishop Stopford"s School in Enfield and Bishop Stopford School in Kettering are named after him.
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1973, shortly before he retired as Bishop of London
1935-1941 Principal of Trinity College (Kandy), Ceylon
1941-1945 Principal of Achimota College, Ghana
1952-1955 Honorary Chaplain to the Queen
1955-1956 Bishop of Fulham
1956-1961 Bishop of Peterborough
1961-1973 Bishop of London
1974-1976 Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem
1961-1976 Privy Counsellor
1975 Chairman of the Doctorate"Oyly Carte Opera Trust.
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United Kingdom