Hector Gordon Robinson (9 June 1899 - 9 December 1965) was the

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Bishop of Riverina The Diocese of Riverina is one of 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese covers 37% of New South Wales, including the Riverina and the far west of the state. The diocese was established in 1884 when the Diocese of Goulbu ...

in Australia from 1950 until his death in 1965. Robinson was educated at

Scotch College, Melbourne (For God, for Country, and for Learning) , established = , type = Independent, day and boarding , gender = Boys , denomination = Presbyterian , slogan = , ...

, The

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and

Trinity College, University of Melbourne Trinity College is the oldest residential college of the University of Melbourne, the first university in the colony of Victoria, Australia. The college was opened in 1872 on a site granted to the Church of England by the government of Victori ...

. He was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

in 1923 and was a

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St Peter's, Eastern Hill St Peter's, Eastern Hill is the Anglican parish church of the City of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The parish is in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne and dates from 1847. The letters patent of Queen Victoria declaring the city status of Mel ...

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and then

priest in charge A priest in charge or priest-in-charge (previously also curate-in-charge) in the Church of England is a priest in charge of a parish who is not its incumbent. Such priests are not legally responsible for the churches and glebe, but simply hold a ...

of Boort. He was Rector of

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and then of St Matthew's

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before becoming

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of Mackay until his appointment to the

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.Consecration details

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1899 births People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne People educated at Trinity College (University of Melbourne) University of Melbourne alumni Anglican bishops of Riverina 20th-century Anglican bishops in Australia 20th-century Anglican archbishops 1965 deaths {{Australia-anglican-bishop-stub