John Trillo

Albert John Trillo (4 July 1915 – 2 August 1992) was a British Anglican bishop. He was involved in parish ministry, worked with the Student Christian Movement, and was a lecturer in theology. He was twice a suffragan bishop in the Church of England, Bishop of Bedford (1963–1968) and Bishop of Hertford (1968–1971), before serving as Bishop of Chelmsford from 1971 until his retirement in 1985.

Biography John Trillo (as he was generally known) grew up in Cricklewood, North London. He was educated at the Quintin School, an all-boys state school in St John's Wood, North London. On leaving school he worked in the film industry, for British Lion. He was a curate at Christ Church, Fulham before becoming the priest in charge of St Michael's, Cricklewood. From 1945 he worked for the Student Christian Movement, pioneering its work in Yorkshire grammar schools and becoming its secretary. From 1950-1955 he was rector of Friern Barnet and a lecturer in divinity at King's College, London. In 1955, he was appointed the principal of Bishop's College, Cheshunt, and remained there until his consecration to the episcopate. He became the Bishop of Hertford in 1968 and the Bishop of Chelmsford in 1971. In retirement he continued to serve as an assistant bishop for a further seven years.

Trillo died on 2 August 1992, in Wenhaston, Suffolk.