| Honorific-Prefix: | The Right Reverend |
| Mark Wood | |
| Bishop of Ludlow | |
| Church: | Church of England |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Hereford |
| Term: | 1981–1987 |
| Successor: | Ian Griggs |
| Other Post: | Honorary assistant bishop in Southwark (2002–2014) Archdeacon of Ludlow (1982–1983) Assistant bishop in Hereford (1977–1981) Bishop of Matabeleland (1971–1977) Dean of Salisbury, Rhodesia (1965–1970) |
| Ordination: | 1942 (deacon); 1943 (priest) |
| Consecration: | 1971 |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 1919 |
| Death Place: | Lingfield, Surrey, England |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Parents: | Arthur & Jane |
| Spouse: | Winifred Toase (m. 1947) |
| Children: | 3 sons; 2 daughters |
| Alma Mater: | University College, Cardiff |
Stanley Mark Wood (21 May 1919 – 28 September 2014) was the third Anglican Bishop of Matabeleland and the first Bishop of Ludlow.[1] [2]
Wood was educated at University College, Cardiff.[3] After studying at the College of the Resurrection he was ordained as a deacon in 1942 and as a priest in 1943.[4] After a curacy at St Mary's Cardiff Docks[5] he served the Anglican Church in Southern Africa for over 30 years. He was curate of Sophiatown Mission, Johannesburg (1945–47); Rector of Bloemhof, Transvaal (1947–50); Priest in Charge of St Cyprian's Mission, Johannesburg (1950–55); Rector of Marandellas, Zimbabwe (1955–65); Dean of Salisbury, Rhodesia (1965–70); Bishop of Matabeleland (1971–77) before returning to England, firstly as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Hereford and finally as its suffragan bishop. He retired to Surrey in 1987.