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Robert Cecil Mortimer (6 December 1902 – 11 September 1976) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England.

Mortimer was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and Keble College in the same city. He was made deacon at Michaelmas 1926 (3 October) at his title church (St Mary Redcliffe) and ordained priest the Michaelmas following (2 October 1927) at St Alban's, Westbury-on-Trym — both times by George Nickson, Bishop of Bristol; and was a curate at St Mary Redcliffe. He then became a lecturer in canon law and then the Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford before his ordination to the episcopate in 1949 to serve as Bishop of Exeter, which See he held for 24 years. He was consecrated a bishop on St Mark's Day 1949 (25 April), by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.

As the Bishop of Exeter, Mortimer set up an exorcism commission, which published its report in 1973.

Mortimer was also a notable author, and frequently appeared on BBC Television. He had four children, one of whom was the journalist and author Edward Mortimer.

References

1. "Obituary: The Right Rev Robert Mortimer Former Bishop of Exeter", The Times, 13 September 1976, p16.)
2. "New Bishop of Exeter", The Times, 11 February 1949, p4.
3. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
4. "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3324. 8 October 1926. p. 393. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
5. "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3376. 7 October 1927. p. 393. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
6. Church Web Site
7. "University News", The Times, 11 February 1944, p7.
8. National Archives
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10. "Day of consecrations / picture caption". Church Times. No. 4499. 29 April 1949. p. 265. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
11. Malia, Linda: A fresh look at a remarkable document: Exorcism: The report of a commission convened by the Bishop of Exeter Anglican Theological Review; London Vol. 83, Iss. 1, (Winter 2001): 65-88.
12. Anglican Church of Canada - Archives
13. Among other books he wrote Gambling (1933), Origins of Private Penance (1939), The Elements of Moral Theology (1947), Marriage in Church and State (1947), Christian Ethics (1950), The Duties of a Churchman (1951) and Western Canon Law (1953).

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Office holders	Mike Harrison, Bishop of Exeter Jackie Searle, Bishop suffragan of Crediton James Grier, Bishop suffragan of Plymouth AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Jonathan Greener, Dean of Exeter Douglas Dettmer, Archdeacon of Totnes Andrew Beane, Archdeacon of Exeter Verena Breed, Archdeacon-designate of Barnstaple Jane Bakker, Archdeacon of Plymouth
Selected deaneries	Deanery of Barnstaple Deanery of Cadbury Deanery of Christianity (Exeter) Deanery of Hartland
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