Frank Woods (archbishop)
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Frank Woods KBE (6 April 1907 - 29 November 1992) was an English-born Anglican prelate. He became the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne and the Anglican Primate of Australia.
He was born on 6 April 1907, the son of one bishop (Edward Sydney Woods, Bishop of Lichfield), and nephew of another (Frank Theodore Woods, Bishop of Winchester). He was educated at Marlborough and Trinity College, Cambridge and he was ordained a priest in 1932[1].
A curacy in Portsmouth was followed by a period as chaplain at his old college [2]. From there he rose rapidly in the church hierarchy becoming Vice-principal of Wells Theological College. During the Second World War he served as a chaplain in the RNVR and then, successively: Vicar of Huddersfield(1945-52); Suffragan Bishop of Middleton(1952-57)[3]; and, finally, in 1958, Archbishop of Melbourne[4] for twenty years. In 1971 he became the Anglican Primate of Australia.
On 3 June 1972 he was made a Knight of the Order of the British Empire[5], although he did not take the accolade and did not use the title "Sir".
He died on 29 November 1992
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| Preceded by Edward Worsfold Mowll |
Bishop of Middleton 1952 –1958 |
Succeeded by Robert Nelson |
| Preceded by Joseph John Booth |
Archbishop of Melbourne 1958 –1977 |
Succeeded by Robert William Dann |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ The Times, Monday, Nov 19, 1951; pg. 6; Issue 52162; col C New Bishop Suffragan Of Middleton
- ^ The Times, Friday, Aug 23, 1957; pg. 8; Issue 53927; col F New Archbishop Of Melbourne Right Rev. F. Woods
- ^ It's an Honour: KBE
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