Mark Wood (bishop)

[3] After studying at the College of the Resurrection he was ordained as a deacon in 1942 and as a priest in 1943.

[4] After a curacy at St Mary's Cardiff Docks[5] 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 Salisbury, Rhodesia (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.

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