John Taylor (bishop of Sodor and Man)

Styles of
John Taylor
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

  1. NPG details
  2. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  3. Feegans
  4. 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
  5. London Gazette
  6. National Archives
  7. Ecclesiastical News New Principal Of Wycliffe Hall The Times Saturday, Jul 30, 1932; pg. 13; Issue 46199; col G
  8. Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Sodor And Man The Times Tuesday, Sep 21, 1954; pg. 10; Issue 53042; col C
  9. 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
Religious titles
Preceded by
William Stanton Jones
Bishop of Sodor and Man
19421954
Succeeded by
Benjamin Pollard


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