John Waller (bishop)

The Rt Revd John Waller MA(Cantab)
Bishop of Stafford
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
In office	1979–1987
Predecessor	John Waine
Successor	Michael Scott-Joynt
Other posts	Assistant bishop of Bath & Wells (1987–2003)
Orders
Ordination	1950 (deacon); 1951 (priest)
Consecration	25 January 1979[1]
Personal details
Born	18 April 1924
Died	3 September 2015 (aged 91)
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Pamela Peregrine (m. 1951)
Children	2 sons; 3 daughters
Profession	Seaman
Alma mater	Peterhouse, Cambridge

John Stevens Waller (18 April 1924 – 3 September 2015) was an Anglican bishop who served as the seventh Suffragan Bishop of Stafford.^[2]

Waller was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and served during World War II with the RNVR. When peace came he studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge^[2] and Wells Theological College before being ordained priest in 1951. He began his career with curacies at Hillingdon and Tiverton^[3] before incumbencies at Strood and Harpenden. In 1979 he ascended to the Episcopate, a post he held for eight years. A man of strong convictions^[4] he retired in 1987, becoming an Assistant Bishop within the Bath and Wells diocese.

He died on 3 September 2015 at the age of 91.^[5]

References

1. Tustin, David. A Bishop's Ministry (Google Books) p. 30 (Accessed 26 April 2014)
2. ‘WALLER, Rt Rev. John Stevens’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 8 July 2012.
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
4. The Times, Tuesday, 12 May 1981; pg. 2; Issue 60925; col A Bishop joins the “People's march for jobs”
5. WALLER