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{{Short description|English Anglican priest}}
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{{Portal|Anglicanism}}'''Samuel Mostyn Forbes "Sam" Woodhouse''' (28 April 1912 – 13 October 1995) was an English [[Anglican]] [[priest]] who became the [[Archdeacon of London]].
{{Portal|Christianity}}'''Samuel Mostyn Forbes Woodhouse''' (28 April 1912 – 13 October 1995) was an English [[Anglican]] [[priest]] who became the [[Archdeacon of London]].


He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 28 April 1912,<ref>His father was the Rev. Major James D. F. Woodhouse, [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] > [[Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-2007]] London, [[A & C Black]], 2007 ISBN 9780199540877</ref> educated at [[Shrewsbury School|Shrewsbury]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]] and [[ordained]] in 1937.<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]]1940-41 Oxford, [[OUP]],1941</ref> He was a [[curate]] at [[Lancaster Priory]] and then, during [[World War II]], a [[chaplain]] to the [[British Armed Forces]]<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/accessions/1997/97digests/religion.htm National Archives]</ref> he was [[mentioned in despatches]] three times. When peace returned he was [[vicar]] of [[Holy Trinity Church, Blackpool|Holy Trinity]], [[South Shore, Blackpool]]<ref>[http://www.htss.org.uk/ Church website]</ref> then [[rural dean]] of [[Leominster]]. In 1957 he became [[rector]] of St Stephen’s [[Bristol]] and after a decade there became the Archdeacon of London.
He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 28 April 1912,<ref>His father was the Rev. Major James D. F. Woodhouse, [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] > [[Who's Who|"Who was Who" 1897-2007]] London, [[A & C Black]], 2007 {{ISBN|978-0-19-954087-7}}</ref> educated at [[Shrewsbury School|Shrewsbury]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]] and [[ordained]] in 1937.<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]]1940-41 Oxford, [[OUP]],1941</ref> He was a [[curate]] at [[Lancaster Priory]] and then, during [[World War II]], a [[chaplain]] to the [[British Armed Forces]]<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/accessions/1997/97digests/religion.htm National Archives]</ref> he was [[mentioned in despatches|mentioned in dispatches]] three times. When peace returned he was [[vicar]] of [[Holy Trinity Church, Blackpool|Holy Trinity]], [[South Shore, Blackpool]]<ref>[http://www.htss.org.uk/ Church website]</ref> then [[rural dean]] of [[Leominster]]. In 1957 he became [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] of St Stephen's [[Bristol]] and after a decade there became the Archdeacon of London.


He retired in 1978 and died on 13 October 1995.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-the-ven-sam-woodhouse-1578042.html Independent Obituary]</ref>
He retired in 1978 and died on 13 October 1995.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-the-ven-sam-woodhouse-1578042.html Independent Obituary]</ref>


==Notes==
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| DATE OF DEATH = 13 October 1995
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Latest revision as of 03:38, 26 February 2024

Samuel Mostyn Forbes Woodhouse (28 April 1912 – 13 October 1995) was an English Anglican priest who became the Archdeacon of London.

He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 28 April 1912,[1] educated at Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Oxford and ordained in 1937.[2] He was a curate at Lancaster Priory and then, during World War II, a chaplain to the British Armed Forces[3] he was mentioned in dispatches three times. When peace returned he was vicar of Holy Trinity, South Shore, Blackpool[4] then rural dean of Leominster. In 1957 he became rector of St Stephen's Bristol and after a decade there became the Archdeacon of London.

He retired in 1978 and died on 13 October 1995.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ His father was the Rev. Major James D. F. Woodhouse, DSO > "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  3. ^ National Archives
  4. ^ Church website
  5. ^ Independent Obituary
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of London
1967 – 1978
Succeeded by