Mervyn Stockwood

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Arthur Mervyn Stockwood (May 27 1913 - January 13 1995) was Anglican Bishop of Southwark from 1959 to 1980. Stockwood was born in Bridgend, Wales. Originally vicar of St Matthew's, Moorfields, in 1955 he was appointed as vicar of Great St Mary's, Cambridge. A flamboyant figure, he was for a time a Labour councillor. Stockwood was encouraging of both the radical and conservative wings of the church. On the one hand, he encouraged priests wearing jeans in public, …

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Born:
May 27, 1913
Died:
January 13, 1995

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The sixth Bishop, Mervyn Stockwood (1959-1980), threw himself with a resounding splash into these difficulties.
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