Robert Stanser (16 March 1760 – 23 December 1828) was an

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. He was the second Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1824. Born in England, Stanser was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained

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in 1783 and

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in 1784. In 1791, he was appointed to St Paul's Church in

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, and was soon inducted as the

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. He supported the Royal Acadian School. In 1815, his wife died and was buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church. In 1816, he was consecrated Bishop of Nova Scotia. However, due to health reasons, he returned to England in 1817 where he was to remain. He retired in 1824 and was succeeded by John Inglis. He died in

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in 1828. A daughter of his married

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who became the first archdeacon of

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* 1760 births 1828 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Anglican bishops of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island 19th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub