Robert Stevens (priest)

Robert Stevens (1777 – 3 February 1870) was a long serving Dean of Rochester[1] in the 19th century.

[5] He was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge on 27 June 1797 where he was a scholar and was awarded BA in 1801.

[4] He was ordained deacon at Norwich on 3 May 1801 and priest at London on 1 August 1802.

In 1814 he became Rector of St James, Garlickhithe, and also prebendary of Lincoln.

[3] In 1820 Stevens became vicar of West Farleigh, Kent and was also appointed Dean of Rochester[6] He was author of Sermons on our Duty toward God, our Neighbour and Ourselves, Discourse on the Apostles' Creed and Counsel of God in the Redemption of the World.