Mervyn Stockwood | |
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Bishop of Southwark | |
Diocese | Southwark |
In office | 1959–1980 |
Predecessor | Bertram Simpson |
Successor | Ronald Bowlby |
Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Bath & Wells |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1936 (deacon); 1937 (priest) |
Consecration | 1959 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 13 January 1995 Bath, Somerset, England | (aged 81)
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Church of England |
Parents | Arthur and Beatrice Stockwood |
Profession | Bishop, writer |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Arthur Mervyn Stockwood (27 May 1913 – 13 January 1995) was a Church of England bishop who served as vicar of St Matthew's Church, Moorfields, then of Great St Mary's, Cambridge, and finally as Bishop of Southwark, retiring in 1980.