Honorific-Prefix: | The Rt Revd |
Robin Smith | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MA(Oxon) |
Bishop of Hertford | |
Diocese: | Diocese of St Albans |
Term: | 1990–2001 |
Predecessor: | Kenneth Pillar |
Successor: | Christopher Foster |
Other Post: | Honorary assistant bishop in St Albans (2001–present) |
Ordination: | (deacon); (priest) |
Consecration: | 1990 |
Birth Date: | 14 August 1936 |
Religion: | Anglican |
Parents: | Richard and Blanche |
Spouse: | Lois Pearson (m. 1961) |
Children: | 3 sons, 1 daughter |
Profession: | Airman |
Alma Mater: | Worcester College, Oxford |
Robin Jonathan Norman Smith (born 14 August 1936[1]) was the Bishop of Hertford from 1990 to 2001.[2]
Smith was educated at Bedford School and Worcester College, Oxford,[3] before beginning his ordained ministry as a curate at St Margaret's Barking, after which he was chaplain of Lee Abbey, then vicar of St. Mary's Church, Chesham, rector of Great Chesham[4] before becoming a bishop. In retirement he is an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of St Albans.