In 2014, the Diocese of Leeds was created. Upon the dissolution of the Wakefield diocese and the erection of the Leeds diocese, Robinson became area bishop for the Wakefield area. His title remained Bishop of Pontefract until that see was translated to Wakefield (i.e. the title changed to Bishop of Wakefield) by Order in Council of 19 March 2015.[10] He also provides alternative episcopal oversight under the House of Bishops' Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests throughout the whole of the Diocese of Leeds.
Robinson is the patron of Street Angels – Christian Nightlife Initiatives, a post held since 2010.
On 3 April 2024, it was announced that Robinson intended to retire effective 31 August.[11]
Views
As of late March 2014 he is the only bishop in the Church of England to have voted in his diocesan synod against new legislation which could enable women to become bishops.[12][13] In 2014, he became chairman of Forward in Faith, an Anglican movement that promotes "catholic order and the catholic doctrine of the Sacraments, and in particular the threefold ministry in historic succession, which the Church of England shares with the Church throughout the world and across the ages."[14][15] He also served as chairman of the Council of Bishops of The Society.[16] He stood down from both of these positions on Saint Andrew's Day 2023, to be succeeded by Paul Thomas at Forward in Faith and Jonathan Baker at The Society.[17]
Personal life
Robinson has been married since 1981[3] and has three children.[18]
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