Robert Crowther Abbott (1869–1927) was the inaugural Bishop of Sherborne.[1]
Robert Abbott CBE | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sherborne | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sherborne |
| In office | 1925–1927 |
| Predecessor | Inaugural Appointment |
| Successor | Gerald Burton Allen |
| Other post(s) | Principle of Salisbury Theological College |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1869 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Marlborough College, Trinity College |
Robert Crowther Abbott was born into a clerical family: his father was the Rev. A. R. Abbott, sometime Vicar of Gorleston.[2] He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[3][4] After 15 years as an assistant master (and latterly chaplain[5]) at his old school he was appointed principal of Salisbury Theological College in 1907. After incumbencies at Great St Mary's with St Michael's, Cambridge,[6] Holy Trinity, Weymouth, Dorset[7] and St Mary the Virgin, Gillingham, Dorset[8] he was elevated to the episcopate in 1925, but ill health forced his resignation only two years later.[9]