Stuart Snell (1920–1988) was a British

United Kingdom

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 Anglican bishop

Bishop

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. He was born in Devon

Devon

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 on the 25 October 1920 and educated at Exeter School

Exeter School

Exeter School is a selective independent co-educational day school for pupils between the ages of 7 and 18 located in Exeter, Devon, England. In 2010 there were around 180 pupils in the Junior School and 670 in the Senior School...

 and St Peter's College, Oxford

St Peter's College, Oxford

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. Snell entered the Anglican ministry from the parish of Emmanuel, Northwood, London

London

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 where he was a member of the laity. He had already done some training under Donald Coggan

Donald Coggan

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, and in the early 1960s decided to go forward for ministry. The Bishop of London

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 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

Bishop of Croydon

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, and Parsons was greatly honoured when he was asked by the Archbishop to preach the sermon at Snell's consecration. The Rt. Revd. Stuart Snell was also Bishop to the Forces

Bishop to the Forces

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 and in 1983 visited the Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands

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 to conduct a memorial service for all those who died in the conflict. He also consecrated cemeteries on the Islands. Snell died in Westminster

City of Westminster

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 in July 1988, aged 67 years old.

Snell married Margaret Lonsdale Geary. Their son Adrian Snell

Adrian Snell

Adrian Snell is an English pianist, keyboard player, singer and composer.-Biography:Classically trained at the Leeds College of Music and with a music diploma to his name , Adrian's musical career spans twenty-five years. During this time he has produced six major concept works and thirteen solo...

is a song writer and another son, Christopher Snell, died on June 14, 2008 of cancer. He was an actor.