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{{Portal|Anglicanism}}'''Samuel Mostyn Forbes "Sam" Woodhouse''' (28 April 1912 |
{{Portal|Anglicanism}}'''Samuel Mostyn Forbes "Sam" Woodhouse''' (28 April 1912 – 13 October 1995) was an English [[Anglican]] [[priest]] who became the [[Archdeacon of London]]. |
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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 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. |
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Revision as of 14:56, 4 April 2012
Samuel Mostyn Forbes "Sam" 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 despatches 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
- ^ His father was the Rev. Major James D. F. Woodhouse, DSO > “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ National Archives
- ^ Church website
- ^ Independent Obituary