Edwin Frederick RobinsNPG details (11 February 187022 March 1951) was an Anglican bishop in Canada from 1912 to 1930.
Biography He was born in London on 11 February 1870"Who was Who" 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 and ordained deacon in 1894"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900 after which he was a CMS missionary in Dera Ghazi Khan. In 1897 he was ordained PriestOrdinations.London The Times Tuesday, 15 June 1897; pg. 15; Issue 35230; col C and became Curate of St James, Paddington.Church web site After a similar post at St Thomas à Becket Widcombe he was Vicar of Thorpe-le-Soken for eight years. In 1909 he was appointed Archdeacon of Athabasca and after three years its diocesan bishop (Bishop of Athabasca),Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times Wednesday, 20 November 1912; pg. 6; Issue 40061; col C holding the post until 1930. On his return to England in 1931, he was Vicar of Wicklewood until 1947 and Assistant Bishop of Norwich until his death on 22 March 1951.The Times, Saturday, 24 March 1951; p. 8; Issue 51957; col E Obituary Bishop E. F. Robins He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD). References