John Taylor (bishop of Glasgow and Galloway)
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John Mitchell Taylor was Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway
from 1991 to 1998.
He was born on 23 May 1932; m 1959, Edna Elizabeth and educated at Banff Academy and Aberdeen University and ordained after a period of study at Edinburgh Theological College
in 1956. He was Assistant Curate
at St Margaret, Aberdeen
and then Rector
of (successively) Holy Cross, Glasgow
, St Ninian, in the same city
and St John the Evangelist, Dumfries
, his final appointment before elevation to the Episcopate.
Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway
The Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway is the ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.__FORCETOC__- Brief history :...
from 1991 to 1998.
He was born on 23 May 1932; m 1959, Edna Elizabeth and educated at Banff Academy and Aberdeen University and ordained after a period of study at Edinburgh Theological College
Edinburgh Theological College
Edinburgh Theological College was founded in 1810 to train Anglican clergy to serve in the Scottish Episcopal Church . In 1891 the College moved to Coates Hall in Grosvenor Crescent where it gradually expanded to include residential accommodation and a library . The College’s academic gown was ...
in 1956. He was Assistant Curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at St Margaret, Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
and then Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of (successively) Holy Cross, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, St Ninian, in the same city
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and St John the Evangelist, Dumfries
Dumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
, his final appointment before elevation to the Episcopate.