John Taylor (bishop of Sodor and Man)

Church of England bishop; Bishop of Sodor and Man

For other people named John Taylor, see John Taylor (disambiguation).

The Right Reverend

John Taylor

Bishop of Sodor and Man
Diocese| Diocese of Sodor and Man
In office| 1942–1954
Predecessor| William Stanton Jones
Successor| Benjamin Pollard
Orders
Ordination| 11 June 1911
Personal details
Born|

John Ralph Strickland Taylor

(1883-12-13)13 December 1883
Died| 13 December 1961(1961-12-13) (aged 78)
Denomination| Anglican
Spouse| Margaret Barrett
Children| 4, including John Vernon Taylor
Education| Marlborough College
Alma mater| Pembroke College, Cambridge

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[edit]

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

## Ordained ministry[edit]

Taylor was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday (22 May 1910)[6] and ordained a priest the next Trinity Sunday (11 June 1911) — both times by Frederic Chase, Bishop of Ely, at Ely Cathedral.[7] He was interviewed for a commission as a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces on 17 January 1917. It was noted that he could speak French but he asked to serve at "home only" and was appointed to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich.[8] In October, 1918, he was attached to an Essex Battalion based at Hastings but remained there for only two months before demobilisation and appointment to the headship of St Lawrence College, Ramsgate.[9] Later he was Rector of Hodnet[10] with Weston-under-Redcastle (1928–32;[11] for the two years, he was also Rural Dean)[5] then Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford[12] — a post he held until his appointment as a bishop.[13] 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]

Taylor was consecrated as a bishop at York Minster on the Feast of the Epiphany (6 January) 1943.[14] His appointment to Sodor and Man was made partly on the recommendation of the Bishop of Worcester who thought that Taylor's experience at Ridley Hall would help the theological college on the island.[TNA PREM5/338].[15] Taylor retired in 1954 and died on 13 December 1961.

## References[edit]

1. ^ NPG details
2. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
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. ^ a b c "Taylor, John Ralph Strickland". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (1 December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 29 June 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
6. ^ "Trinity ordinations". Church Times. No. 2470\. 27 May 1910. p. 713\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 June 2018 - via UK Press Online archives.
7. ^ "Ordinations on Trinity Sunday". Church Times. No. 2525\. 16 June 1911. p. 842\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 June 2018 - via UK Press Online archives.
8. ^ Index Card Museum of Army Chaplaincy
9. ^ TNA Service Record
10. ^ National Archives
11. ^ "In Memoriam: Bishop J. R. S. Taylor". Church Times. No. 5158\. 22 December 1961. p. 13\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 June 2018 - via UK Press Online archives.
12. ^ "Ecclesiastical News New Principal Of Wycliffe Hall", The Times, 30 July 1932; p. 13.
13. ^ Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Sodor And Man The Times, Tuesday 21 September 1954; p. 10; Issue 53042; col. C.
14. ^ "Personal". Church Times. No. 4171\. 1 January 1943. p. 8\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 June 2018 - via UK Press Online archives.
15. ^ TNA PREM5/338

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Preceded by

William Stanton Jones

|  Bishop of Sodor and Man
1942-1954  | Succeeded by

Benjamin Pollard

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* Norman Straton
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