Robert Moline Australian bishop (1889–1979)
Robert William Haines Moline MC (20 October 1889 – 8 August 1979)[ 1] was an Anglican bishop .[ 2]
Moline was born at Sudbury, Suffolk (where his father was Rector)[ 3] and educated at The King's School, Canterbury [ 4] and Emmanuel College, Cambridge . Decorated for World War I service with the Rifle Brigade ,[ 5] he was made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1920 (30 May)[ 6] and ordained priest the following Trinity Sunday (22 May 1921), both times by Arthur Winnington-Ingram , Bishop of London , at St Paul's Cathedral .[ 7] He began his ministry with a curacy at St Matthew's, Bethnal Green [ 8] after which he joined the Brotherhood of St Barnabas in North Queensland .[ 1] He was its Warden from 1925 to 1927 and was the Archdeacon of the area until 1929. Returning to England he was Rector of North Cadbury then of Poplar . From 1940 until 1947 he was Vicar of St Paul's Knightsbridge when he became Archbishop of Perth ,[ 9] a position he held until his retirement in 1962. He was consecrated a bishop on 25 April 1947, by Geoffrey Fisher , Archbishop of Canterbury , at Westminster Abbey ;[ 10] he died at Coulsdon , Greater London .[ 11]