William Stewart (bishop of Taunton)

The Rt Rev.William Allen Stewart was a Bishop of Taunton whose brief tenure from June 1997 until March 1998^[1] was one of the shortest in the Anglican Communion. He was also at 6 feet 7 inches^[2] one of its tallest. Born on 19 September 1943 he was educated at Uppingham and Trinity College, Cambridge ^[3]. Ordained in 1969 he was a curate at Eccleshall then Cheltenham^[4]. Following this he was Vicar of St James, Gloucester^[5] then Rector of St Mary Magdalene, Torquay^[6]. A sideways move to St Mark, Oulton Broad ^[7] led to promotion to be Rural Dean of Lothingland and finally, before his elevation to the Episcopate, a Canon of Norwich Cathedral. He died on 24 March 1998.

Notes

1. ^ “Priests and Prelates: The Daily Telegraph Clerical Obituaries” Beeson, T (Ed) London Continuum 2002 ISBN 978-0-8264-8100-9
2. ^ 201 centimetres
3. ^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
4. ^ Crockford's clerical directory Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0108153674
5. ^ Church web site (1)
6. ^ Church web site (2)
7. ^ Church web site (3)