Simon Robinson (priest)

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Simon Robinson
Dean of Truro
Church Church of England
Diocese Truro
In officeJanuary 2024 – present
Predecessor Roger Bush
Orders
Ordination2013 (priest)
Personal details
Born
Simon Robinson

(1967-08-17) 17 August 1967 (age 57)
Denomination Anglicanism
Alma mater

Simon Robinson (born 17 August 1967) is a British Anglican priest. Since 2024, he has served as Dean of Truro.

Life and career

Robinson was born on 17 August 1967 in Rugby and attended Lawrence Sheriff School. [1] He studied Education and Music at the University of Warwick between 1985 and 1989. He then worked as a teacher and headteacher of state schools in London and Bristol for 24 years, most recently serving as headteacher of Wendell Park Primary School, London, from 2001 and 2006 and as headteacher of Barton Hill Primary School, Bristol, from 2006 to 2013. [2] [3] He trained as a priest through the Southern Theological Education and Training Scheme, served as a curate in the parish of Freshford, Limpley Stoke and Hinton Charterhouse in the Diocese of Bath and Wells, and was ordained as a priest in 2013. In 2015, he was appointed Vicar of Minehead. [4]

In October 2022, he was appointed Canon Missioner at Truro Cathedral and interim Dean of Truro. His substantive appointment as Dean was announced on 17 August 2023. [4] He was installed as Dean on 21 January 2024 by Hugh Nelson, the Bishop of St Germans. [5]

He is a member of the Sodality of Mary, Mother of Priests, an Anglo-Catholic society. [2]

References

  1. "Robinson, Very Rev. Simon Joseph" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. 1 2 Williams, Hattie (17 August 2023). "Simon Robinson to be next Dean of Truro". Church Times. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. "Simon Robinson". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Appointment of Dean of Truro: 17 August 2023". UK Government. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  5. "New Dean of Truro Cathedral Officially Installed". Truro Cathedral. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Truro
2024–
incumbent