Robert Duncan (bishop)
| The Most Reverend Robert Duncan |
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| Former Bishop of Pittsburgh (ECUSA and ACNA) Former Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America |
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| Church | Anglican Church in North America |
| See | Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh |
| In office | 1997 — 2008 (ECUSA, deposed); 2008 (elected by Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh) — 2009 (ACNA Primate) — 2014 (Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh-ACNA) — 2016 |
| Predecessor | Alden Moinet Hathaway (ECUSA); |
| Successor | Robert Johnson (ECUSA); Foley Beach (ACNA); Jim Hobby (Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh-ACNA) |
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| Ordination | April 22, 1972 (deacon) October 28, 1973 (priest) |
| Consecration | December 13, 1997 by Edmond L. Browning |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 5, 1948 Bordentown, New Jersey |
| Previous post | Bishop of Pittsburgh (ECUSA and ACNA); Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in North America |
Robert William Duncan (born July 5, 1948) is an American Anglican bishop. He was the first primate and archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) from June 2009 to June 2014. In 1997, he was elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. In 2008, a majority of the diocesan convention voted to withdraw the diocese from the Episcopal Church and, in October 2009, the diocese renamed itself the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh. Duncan served as bishop for this diocese until 10 September 2016 upon the installation of his successor, Jim Hobby.
Duncan served as moderator of the Anglican Communion Network from 2003 to 2009 and chairman of the Common Cause Partnership from 2004 until the creation of the Anglican Church in North America. He has honorary doctorates from General Theological Seminary (1996) and Nashotah House (2006). Until Duncan's departure from the Episcopal Church, he was considered to be "probably the top conservative Episcopal bishop in America".
Duncan was born in Bordentown, New Jersey, in 1948. His mother suffered from mental illness and he found refuge from the tumult of his family life in prayer and meditation at Christ Episcopal Church in Bordentown.
Duncan attended Bordentown Military Institute where he graduated valedictorian. He then entered Trinity College (A.B. cum laude) in Hartford, Connecticut. After graduating from Trinity in 1970, he enrolled at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church (MDiv., DD honoris causa) in New York. During his time at seminary, he also studied Scottish history at Edinburgh University.
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