Robert Selby Taylor
Robert Selby Taylor OGS CBE (1 March 1909 – 23 April 1995)[1] was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.
Selby Taylor was educated at Harrow and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1933,[2] his first post was a curacy at St Olave's Church, York. He then emigrated to Africa to become a Missionary Priest in the Diocese of Northern Rhodesia, rising to become principal of its diocesan theological college and then in 1951 bishop of the diocese.[3] Translated to Pretoria[4] a decade later and Grahamstown in 1959 he was appointed Archbishop of Cape Town in 1964. Ten years later he announced his retirement[5] but in 1979 he was petitioned to return to a part of his first diocese and serve as Bishop of Central Zambia.[6]
In 1983 he was honoured by The Queen (made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire) and in 1991, the Archbishop of Canterbury conferred on him the Lambeth Doctorate of Divinity to mark his fifty years of service in the episcopate.[6] A Sub Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, he died on 23 April 1995.[7] A Chair at the University of Cape Town is named in his honour[8] and in 2009 events were held to honour his centenary.[9] Many of his papers are stored at the University of the Witwatersrand.[10] He was a member of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd.
References
- ↑ Who's Who 2008. A&C Black. 10 December 2007. ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ Oxford University Press (1976). Crockford's Clerical Directory: A Reference Book of the Clergy of the Provinces of Canterbury and York and of Other Anglican Provinces and Dioceses. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-200008-8. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ Anglican churches in Zambia
- ↑ New Bishop of Pretoria, The Times, Tuesday, Oct 30, 1951; pg. 4; Issue 52145; col E
- ↑ Archbishop of Cape Town to retire The Times Tuesday, Mar 12, 1974; pg. 16; Issue 59036; col C
- 1 2 Colin James (5 May 1995). "Obituary: The Most Rev Robert Selby Taylor". The Independent. London: The Independent. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ↑ Brainy history
- ↑ Ohio University Press
- ↑ Anon (2009). "Celebrating the life of Robert Selby - Taylor". Diocese of Cape Town. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ↑ Wits Historical papers
External links
Portraits of Robert Selby Taylor at the National Portrait Gallery, London
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alston James Weller May |
Bishop of Northern Rhodesia 1941 – 1951 |
Succeeded by Francis Oliver Green-Wilkinson |
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles | ||
| Preceded by Wilfrid Parker |
Bishop of Pretoria 1951 – 1959 |
Succeeded by Edward George Knapp-Fisher |
| Preceded by Archibald Howard Cullen |
Bishop of Grahamstown 1959 – 1964 |
Succeeded by Gordon Leslie Tindall |
| Preceded by Joost de Blank |
Archbishop of Cape Town 1964 – 1974 |
Succeeded by Bill Bendyshe Burnett |
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
| Preceded by Jack Cunningham |
Bishop of Central Zambia 1979– 1984 |
Succeeded by William Clement Hlanya Shaba |