Rocksborough Remington Smith (30 November 18725 March 1955"Obituary Bishop Rocksborough Smith",

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, 7 March 1955, p11, Issue 53183, col C) was a British

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in the first half of the 20th century. Smith was born in

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, England. He earned a

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degree from the

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, he also earned a Bachelor of Theology from

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in 1899. He was ordained as a

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in 1900 and to priesthood in 1901 in the

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by Bishop Moorhouse. In 1902 he completed a

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degree at

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. Smith went on to earn a

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in 1925 from University of King's College,

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. He was a

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at Ordsall Hall,

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then Vice-Principal of

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Theological College. After this he was Principal of Clergy House,

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until 1909. He then held a similar post at the Diocesan High School for Europeans in

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until 1914 when he became

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of Broadstone, Dorset. In 1921 he became

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at Bishop's University, Lennoxville,

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. From 1924 to 1926 he was the examining chaplain to the Anglican Bishop of Quebec. Smith was consecrated as co-adjutor

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in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on September 21, 1926, by Archbishop

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. Smith was the first Bishop of Algoma to be consecrated in his See-Church. In 1927 following the retirement of the previous Bishop, Smith was made Diocesan Bishop of Algoma. He served as Bishop of Algoma until 1939. During his time as Bishop of Algoma Smith brought the

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to the Muskoka region of the Algoma Diocese. Returning to England he was first General Secretary of

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, then

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from 1943 until his retirement in 1952; he was also Assistant Bishop of Exeter, 1947–1952. Smith died on April 5, 1955, at

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. Smith won numerous prizes for his academic scholarship, including: * Greek Testament Prize (

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) * First Class Theological Tripos Prize (University of Cambridge) * Bishop John Selwyn Scholarship (University of Cambridge) * University Hebrew Prize (Salisbury Theological College) *

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recipient He was the author of ''The Epistle of St. Paul's First Trial'' (1899) and ''Christianity in the Home'' (1933).

External links

Bishop Rocksborough R. Smith fonds

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Rocksborough 1874 births Clergy from Brighton Alumni of Plymouth Marjon University Alumni of Selwyn College, Cambridge Academic staff of Bishop's University Anglican bishops of Algoma 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops 1950 deaths