John Waller (bishop)

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]

John Waller
Bishop of Stafford
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
In office	1979–1987
Predecessor	John Waine
Successor	Michael Scott-Joynt
Other post(s)	Honorary assistant bishop in Bath & Wells (1987–2003)
Orders
Ordination	1950 (deacon); 1951 (priest)
Consecration	25 January 1979
Personal details
Born	(1924-04-18)18 April 1924
Died	3 September 2015(2015-09-03) (aged 91)
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Pamela Peregrine (m. 1951)
Children	five
Profession	Seaman
Alma mater	Peterhouse, Cambridge

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.