Education
Robinson was educated at Bedford Modern School.
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He trained for the priesthood at Salisbury and Wells Theological College. Robinson was ordained in 1983. His ministry began with a curacy at Street Paul"s, Tottenham.
He was then Rural Dean of North Leicester.
He served as the Archdeacon of Pontefract from 1997 to 2002. Robinson was consecrated to the episcopate on 6 December 2002.
From 2002 until the creation of the Diocese of Leeds in 2014, Robinson was suffragan Bishop of Pontefract in the Diocese of Wakefield. Upon the dissolution of the Wakefield diocese and the erection of the Leeds diocese, Robinson became area bishop for the Wakefield area.
His title remained Bishop of Pontefract until that see was translated to Wakefield (ie the title changed to Bishop of Wakefield) by Order in Council of 19 March 2015.
Robinson is the patron of Street Angels — Christian Nightlife Initiatives, a post held since 2010. He is Chairman of the Council of Bishops of The Society. The Reverend Tony Robinson (1983–1994)
The Reverend Canon Tony Robinson (1994–1997)
The Venerable Tony Robinson (1997–2002)
The Right Reverend Tony Robinson (2002–present).
