John Taylor (bishop of St Albans)

[2] Taylor was educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys and Christ's College, Cambridge (graduating Bachelor of Arts with first class honours {BA Hons} in Classics), and trained for the ministry at Ridley Hall and Jesus College, Cambridge (as Lady Kay scholar);[3] he proceeded Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab).

[4] After a curacy at St Lawrence Church, Morden,[3] he served as Vicar of Henham and Elsenham from 1959 to 1964.

[2] In 1980, Taylor was chosen to succeed Robert Runcie (the new Archbishop of Canterbury) as Bishop of St Albans;[5] he was consecrated a bishop on 1 May, by Runcie, at Westminster Abbey).

[6] He was enthroned at St Albans Abbey on 14 June 1980, took his seat (as a Lord Spiritual) in the House of Lords in 1985[2] and retired in August 1995;[7] his successor was Christopher Herbert.

[8] Taylor succeeded David Say, Bishop of Rochester as Lord High Almoner in 1988[9] and stepped down in 1997: his successor in that post was Nigel McCulloch, Bishop of Wakefield.