Sir George Cuthbert Manning Woodroffe KBEBurkes Peerage (known as Cuthbert; 17 May 1918 - 29 November 2012) was an Anglican Archbishop of the Province of the West Indies. He was a long serving Anglican Bishop of the Windward Islands from 1969 until 1986. For the last six years of that period, he served as Archbishop, Primate of the Anglican Church, Province of the West Indies.Anglican Communion
He was born on 17 May 1918 in Grenada and was educated at the Grenada Boys Grammar School. He received his tertiary education at Codrington College, Barbados“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 and was ordained in 1945.Crockford's Clerical Directory (86th edition) Lambeth, Church House, 1976 His first post was as a curate in St Vincentwhere he met Aileen Connell, the young woman who would become his wife and with whom he would raise a family. St Vincent Anglican History He held incumbencies in Barbados.Diocese of Barbados His last post before appointment to the episcopate saw him returning to St Vincent as Sub-Dean of its cathedral. He was consecrated a bishop on 29 September 1969 by Alan Knight.
Woodroffe was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1973 New Year Honours, and promoted to Knight Commander of the Order (KBE) in the 1980 Birthday Honours.
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