Robert Moline

Robert William Haines Moline MC (20 October 1889 – 8 August 1979)[1] was an Anglican bishop.[2]

Moline was born at Sudbury, Suffolk (where his father was Rector)[3] and educated at The King's School, Canterbury[4] and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Decorated for World War I service with the Rifle Brigade,[5] he was made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1920 (30 May)[6] and ordained priest the following Trinity Sunday (22 May 1921), both times by Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral.[7] He began his ministry with a curacy at St Matthew's, Bethnal Green[8] after which he joined the Brotherhood of St Barnabas in North Queensland.[1] He was its Warden from 1925 to 1927 and was the Archdeacon of the area until 1929. Returning to England he was Rector of North Cadbury then of Poplar. From 1940 until 1947 he was Vicar of St Paul's Knightsbridge when he became Archbishop of Perth,[9] a position he held until his retirement in 1962. He was consecrated a bishop on 25 April 1947, by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey;[10] he died at Coulsdon, Greater London.[11]

References

1. "Moline, Robert William Haines". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 28 November 2019. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
2. ADB
3. Ch. 4
4. The Times, Friday, 2 May 1958; p. 12; Issue 54140; col D The King's School, Canterbury “The preacher at speech day will be the Most Rev R.W.H. Moline, Archbishop of Perth, an Old King’s Scholar”
5. London Gazette
6. "Trinity ordinations". Church Times (#2993). 4 June 1920. p. 555. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
7. "Trinity ordinations". Church Times (#3044). 27 May 1921. p. 513. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
8. Church website
9. Ecclesiastical News The New Archbishop Of Perth The Times Thursday, 1 May 1947; p. 7; Issue 50749; col E
10. "Consecrations at the Abbey". Church Times (#4395). 2 May 1947. p. 257. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
11. "R. H. Moline: ex-Archbishop of Perth". Church Times (#6079). 17 August 1979. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.