1. Stephen Robson was born on 1 April 1951 and is the retired bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld.
12 Facts About Stephen Robson
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Stephen Robson was born in Carlisle, in the Diocese of Lancaster, on 1 April 1951.
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Stephen Robson was heavily influenced by the local Jesuit community while studying in Edinburgh.
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Stephen Robson was ordained deacon on 12 February 1978, and priest on 17 March 1979 for the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh.
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Stephen Robson later served as Cardinal Keith O'Brien's private secretary.
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Stephen Robson served as a judge of the Scottish National Catholic Tribunal.
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Stephen Robson's appointment was announced on 8 May 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI and he received episcopal consecration on 9 June 2012, the Feast of St Columba, from Keith Patrick Cardinal O'Brien with Archbishops Antonio Mennini and Mario Conti serving as co-consecrators.
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Stephen Robson was assigned the titular see of Tunnuna in Tunisia.
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On 11 December 2013, Stephen Robson was appointed Bishop of Dunkeld by Pope Francis.
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Stephen Robson was installed in St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee, on 9 January 2014.
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Stephen Robson announced his resignation on 28 December 2022, citing ill health.
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In February 2015, Stephen Robson was appointed bishop promoter and a trustee of Catholic seafarers' charity Apostleship of the Sea.