G. Porter Taylor
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The Right Reverend Porter Taylor |
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| Bishop of Western North Carolina | |
Bishop Taylor in clerical robes
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Western North Carolina |
| Predecessor | Robert Hodges Johnson |
| Successor | José McLoughlin |
| Other posts | Rector of St. Gregory Episcopal Church |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 13, 1994 |
| Consecration | September 18, 2004 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Granville Porter Taylor |
| Born |
September 17, 1950 Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Episcopalian |
| Residence | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Spouse | Jo Abbott Taylor |
| Children | Arthur Taylor and Marie Taylor |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Granville Porter Taylor (born September 17, 1950) is the sixth and current Episcopal Bishop of Western North Carolina and is seated at the Cathedral of All Souls. In March 2015 he announced his intent to retire.
Taylor was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, but raised in Asheville, North Carolina. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972, followed by a Master of Arts in English from the University of South Carolina (1974) and a Ph.D. in Theology and Literature from Emory University (1983).
In 1993, he received a Master of Divinity from the University of the South, Sewanee and was ordained a deacon. He was ordained a priest on April 13, 1994, and served seven years as rector of St. Gregory the Great Church in Athens, Georgia.
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