Robin Woods
Robert Wilmer Woods , KCMG , KCVO , who was always called Robin Woods , (born February 14, 1914 , † October 20, 1997 ) was the Anglican Dean of Windsor and Bishop of Worcester and a member of the House of Lords .
Origin and education
Woods was the youngest son of the Right Reverend Edward Sydney Woods († January 11, 1953), Bishop of Lichfield . His mother was Clemence Barclay († October 14, 1952) from the Barclay of Higham family.
He attended Gresham's School in Holt and studied at Trinity College of Cambridge University .
Career
Woods was ordained a Deacon of the Church of England in 1938 and a priest in 1939. He was Assistant Secretary of the Student Christian Movement from 1937 to 1942 . His first clerical position was from 1938 to 1939 as curator of St. Edmund the King, Lombard Street, London and then from 1939 to 1942 in Hoddesdon . During World War II , he served as an Anglican military chaplain with the rank of Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class from 1942 to 1946 . For his achievements during the Italian campaign , he was Mentioned in Despatches in 1944 .
After the war in 1946 he was appointed Vicar of South Wigston , Leicestershire . In 1951 he became Archdeacon of Singapore and Vicar at St Andrew's Cathedral in Malaya . In 1958 he returned to England to become Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rector of Tankersley . In 1962 he became Dean of Windsor and Domestic Chaplain for Queen Elizabeth II. He played an influential role in the upbringing of Prince Charles . Woods recommended that Charles study at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he had studied himself. In Windsor he also served as registrar of the Order of the Garter . In 1970 he became Bishop of Worcester. Elizabeth II made him Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1971 and Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1988 . From 1974 he was also a member of the House of Lords as Bishop of Worcester . He retired in 1981.
Other offices of Woods:
- Prelate of the Order of the Garter
- Prelate of the Order of St. Michael and St. George
- Secretary of the Anglican-Methodist Commission for Unity, 1965-1974
- Member of Council of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme , from 1968
- Member of the Public Schools Commission, 1968-1970
- Governor of Haileybury and Imperial Service College
- Visitor of Malvern College , 1970-1981
- President and Chairman of the Council of Queen's College, Birmingham , 1970–1985
- Chairman of the Windsor Festival Company, 1969–1971
- Chairman of the Churches Television Center, 1969–79
- Director of Christian Aid , 1969
- Templeton Prize juror
family
Woods married Henrietta ("Etta") Marian Wilson († February 8, 2005) in 1942 and had two sons and three daughters with her. By marriage he was one of the wealthiest clergymen in the Church of England.
Publications
- Lord of All, Hear Our Prayer (ed.)
- Robin Woods. An autobiography. SCM Press, London 1986, ISBN 0-3340-2424-2 .
Literature and web links
- Who's Who 1993. A. & C. Black, London 1993, ISBN 0-7136-3663-7 , p. 2063.
- Telegraph wills.
- Rt. Rev. Robert Wilmer Woods on thepeerage.com
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 37368 (Supplement), p. 5817 , November 27, 1945.
- ↑ Knights and Dames at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Charles-Edwards |
Bishop of Worcester 1970–1982 |
Philip Goodrich |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Woods, Robin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Woods, Robert Wilmer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British theologian, Dean of Windsor and Bishop of Worcester |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1914 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1997 |