Stanley Mark Wood (born 21 May 1919) was the third Anglican Bishop of Matabeleland and the first Bishop of Ludlow.[1]
Wood was educated at University College, Cardiff.[2] After studying at the College of the Resurrection he was ordained as a deacon in 1942 and as a priest in 1943.[3] After a curacy at St Mary's Cardiff Docks[4] 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 Harare (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.
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| Preceded by Kenneth John Fraser Skelton |
Bishop of Matabeleland 1971 –1977 |
Succeeded by Robert William Stanley Mercer |
| Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Bishop of Ludlow 1981 –1987 |
Succeeded by Ian Macdonald Griggs |
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