Mark Wood (bishop)

Stanley Mark Wood (21 May 1919 – 28 September 2014) was the third Anglican Bishop of Matabeleland and the first Bishop of Ludlow.[1][2]

The Right Reverend

Mark Wood
Bishop of Ludlow
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Hereford
In office1981–1987
SuccessorIan Griggs
Other postsHonorary assistant bishop in Southwark (2002–2014)
Archdeacon of Ludlow (1982–1983)
Assistant bishop in Hereford (1977–1981)
Bishop of Matabeleland (1971–1977)
Dean of Salisbury, Rhodesia (1965–1970)
Orders
Ordination1942 (deacon); 1943 (priest)
Consecration1971
Personal details
Born(1919-05-21)21 May 1919
Died28 September 2014(2014-09-28) (aged 95)
Lingfield, Surrey, England
DenominationAnglican
ParentsArthur & Jane
SpouseWinifred Toase (m. 1947)
Children3 sons; 2 daughters
Alma materUniversity College, Cardiff

Background

Wood was educated at University College, Cardiff.[3] After studying at the College of the Resurrection he was ordained as a deacon in 1942 and as a priest in 1943.[4] After a curacy at St Mary's Cardiff Docks[5] he served the Anglican Church in Southern Africa for over 30 years. He was curate of Sophiatown Mission, Johannesburg (1945–47); Rector of Bloemhof, Transvaal (1947–50); Priest in Charge of St Cyprian's Mission, Johannesburg (1950–55); Rector of Marandellas, Zimbabwe (1955–65); Dean of Salisbury, Rhodesia (1965–70); Bishop of Matabeleland (1971–77) before returning to England, firstly as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Hereford and finally as its suffragan bishop. He retired to Surrey in 1987.

References
  1. The Times, 9 November 1981, p12, "Church news: Inaugural Bishop of Ludlow announced"
  2. "The Rt Revd S Mark Wood (1919–2014)" (PDF). The Diocese of Southwark. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. ‘WOOD, Rt Rev. (Stanley) Mark’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 5 July 2012
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1995 (Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
  5. Church history


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