John Taylor (bishop of Sodor and Man)
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| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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
He was born into an ecclesiastical family[4] on 13 December 1883 and educated at Marlborough and Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Religious life
Ordained in 1910 after a period of study at Ridley Hall, Cambridge he was then Chaplain, Tutor and Vice Principal there until he became Chaplain of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[5] From 1818 until 1928 he was Headmaster of St Lawrence College, Ramsgate. Later he was Rector of Hodnet[6] then Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford [7]- a post he held until his elevation to the Episcopate.[8]
He died on 13 December 1961.[9]
References
- ↑ NPG details
- ↑ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- ↑ Feegans
- ↑ His father was The Rev. John Charles Taylor, MA, Vicar of Harmondsworth “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7; and his son Bishop of Winchester from 1974 to 1984
- ↑ London Gazette
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ Ecclesiastical News New Principal Of Wycliffe Hall The Times Saturday, Jul 30, 1932; pg. 13; Issue 46199; col G
- ↑ Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Sodor And Man The Times Tuesday, Sep 21, 1954; pg. 10; Issue 53042; col C
- ↑ Obituary Rt. Rev. J. R. S. Taylor Former Bishop Of Sodor And Man The Times Friday, Dec 15, 1961; pg. 15; Issue 55265; col A
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| Preceded by William Stanton Jones |
Bishop of Sodor and Man 1942–1954 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Pollard |
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