Robert Nelson (bishop)
Robert Nelson (26 June 1913 – 3 June 1959) was the sixth Bishop of Middleton from 1958 until his death a year later.[1]
Born on 26 June 1913 and educated at Carlisle Grammar School and Leeds University, he was ordained in 1936. After curacies at Grange-over-Sands and Leeds he became Vicar of Barrow-in-Furness[2] before a nine-year stint as Rector of Liverpool.[3] A noted broadcaster, he died on 3 June 1959.
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