Robin Woods


Robin Woods

Bishop of Worcester
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Worcester
In office1971 to 1982
PredecessorMervyn Charles-Edwards
SuccessorPhilip Goodrich
Orders
Ordination1938 (deacon)
1939 (priest)
Consecrationc. 1971
Personal details
Born
Robert Wilmer Woods

(1914-02-14)14 February 1914
Died20 October 1997(1997-10-20) (aged 83)
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglicanism
EducationGresham's School
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1942–1946
RankChaplain to the Forces
Service number239275
UnitRoyal Army Chaplains' Department
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsMentioned 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.