John Taylor (bishop of Sodor and Man)

John Ralph Strickland Taylor[1] (13 December 1883  13 December 1961) was Bishop of Sodor and Man[2] from 1942 to 1954.[3]

Early life, family and education

Taylor was born on 13 December 1883 and educated at Marlborough and Pembroke College, Cambridge, and trained for the ministry at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. His father, John Charles, was also a priest who served as Vicar of Harmondsworth.[4]

He married Margaret Barrett in 1913, and they had two sons and two daughters: one daughter, Leila Margaret, was born in 1920; and one son John Vernon was also a priest, later becoming Bishop of Winchester.[5]

Ministry

Taylor was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday (22 May) 1910[6] and ordained a priest the next Trinity (11 June 1911) — both times by Frederic Chase, Bishop of Ely, at Ely Cathedral.[7] He served as Chaplain, Tutor and then Vice-Principal at Ridley Hall (1913–17)[8] until he became a temporary chaplain to the Forces,[5] then Chaplain of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich[9] for 18 months.[5] From 1918 until 1928 he was Headmaster of St Lawrence College, Ramsgate; then Rector of Hodnet[10] with Weston-under-Redcastle (1928–32;[8] for the two years, he was also Rural Dean)[5] then Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford[11] — a post he held until his appointment to be a bishop.[12] He was also, alongside his main appointments, an Examining Chaplain to: Bertram Pollock, Bishop of Norwich (1911–42); Edward Burroughs and Geoffrey Lunt, Bishops of Ripon (1932–42); and John Kempthorne and Edward Woods, Bishops of Lichfield (1935–42); an honorary canon of Norwich Cathedral (1938–42); and President of the London College of Divinity from 1945 onwards.[5]

He was consecrated a bishop at York Minster on the Feast of the Epiphany (6 January) 1943,[13] having presumably been elected and confirmed during late 1942. He resigned his See at the end of October 1954.[14] He died on 13 December 1961,[15] at his home in Pembury, Kent.[8]

References

  1. NPG details
  2. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  3. Feegans Archived 2009-05-31 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Taylor, John Ralph Strickland. ukwhoswho.com. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (1 December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. "Trinity ordinations (Archived; subscription only)". Church Times (#2470). 27 May 1910. p. 713. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 June 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  7. "Ordinations on Trinity Sunday (Archived; subscription only)". Church Times (#2525). 16 June 1911. p. 842. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 June 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  8. 1 2 3 "In Memoriam: Bishop J. R. S. Taylor (Archived; subscription only)". Church Times (#5158). 22 December 1961. p. 13. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 June 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  9. London Gazette
  10. National Archives
  11. Ecclesiastical News New Principal Of Wycliffe Hall The Times, Saturday 30 July 1932; p. 13; Issue 46199; col. G.
  12. Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Sodor And Man The Times, Tuesday 21 September 1954; p. 10; Issue 53042; col. C.
  13. "Personal (Archived; subscription only)". Church Times (#4171). 1 January 1943. p. 8. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 June 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  14. "Bishop of Sodor and Man's retirement (Archived; subscription only)". Church Times (#4766). 11 June 1954. p. 456. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 June 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  15. Obituary Rt. Rev. J. R. S. Taylor Former Bishop Of Sodor And Man The Times, Friday 15 December 1961; p. 15; Issue 55265; col. A.
Religious titles
Preceded by
William Stanton Jones
Bishop of Sodor and Man
19421954
Succeeded by
Benjamin Pollard
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