John Waller (bishop)

John Stevens Waller was the seventh Suffragan Bishop of Stafford.^[1] Born on 18 April 1924 and educated at St. Edward's School, Oxford he served during World War II with the RNVR. When peace came he studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge^[2] and Wells Theological College before being ordained priest in 1951. He began his career with curacies at Hillingdon and Tiverton^[3] before incumbencies at Strood and Harpenden. In 1979 he ascended to the Episcopate, a post he held for 8 years. A man of strong convictions^[4] he retired in 1987, becoming an Assistant Bishop within the Bath and Wells Diocese.

Notes

1. ^ Who’s Who 1992 (London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0713635142
2. ^ Who’s Who (Ibid)
3. ^ Crockford’s clerical directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674
4. ^ The Times, Tuesday, May 12, 1981; pg. 2; Issue 60925; col A Bishop joins the “People's march for jobs”