John Waller
Bishop of Stafford
DioceseDiocese of Lichfield
In office1979–1987
PredecessorJohn Waine
SuccessorMichael Scott-Joynt
Other post(s)Honorary assistant bishop in Bath & Wells (1987–2003)
Orders
Ordination1950 (deacon); 1951 (priest)
Consecration25 January 1979
Personal details
Born(1924-04-18)18 April 1924
Died3 September 2015(2015-09-03) (aged 91)
DenominationAnglican
SpousePamela Peregrine (m. 1951)
Childrenfive
ProfessionSeaman
Alma materPeterhouse, Cambridge

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]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Waller, Rt Rev. John Stevens". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ "Ordinations at Trinity". Church Times. No. 4557. 9 June 1950. p. 437. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  3. ↑ "Trinity Ordinations". Church Times. No. 4607. 25 May 1951. p. 357. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ↑ "John Stevens Waller". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Tustin, David (2013). A Bishop's Ministry: Reflections & Resources for Church Leadership. Paragon Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-78222-148-7.
  6. ↑ The Times, Tuesday, 12 May 1981; p. 2; Issue 60925; col. A Bishop joins the "People's march for jobs"


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