About Alex Wood
Lived 1871 – 1937 (aged 65–66). Alex Wood was an anglican priest.
Alex Wood (1871 – May 1937) was an Anglican bishop in India from 1919 to 1937.
He was born in 1871, educated at Aberdeen University and Edinburgh Theological College and ordained in 1895. His first post was a curacy at St John's Forfar. He was at the Scottish Episcopalian Mission at Chanda from 1898 to 1919, a period of service interrupted by World War I service as a temporary Chaplain to the Forces. In 1919 he became Bishop of Chota Nagpur and in 1926 was translated to Nagpur. He died in post in May 1937, his predecessor writing his biography.
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Anglican bishop in India
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Alex Wood was born in 1871.
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Alex Wood died on 1 May 1937.
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Alex Wood was an anglican priest.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alex Wood. https://biography.guide/alex-wood-anglican-priest/
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