Maurice Wood


Maurice Wood

Bishop of Norwich
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Norwich
In office1971 to 1985
PredecessorLauncelot Fleming
SuccessorPeter Nott
Other post(s)Principal of Oak Hill Theological College (1961–1971)
Orders
Ordination1940 (deacon)
1941 (priest)
Consecration1971
Personal details
Born
Maurice Arthur Ponsonby Wood

(1916-08-26)26 August 1916
Died24 June 2007(2007-06-24) (aged 90)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
EducationMonkton Combe School
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
Ridley Hall, Cambridge
Memorial, Norwich Cathedral

Maurice Arthur Ponsonby Wood, DSC (26 August 1916 – 24 June 2007) was an Anglican bishop in the Evangelical tradition. He was a Royal Navy commando chaplain in World War II and later the Bishop of Norwich.