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
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Hereford
In office	1981–1987
Successor	Ian Griggs
Other post(s)	Honorary 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
Ordination	1942 (deacon); 1943 (priest)
Consecration	1971
Personal details
Born	(1919-05-21)21 May 1919
Died	28 September 2014(2014-09-28) (aged 95) Lingfield, Surrey, England
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Arthur & Jane
Spouse	Winifred Toase (m. 1947)
Children	3 sons; 2 daughters
Alma mater	University 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.