Joseph Robinson FKC (23 February 1927 – 21 June 1999) was an English Anglican priest, most notably Master of the Temple from 1981[1] until 1999.[2]

Robinson was educated at Upholland Grammar School, King's College London and St Boniface College, Warminster. He was ordained deacon in 1952 and priest in 1953.[3] After a curacy at All Hallows' Church, Tottenham he was a Minor Canon and Sacrist of St Paul's Cathedral. As Sacrist he both organized and sang the state funeral service for Winston Churchill at St. Paul's on 30 January 1965. He was a Lecturer in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at King's and personally tutored Desmond Tutu.[4] From 1968[5] he was Canon Residentiary and Treasurer at Canterbury Cathedral until his appointment as Master of the Temple.[6] In 1977, as Parish Clerk to Christ Church Greyfriars (Newgate Street), he served as Master of the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks.[7]


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  1. ^ "No. 48488". The London Gazette. 9 January 1981. p. 329.
  2. ^ London Remembers
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 p 843:London, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ^ Allen, John 'Rabble-Rouser for Peace: The Authorised Biography of Desmond Tutu.' p 83 London, Rider, 2006 ISBN 9781556527982
  5. ^ "No. 44510". The London Gazette. 25 January 1968. p. 989.
  6. ^ "Robinson, Joseph". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 19 January 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks


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