Charles Edward Woodcock (June 12, 1854 – March 12, 1940) was bishop of the

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from 1905 to 1935. He was consecrated on January 25, 1905.

Early life and education

Woodcock was born on June 12, 1854, in

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, the son of Joseph B. Woodcock and Caroline Shaw. He was educated in private and public schools. He also studied at

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from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1882. He was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Hobart College in 1904, and a

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from Sewanee: The University of the South in 1905, from

in 1908 and from the

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in 1913.

Ordained ministry

Woodcock was ordained deacon in 1882 and priest in 1883. In 1882, he became assistant at Grace Church in

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, while in 1884, he became rector of the Church of the Ascension in

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. Between 1888 and 1900, he served as rector of Christ Church in Ansonia, Connecticut, later serving as rector of Saint John's Church in

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from 1900 till 1905.

Bishop

On November 16, 1904, Woodcock was elected Bishop of Kentucky and was consecrated on January 25, 1905, by Presiding Bishop

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. He retired in 1935 and died five year later on March 12, 1940.

References

External links

Woodcock Society Records, 1920-1976
1854 births 1940 deaths Religious leaders from Kentucky 20th-century Anglican bishops in the United States Episcopal bishops of Kentucky Burials at Cave Hill Cemetery {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub