John Taylor

John Bernard Taylor (6 May 19291 June 2016) was a British bishop and theologian who served as Bishop of St Albans.

Education Taylor was educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys and Christ's College, Cambridge (graduating Bachelor of Arts with first class honours {BA Hons} in Classics), and trained for the ministry at Ridley Hall and Jesus College, Cambridge (as Lady Kay scholar); After a curacy at St Lawrence Church, Morden, he served as Vicar of Henham and Elsenham from 1959 to 1964. During that time he was appointed an examining chaplain to John Tiarks (and later John Trillo), Bishop of Chelmsford in 1962, continuing until 1980. he was consecrated a bishop on 1 May, by Runcie, at Westminster Abbey). He was enthroned at St Albans Abbey on 14 June 1980, took his seat (as a Lord Spiritual) in the House of Lords in 1985 his successor was Christopher Herbert. Taylor succeeded David Say, Bishop of Rochester as Lord High Almoner in 1988 and stepped down in 1997: his successor in that post was Nigel McCulloch, Bishop of Wakefield. He retired to Cambridge, where he served as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Ely until his death; he was also licensed to the same role in the Diocese in Europe from 1997 onwards. He became a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 1997.

Books

— republishing of The Minor Prophets

— recent edition of Ezekiel: An introduction and commentary

Articles