Laurence Henry Woolmer (1906 – 1977) was the Bishop of Lahore from 1949 until 1968. Educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and St Peter's College, Oxford he was a banker before being

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

in 1938. After a curacy at St Paul's,

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, he became a

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, eventually rising to be

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Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

before elevation to the

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. After 19 years he returned to be

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of Meonstoke with Corhampton and Exton. His Times obituary described him as

"a man of prayer whose boundless energy and zeal showed the spirit of Christ in all his dealings.”
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, Tuesday, Aug 09, 1977; pg. 12; Issue 60077; col E ''Obituary The Right Rev L. H. Woolmer''

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1906 births 1971 deaths People educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham Alumni of St Peter's College, Oxford 20th-century Anglican bishops in Asia English Anglican missionaries Anglican missionaries in India Anglican missionaries in Pakistan Archdeacons of Lahore Anglican bishops of Lahore English expatriates in Pakistan Clergy from Birmingham, West Midlands {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub