Robert Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland

The Right Reverend The Lord Auckland
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Lord Auckland by George Richmond
Diocese	Diocese of Bath and Wells
Installed	2 June 1854
Term ended	6 September 1869
Predecessor	Richard Bagot
Successor	Lord Arthur Hervey
Other posts	Bishop of Sodor and Man (1847–1854)
Personal details
Born	10 July 1799 Eden Farm, Beckenham, Kent
Died	25 April 1870 Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Mary Hurt (died 1872)
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Magdalene College, Cambridge

Robert John Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland DD (10 July 1799 – 25 April 1870), styled The Honourable Robert Eden from birth until 1849, was a British clergyman. He was Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1847 to 1854 and Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1854 to 1869.

Born at Eden Farm, Beckenham, Kent, he was third son of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland and his wife Eleanor Elliot, oldest daughter of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet. His older brother was George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, his uncles were Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland and Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley. Eden was sent to Eton in 1814 and went then to Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he proceeded Master of Arts five years later. In 1847, he received a Bachelor of Divinity and a Doctor of Divinity by the University of Cambridge. When his brother George died in 1849, he succeeded him not in the earldom, however in the barony, conferred upon their father.

Eden was ordained in 1822 and was appointed rector of Eyam in Derbyshire in the next year. He was transferred to Hertingfordbury, near Hertford in 1825, a post he held for a decade. Subsequently, Eden served as vicar of Battersea until 1847. He was likewise nominated chaplain to King William IV in 1831 and after the latter's death in 1837 to Queen Victoria for the next ten years. On 23 May 1847, Eden was consecrated Bishop of Sodor and Man, and installed at Castletown on 29 June. He was translated to the see of Bath and Wells on 2 June 1854, which he held until his resignation on 6 September 1869.