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Laurence Henry Woolmer (1906 – 1977^[1]) was the Bishop of Lahore from 1949^[2] until 1968. Educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and St Peter's College, Oxford he was a banker before being ordained in 1938. After a curacy at St Paul’s, Salisbury,^[3] he became a Missionary in India, eventually rising to be Archdeacon of Lahore^[4] before elevation to the episcopate.^[5] After 19 years he returned to be Vicar of Meonstoke with Corhampton and Exton. His Times obituary described him as

"a man of prayer whose boundless energy and zeal showed the spirit of Christ in all his dealings.^[6]”

Church of England titles
Preceded by George Dunsford Barne	Bishop of Lahore 1949 – 1968	Succeeded by Inayat Masih

Notes

^ The Times, Tuesday, Aug 09, 1977; pg. 12; Issue 60077; col E Obituary The Right Rev L. H. Woolmer
^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
^ Church web-site
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0180153674
^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
^ The Times (Ibid)

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[1] The Times, Tuesday, Aug 09, 1977; pg. 12; Issue 60077; col E Obituary The Right Rev L. H. Woolmer

[2] “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X

[3] Church web-site

[4] Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0180153674

[5] National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives

[6] The Times (Ibid)

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	''' Laurence Henry Woolmer''' (1906 – 1977<ref>[[The Times]], Tuesday, Aug 09, 1977; pg. 12; Issue 60077; col E ''Obituary The Right Rev L. H. Woolmer''</ref>) was the [[Bishop of Lahore]] from 1949<ref>“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X</ref> until ~~1949~~. Educated at [[King Edward's School, Birmingham]], and [[St Peter's College, Oxford]] he was a [[banker]] before being [[ordained]] in 1938. After a [[Curate\|curacy]] at St Paul’s, [[Salisbury]],<ref>[http://stpaulssalisbury.org/ Church web-site]</ref> he became a [[Missionary]] in [[India]], eventually rising to be [[Archdeacon]] of [[Lahore]]<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]]1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0180153674</ref> before elevation to the [[episcopate]].<ref>[http://80.169.35.2:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo=='Ramsey/4-287/1963/46/142-8') National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives]</ref> After 19 years he returned to be [[Vicar]] of [[Meonstoke]] with [[Corhampton]] and [[Exton]]. His [[The Times\|Times]] obituary described him as <blockquote> "a man of prayer whose boundless energy and zeal showed the spirit of Christ in all his dealings.<ref>The Times (Ibid)</ref>”</blockquote>		''' Laurence Henry Woolmer''' (1906 – 1977<ref>[[The Times]], Tuesday, Aug 09, 1977; pg. 12; Issue 60077; col E ''Obituary The Right Rev L. H. Woolmer''</ref>) was the [[Bishop of Lahore]] from 1949<ref>“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X</ref> until 1968. Educated at [[King Edward's School, Birmingham]], and [[St Peter's College, Oxford]] he was a [[banker]] before being [[ordained]] in 1938. After a [[Curate\|curacy]] at St Paul’s, [[Salisbury]],<ref>[http://stpaulssalisbury.org/ Church web-site]</ref> he became a [[Missionary]] in [[India]], eventually rising to be [[Archdeacon]] of [[Lahore]]<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]]1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0180153674</ref> before elevation to the [[episcopate]].<ref>[http://80.169.35.2:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo=='Ramsey/4-287/1963/46/142-8') National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives]</ref> After 19 years he returned to be [[Vicar]] of [[Meonstoke]] with [[Corhampton]] and [[Exton]]. His [[The Times\|Times]] obituary described him as <blockquote> "a man of prayer whose boundless energy and zeal showed the spirit of Christ in all his dealings.<ref>The Times (Ibid)</ref>”</blockquote>

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