Robert Pope (priest)

Robert William Pope, OBE, was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the 20th century.

He was born on 20 May 1916^[1] and educated at Durham University. He was ordained deacon in 1939 and priest in 1940 and began his career with curacies at Holy Trinity, Gravesend and St. Nicolas' Church, Guildford.^[2] In 1944 he joined the Royal Navy as a chaplain^[3] serving until 1971 when he became vicar of Whitchurch. In 1977 he was appointed Dean of Gibraltar,^[4] a post he held until 1982. He died on 15 September 2002.

Notes

1. Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
3. ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE CHAPLAINS 1800 TO 1960
4. Deans of Gibraltar