Christopher Woodforde

Christopher Woodforde was an Anglican priest and noted author^[1] in the mid 20th century.^[2]

He was born on 29 November 1907^[3] and educated at King's School, Bruton ^[4] and Peterhouse, Cambridge. Ordained in 1932 ^[5] he began his ecclesiastical career with curacies at King's Lynn, Louth and Hellesdon. After this he held incumbencies at Exford, Axbridge and Steeple Morden. From 1948 to 1959 he was Fellow and Chaplain at New College, Oxford. In 1959 he was appointed Dean of Wells,^[6] a post he held until his death on 12 August 1962.^[7]

Works

'A Pad in the Straw' pub London by JM Dent & Sons Ltd 1952 illustrated Yunge-Bateman

↑ The “James gang”
↑ Deans of Wells Cathedral
↑ Woodforde family
↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
↑ New Dean Of Wells The Times Thursday, Feb 12, 1959; pg. 12; Issue 54383; col D
↑ Obituary Dr.Christopher Woodforde The Times Tuesday, Aug 21, 1962; pg. 12; Issue 55475; col B

Church of England titles
Preceded by Frederick Percy Harton	Dean of Wells 1959–1962	Succeeded by Irven David Edwards

Deans of Wells

High Medieval	Ivo Richard de Spakeston Alexander Leonius Ralph of Lechlade Peter of Chichester William of Merton John Saracenus Giles of Bridport Edward of Cnoll Thomas Bytton William Burnell Walter Haselshaw

Late Medieval	Henry Husee John Godelee Richard of Bury Wibert of Littleton Walter of London Thomas Fastolf John of Carleton Stephen Penpel John Fordham Thomas Thebaud Henry Beaufort Nicholas Slake Thomas Tuttebury Richard Courtenay Walter Medeford John Stafford John Forest Nicholas Carent William Witham John Gunthorpe

Early modern	William Cosyn Thomas Wynter Richard Woleman Thomas Cromwell William Fitzjames John Goodman William Turner Robert Weston Valentine Dale John Herbert Benjamin Heydon Richard Meredith Ralph Barlow George Warburton Walter Ralegh Robert Creighton Ralph Bathurst William Grahme Matthew Brailsford Isaac Maddox John Harris Samuel Creswicke Lord Francis Seymour

Late modern	George Lukin Hon Henry Ryder Edmund Goodenough Richard Jenkyns George Johnson Edward Plumptre Thomas Jex-Blake Armitage Robinson Richard Malden Frederic Harton Christopher Woodforde Irven Edwards Patrick Mitchell Richard Lewis John Clarke Andrew Featherstone (Acting) John Davies

Diocese of Bath and Wells

Wells Cathedral Bishop's Palace, Wells Bath Abbey Glastonbury Abbey (ruins)

Office holders	Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath and Wells Ruth Worsley, Bishop suffragan of Taunton AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet John Davies, Dean of Wells Andy Piggott, Archdeacon of Bath Simon Hill, Archdeacon of Taunton Kevin Roberts, Acting Archdeacon of Wells

Historic offices	For the Bishops of Wells (10th century–1090), Bishops of Bath (1090–1197 & 1219–1245) and Bishops of Bath and Glastonbury (1197–1219), see Bishop of Bath and Wells

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