David Robinson (bishop)

Robinson was born in the United Kingdom but emigrated to Adelaide in 1970. Prior to working in ministry he worked for the South Australian Government in water management, then moved to Canberra to study at St Mark's National Theological Centre.

During the 1980s Robinson worked with indigenous students in Darwin and worked in Bangladesh with the Anglican Board of Missions.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=R |title=Community celebrates as bishop is set to settle in CQ |url=https://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/country-bishop-set-to-settle-in-cq/2258408/ |accessdate=12 January 2020 |work=Gladstone Observer |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=15 May 2014}}

He was ordained in 1994 and until his ordination to the episcopate worked in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn in parishes in Gundagai, Kooringal and Curtin. Immediately prior to his appointment, Robinson was the National Formation Manager at St Mark's National Theological Centre.{{cite news |title=Canberra's David Robinson to be Bishop of Rockhampton |url=https://citynews.com.au/2014/canberras-david-robinson-bishop-rockhampton/ |accessdate=12 January 2020 |work=citynews.com.au |publisher=Macquarie Publishing Pty Ltd |date=20 April 2014}}

In April 2014, Robinson was appointed as the next Bishop of Rockhampton, replacing Godfrey Fryar who had retired in 2013. He was consecrated and enthroned as bishop on 3 September 2014 in St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, the first Bishop of Rockhampton to be consecrated in the city's cathedral.

As bishop, Robinson has had to deal with structural problems in the diocesan cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral in Rockhampton. The cathedral's roof was significantly damaged in Cyclone Marcia in February 2015 and closed for some time, but the cathedral was forced to close again after one wall suffered subsidence in 2017 while groundworks were being carried out. It was estimated that repairs would cost $10m to restore the cathedral.{{cite news |last1=Gately |first1=Michelle |title=HEAVENS ABOVE: Astronomical cost to save Rocky cathedral |url=https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/heavens-above-astronomical-cost-to-save-rocky-cath/3328107/#/0 |accessdate=12 January 2020 |work=The Morning Bulletin |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=6 February 2018}} Works took place in late 2019 with the cathedral due to reopen in early 2020.{{cite web |title=Latest news |url=https://www.rockhamptoncathedral.org.au/latest-news-summary |website=St Paul's Cathedral Anglican Church |publisher=Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton |accessdate=12 January 2020}}

During the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey in 2017, Robinson said he affirmed the doctrine of the Anglican Church of Australia that marriage was "a lifelong and exclusive union between a man and a woman", but acknowledged that the debate about same sex marriage was a "deeply personal and complex issue", that members of the LGBTI community "had not always felt welcomed, accepted and loved" and that he was "deeply sorry" for this.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Leighton |title=Bishop says same sex marriage 'deeply personal' and complex |url=https://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/cqs-religious-organisations-discuss-marriage-equal/3226237/ |accessdate=12 January 2020 |work=Gladstone Observer |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=21 September 2017}}

Robinson's final service was on 22 February 2020.

Robinson is married to Jan, has two children and seven grandchildren.

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