- Christopher Woodforde
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The Very Rev Dr Christopher Woodforde was an eminent Anglican clergyman and noted author[1] in the mid 20th century.[2] He was born on 29 November 1907[3] and educated at King's School, Bruton [4] and Peterhouse, Cambridge. Ordained in 1932 [5] he began his ecclesiastical career with curacies at King's Lynn, Louth and Hellesdon. After this he held incumbencies at Exford, Axbridge and Steeple Morden. From 1948 to 1959 he was Fellow and Chaplain at New College, Oxford. In 1959 he was appointed Dean of Wells,[6] a post he held until his death on 12 August 1962.[7]
Church of England titles Preceded by
Frederick Percy HartonDean of Wells
1959–1962Succeeded by
Irven David EdwardsReferences
- ^ The “James gang”
- ^ Deans of Wells Cathedral
- ^ Woodforde family
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ New Dean Of Wells The Times Thursday, Feb 12, 1959; pg. 12; Issue 54383; col D
- ^ Obituary Dr.Christopher Woodforde The Times Tuesday, Aug 21, 1962; pg. 12; Issue 55475; col B
Deans of Wells 16th century William FitzWilliams • John Goodman • William Turner • Edmund Stewarde • Robert Weston • Valentine Dale • John Herbert17th century Benjamin Heydon • Richard Meredith • Ralph Barlow • George Warburton • Walter Raleigh • Robert Creyghton • Ralph Bathurst18th century William Grahme • Matthew Brailsford • Isaac Maddox • John Harris • Samuel Creswick • Hon. Francis Seymour • George William Lukin19th century Hon. Henry Ryder • Edmund Goodenough • Richard Jenkyns • George Henry Sacheverell Johnson • Edward Hayes Plumptre • Thomas Jex-Blake20th century Joseph Armitage Robinson • Richard Malden • Frederick Harton • Christopher Woodforde • Irven David Edwards • Patrick Reynolds Mitchell • Richard Lewis21st century John Martin Clarke
Office holders in the Diocese of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells • The Bishop of Taunton •
The Dean of Wells •
The Archdeacon of Bath The Archdeacon of Taunton The Archdeacon of WellsCategories:- 1907 births
- Old Brutonians
- Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge
- Fellows of New College, Oxford
- Deans of Wells
- 1962 deaths
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