John Waller (bishop)
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John Stevens Waller (18 April 1924 – 3 September 2015) was an Anglican bishop who served as the seventh Bishop of Stafford, a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Lichfield.[1]
John Waller | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Stafford | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
| In office | 1979–1987 |
| Predecessor | John Waine |
| Successor | Michael Scott-Joynt |
| Other post | Honorary assistant bishop in Bath & Wells (1987–2003) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1950 (deacon); 1951 (priest) |
| Consecration | 25 January 1979 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1924 |
| Died | 3 September 2015 (aged 91) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Pamela Peregrine (m. 1951) |
| Children | 5 |
| Profession | Seaman |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Waller was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and served during World War II with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). When peace came, he studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge[1] and Wells Theological College before being ordained: made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1950 (4 June)[2] and ordained priest the following Trinity Sunday (20 May 1951) — both times by William Wand, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral.[3] He began his career with curacies at Hillingdon and Tiverton[4] before incumbencies at Strood and Harpenden. In 1979, he was appointed to the episcopate as Bishop suffragan of Stafford, a post he held for eight years. He was consecrated a bishop on 25 January 1979, by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[5] A man of strong convictions[6] he retired in 1987, becoming an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
