William Stewart (bishop of Taunton)

William Allen Stewart (19 September 1943 – 24 March 1998) 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.

Stewart 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.

References

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 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
5. ↑ Church web site (1)
6. ↑ Church web site (2)
7. ↑ Church web site (3)