Robin Woods
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The Right Reverend Robin Woods KCMG KCVO |
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| Bishop of Worcester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Worcester |
| In office | 1971 to 1982 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1938 (deacon) 1939 (priest) |
| Consecration | c. 1971 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Robert Wilmer Woods |
| Born | 14 February 1914 |
| Died | 20 October 1997 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Education | Gresham's School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Robin Woods | |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Chaplain to the Forces |
| Service number | 239275 |
| Unit | Royal Army Chaplains' Department |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Mentioned in Dispatches |
Robert Wilmer Woods, KCMG KCVO (14 February 1914 – 20 October 1997), known as Robin Woods, was an English Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Worcester from 1971 to 1982. He previously served as Archdeacon of Sheffield from 1958 to 1962, and as Dean of Windsor from 1962 to 1970.
Woods was the youngest son of the Right Reverend Edward Sydney Woods (died 11 January 1953), Bishop of Lichfield. His mother was Clemence Barclay (died 14 October 1952), a member of the family of Barclay of Higham.
He was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Woods served in the British Army during World War II from 1942 to 1946. On 26 September 1942, he was commissioned into the Royal Army Chaplains' Department as a Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class (equivalent to captain). In November 1945, he was mentioned in despatches "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy".
Woods was ordained a deacon of the Church of England in 1938 and a priest in 1939. He was asst Secretary of the Student Christian Movement between 1937 and 1942. His first clerical position was as curate at St Edmund the King, Lombard Street, London, 1938–1939, and at Hoddesdon, 1939-1942.
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