Robert Stopford
Robert Wright Stopford, was a British Anglican bishop.Early life and education
Stopford was born in Garston, Merseyside, and educated at Coatham School in Redcar and Liverpool College, where he was Head of House. He continued his education at Hertford College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree. At Oxford he obtained first classes in classical honour moderations and modern history. He was subsequently an Honorary Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, and a Fellow of King's College London. He received a Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of London and a Doctor of Civil Law degree from the University of Durham.Ministry
Training Colleges
in Enfield and Bishop Stopford School in Kettering are named after him. A boarding house, Stopford House, at Achimota School in Accra, Ghana, was named in his honour. He was appointed KCVO in 1973, shortly before he retired as Bishop of London
