Stuart Snell

(Geoffrey) Stuart Snell (1920–1988) was a British Anglican bishop. He was born in Devon on the 25 October 1920 and educated at Exeter School and St Peter's College, Oxford.^[1] Snell entered the Anglican ministry from the parish of Emmanuel, Northwood, London where he was a member of the laity. He had already done some training under Donald Coggan, and in the early 1960s decided to go forward for ministry. The Bishop of London suggested that he remain in his own house and serve as a second curate in the Parish of Emmanuel. He brought to the ministry immense gifts of mind and heart, and the then vicar, Martin Parsons declared "it was a joy to have him and Margaret with us in the work."

Eventually some years later in 1977 Snell was made Bishop of Croydon,^[2] and Parsons was greatly honoured when he was asked by the Archbishop to preach the sermon at Snell's consecration.^[3] The Rt. Revd. Stuart Snell was also Bishop to the Forces and in 1983 visited the Falkland Islands to conduct a memorial service for all those who died in the conflict. He also consecrated cemeteries on the Islands.^[4] Snell died in Westminster in July 1988, aged 67 years old.

Snell married Margaret Lonsdale Geary. Their son Adrian Snell is a songwriter and another son, Christopher Snell, died on 14 June 2008 of cancer.^[5] He was an actor.^[6]

References

↑ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ Details of occasion
↑ The History of St. Mary's, 1978 - 2002.
↑ Christopher Snell Funeral Address at St James's Piccadilly
↑ Christopher Snell at the Internet Movie Database

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Hughes	Bishop of Croydon 1977–1985	Succeeded by Wilfred Wood
Preceded by John Hughes	Bishop to the Forces 1977–1984	Succeeded by Ronald Gordon

Bishops of Croydon

Canterbury suffragans	Henry Pereira Edward Woods William Anderson Maurice Harland Cuthbert Bardsley John Hughes Stuart Snell (continued in Southwark)

Southwark suffragans	Stuart Snell Wilfred Wood (became first area bishop)

Southwark area bishops	Wilfred Wood Nick Baines Jonathan Clark

Anglican Diocese of Southwark

Southwark Cathedral Bishop's House, Streatham Trinity House, Southwark Area scheme (1991–present)

Office holders	Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark Richard Cheetham, area Bishop of Kingston Jonathan Clark, area Bishop of Croydon and Acting Archdeacon of Reigate Karowei Dorgu, area Bishop designate of Woolwich AEO: Jonathan Baker, Bishop suffragan of Fulham Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark Chris Skilton, Archdeacon of Croydon Alastair Cutting, Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich Jane Steen, Archdeacon of Southwark Simon Gates, Archdeacon of Lambeth John Kiddle, Archdeacon of Wandsworth Moira Astin, Archdeacon-designate of Reigate

Historic offices	Provost of Southwark (1937–2000; see Dean of Southwark) Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames (1905–1986; renamed to Archdeacon of Reigate)

Diocese of Canterbury

Canterbury Cathedral The Old Palace, Canterbury Diocesan House, Canterbury

Office holders	Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury (Primate of All England) Trevor Willmott, Bishop suffragan of Dover (pseudo-diocesan) AEO: the Bishop suffragan of Richborough Robert Willis, Dean of Canterbury Philip Down, Archdeacon of Ashford and Joint Acting Archdeacon of Canterbury Stephen Taylor, Archdeacon of Maidstone and Joint Acting Archdeacon of Canterbury Jo Kelly-Moore, Archdeacon designate of Canterbury

Provincial episcopal visitors	Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Rod Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Maidstone

Channel Islands	Paul Mellor, Dean of Guernsey Bob Key, Dean of Jersey

Selected deaneries	Elham Deanery Romney Deanery

Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Croydon (1904–1985; transferred to Southwark) Bishop suffragan of Maidstone (1944–2009) Archdeacon of Croydon (1930–1985; transferred to Southwark)

Bishops to the Forces

Cuthbert Bardsley Stanley Betts John Hughes Stuart Snell Ronald Gordon David Smith John Kirkham David Conner Stephen Venner Nigel Stock

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