Stephen Taylor (priest)
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The Venerable Stephen Taylor |
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| Archdeacon of Maidstone | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Canterbury |
| In office | Since 18 September 2011 |
| Predecessor | Philip Down |
| Other posts | Canon Provost, Sunderland Minster (2000–2011) Joint Acting Archdeacon of Canterbury (2015–2017) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1983 (deacon); 1984 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 May 1955 Bradford, West Yorkshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Penenden Heath, Maidstone |
| Parents | Ronald & Joyce Taylor |
| Spouse | Julie Anderson (m. 1981) |
| Children | 3 daughters; 1 son (d.) |
| Alma mater | Cranmer Hall, Durham |
Stephen Ronald Taylor MBE (born 2 May 1955) is a senior priest in the Church of England and the current Archdeacon of Maidstone in the Diocese of Canterbury.
Taylor was born to Ronald and Joyce Taylor in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and was a Community Recreation Officer there in 1978. He attended Sunday School at and was confirmed at the Open Evangelical St Peter's Shipley. He then attended theological college at Cranmer Hall, Durham, during which time he married, Julie Anderson, a Senior Educational Psychologist (in 1981 at St Peter's Shipley). They have three adult daughters, two grandsons and one late son. Taylor was ordained a deacon in 1983 then a priest in 1984, while serving his title post as assistant curate at St Mary and St Cuthbert, Chester-le-Street.
His first incumbency was as vicar of St Matthew's, Newbottle (from 1988) and honorary Chaplain at Frankland Prison (from 1989) until his 1993 move to All Saints Stranton, Hartlepool, where he was a training incumbent. While there, Taylor was awarded his MA by Durham University in 1999; in the same year he became an Honorary Canon of the diocese of Rift Valley, Tanzania. In 2000, he became Canon Provost at Sunderland Minster, where he led a team of ministers in various sector ministries at the newly established "Urban Minster". During his time in that post, he also became an honorary canon at Durham Cathedral. He remained in Sunderland until his archidiaconal appointment in 2011.
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