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The Most Reverend Walter Robberds
Bishop of Brechin Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Brechin
In office	1904–1934
Predecessor	Hugh Jermyn
Successor	Kenneth Mackenzie
Other post(s)	Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1908–1934)
Orders
Ordination	1888 by Charles Ellicott
Consecration	6 January 1904 by James Kelly
Personal details
Born	(1863-09-06)6 September 1863 Baharampur, India
Died	16 August 1944(1944-08-16) (aged 80) Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Frederick Walter Robberds Caroline Ann Forbes
Spouse	May Ethel Fox James (m. 1896)
Children	4

Walter John Forbes Robberds (1863–1944) was a Scottish Anglican bishop.

Life and ministry

He was born on 6 September 1863 in Baharampur. He was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, and Keble College, Oxford. He was ordained deacon after studying at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1887 in Gloucester and priest in 1888 in Bristol. His career began as a curate at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol after which he was Chaplain of his old theological college. He then held incumbencies at St German's, Blackheath St Mary's, Arbroath and St Mary Redcliffe where additionally he was also Rural Dean of Bedminster. In 1904 he was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Brechin Four years later he became Primus of Scotland, a post he held until his retirement in 1934. He died on 16 August 1944.

NPG details
National Archives
Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 172.
”The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
The Times, Thursday, Dec 31, 1891; pg. 10; Issue 33522; col B Ecclesiastical Intelligence New appointments
Diocese of Southwark
”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
.Diocese of Brechin
“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded byHugh Jermyn	Bishop of Brechin 1904–1934	Succeeded byKenneth Mackenzie
Preceded byGeorge Wilkinson	Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 1908–1934	Succeeded byArthur Maclean

v t e Bishops of Brechin (Episcopal)
Robert Norrie Thomas Rattray John Ochterlony James Rait George Innes Abernethy Drummond John Strachan George Gleig David Moir Alexander Forbes Hugh Jermyn Walter Robberds Kenneth Mackenzie Eric Graham John Sprott Ted Luscombe Robert Halliday Neville Chamberlain John Mantle Nigel Peyton Andrew Swift

v t e Primuses of the Scottish Episcopal Church
John Fullarton Arthur Millar Andrew Lumsden David Freebairn Thomas Rattray Robert Keith Robert White William Falconer Robert Kilgour John Skinner George Gleig James Walker William Skinner Charles Terrot Robert Eden Hugh Jermyn James Kelly George Wilkinson Walter Robberds Arthur Maclean Logie Danson John How Thomas Hannay Francis Moncreiff Richard Wimbush Alastair Haggart Ted Luscombe George Henderson Richard Holloway Bruce Cameron Idris Jones David Chillingworth Mark Strange

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