Geoffrey Robinson (bishop) facts for kids
Geoffrey James Robinson (10 August 1937 – 29 December 2020) was an Australian Roman Catholic bishop.
Career
Robinson was ordained for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney in 1960. He earned advanced degrees in philosophy, theology and canon law, first in Australia and subsequently in Rome. From 1967 until 1983, after a few years as a parish priest, he taught canon law at the Catholic Institute of Sydney. In addition to serving as chief justice of the archdiocesan marriage tribunal, he was secretary and then president of the Canon Law Society of Australia and New Zealand.
For many years Robinson served as the chairman of the Sydney Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Board and the Australian Catholic Education Commission for New South Wales. Finally, he worked extensively in the areas of ecumenism and professional standards in ministry. In 1984, he was named an auxiliary bishop of Sydney, combining administrative work with his tribunal and other duties.
Robinson retired in July 2004 with health issues. He died from cancer at 9.20pm on 29 December 2020.
Retirement
In March 2012, Robinson visited the United States. On 15 March he was a plenary speaker and retreat presenter for the Seventh National Symposium on Catholicism & Homosexuality (15–17 March 2012, Baltimore, Maryland), organised by New Ways Ministry. He was invited to be the keynote speaker at the tenth annual VOTF Bridgeport conference on 24 March 2012 at Fairfield University, lecturing on "Reclaiming the Spirit of Jesus".
On 4 June 2013, together with Bishop Bill Morris and Bishop Pat Power, Robinson officially launched a worldwide petition drive calling for an ecumenical council inclusive of the laity to put God's house in order.
Books
- Marriage, Divorce and Nullity - A Guide to the Annulment Process in the Catholic Church. Melbourne: Collins Dove, 1984
- A Change of Mind and Heart : the Good News According to Mark. Revesby, N.S.W.: Parish Ministry Publications, 1994.
- Travels in Sacred Places. North Blackburn, Vic.: HarperCollins Religious, 1997.
- Love’s Urgent Longings, Wrestling with Belief in Today’s Church. Garratt Publishing, Melbourne, 2010.
- The Gospel of Luke: For Meditation and Homilies. Garratt Publishing, Melbourne, 2012.
- Towards the End of My Days: Theological and Spiritual Reflections. Melbourne: Garratt Publishing, 2022.
