John Taylor (bishop of Winchester)

John Taylor
Bishop of Winchester
DioceseDiocese of Winchester
In office1975–1985
PredecessorFalkner Allison
SuccessorColin James
Other post(s)General Secretary, CMS (1963–1974)
Personal details
Born(1914-09-11)11 September 1914
Died30 January 2001(2001-01-30) (aged 86)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJohn Taylor & Margaret Irene née Garrett
SpousePeggy née Wright (m. 1940)
Childrenthree
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Ordination history
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained byArthur Winnington-Ingram 
Date18 December 1938 
PlaceSt Paul's Cathedral 
Priestly ordination
Ordained byGuy Smith 
Date29 September 1939 
PlaceSt Paul's Cathedral 
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byDonald Coggan 
Date31 January 1975 
PlaceWestminster Abbey 

John Vernon Taylor (11 September 1914  30 January 2001) was an English bishop and theologian who was the Bishop of Winchester from 1974 to 1985.