John Woodhouse
For the soldier, see John Woodhouse (British Army officer).
The Rt Rev John Walker Woodhouse (28 January 1884 – 13 March 1955) was an Anglican Suffragan Bishop from 1945[1] until 1953.[2]
He was born on 28 January 1884 and educated at Charterhouse [3] and University College, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St James, Milton, Portsmouth.[4] After service as a World War I chaplain he was then Vicar of St John’s, Waterloo Road, Lambeth[5] and after that St George’s, Newcastle upon Tyne. From 1942 to 1945 he was Rural Dean of Huddersfield and finally Bishop of Thetford (also Archdeacon of Lynn from 1946 to 1953).
He died after a short retirement on 13 March 1955.
References
- ↑ New Bishops Of Dunwich And Thetford The Times Friday, 22 June 1945; pg. 2; Issue 50175; col D
- ↑ Resignation details
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Church web site
- ↑ British History on-line
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| Vacant Title last held by John Bowers |
Bishop of Thetford 1945 –1953 |
Succeeded by Martin Patrick Grainge Leonard |
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