Robert John Renison (8 September 1875 – 6 October 1957) was an Irish-born Anglican bishop who worked in Canada.[1]
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| Church | Church of England in Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Diocese | Moosonee |
| Installed | 1952 |
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| Consecration | 1931 |
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| Born | Robert John Renison 8 September 1875 Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died | 6 October 1957 (aged 82) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian/British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Maud Bristol |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
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Renison was born in Cashel, County Tipperary into an ecclesiastical family on 8 September 1875[2] and educated at Trinity College School and the University of Toronto. Ordained in 1896,[3] his first position was as a curate at the Church of the Messiah, Toronto,[4] after which he was a missionary at Fort Albany. He was the Archdeacon of Moosonee and, after World War I service,[5] the Archdeacon of Hamilton. He was then rector of Christ Church, Vancouver[6] until 1929 when he became Dean of New Westminster. In 1931 he was elected Bishop of Athabasca but only held the post for a year. From then until 1943 he was rector of St Paul's Toronto when he became the Bishop of Moosonee. In 1952 he became the Metropolitan of Ontario, a position he held until retirement in 1954.[7] He died on 6 October 1957.[8] Renison University College in Waterloo, Ontario is named after him.[9]
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