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Charles Taylor (priest)
Charles William Taylor (16 March 1953 – 21 February 2024) was an English priest who served as Dean of Peterborough from 2007 to 2016.
Taylor was born into an ecclesiastical family on 16 March 1953. He was the son of the Reverend Prebendary Richard John Taylor, sometime Vicar of Streetly. His mother Marjorie was a school teacher and supported her husband teaching in the parish Sunday School. He was educated at St Paul's Cathedral Choir School; Marlborough College; Selwyn College, Cambridge; and Ripon College Cuddesdon. During his childhood he was a member of St Paul's Cathedral Choir, later becoming Head Chorister and singing at the State Funeral for Winston Churchill and a memorial service for John F. Kennedy President of the United States following his assassination with his contemporaries including James Lancelot who later became director of music at Durham Cathedral. During his time at St Paul's he learnt the fundamentals of the organ from Sir John Dykes Bower.
He went on to study as a music scholar at Marlborough College then progressed to a choral scholar at Selwyn College reading theology under the Revd John Sweet and the Revd Professor Sir Owen Chadwick. He was ordained a priest in 1977 and his first post was as a Curate at the Collegiate Church of St Peter, Wolverhampton.
Taylor served as a Chaplain at Westminster Abbey from 1979 to 1984 and then the Vicar of Stanmore with Oliver's Battery in the Diocese of Winchester until 1990. He was Rector of North Stoneham and Bassett in the same diocese until 1995 when he became a Tutor in Liturgy at Salisbury and Wells Theological College. He was a Canon Residentiary and Precentor at Lichfield Cathedral for 12 years before his decanal appointment.
During his time as Dean of Peterborough Cathedral he led a number of initiatives including leading the Peterborough900 fundraising appeal to coincide with the 900th anniversary of the cathedral's foundation and provision of step-free access into the building, a new education centre and campaigning on homelessness and poverty in the wider city. He also led the installation of new west front doors, repitching the organ to concern pitch, restoring the mosaic pavement on the presbytery, replacing the lamps on the quire stalls with LED and Oil Candle designed alternatives, replacing the lighting and sound systems.
Taylor and his wife also personally hosted over 2000 people per year in their Deanery house, cooking and cleaning personally to further their ministry.
Taylor also took part in many charity appeals including sleeping rough himself as part of a campaign for rough sleepers in the city.
Taylor retired from his position in 2016 during a cash flow crisis at the institution. In his final sermon was critical of the Church of England leadership.
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Charles Taylor (priest)
Charles William Taylor (16 March 1953 – 21 February 2024) was an English priest who served as Dean of Peterborough from 2007 to 2016.
Taylor was born into an ecclesiastical family on 16 March 1953. He was the son of the Reverend Prebendary Richard John Taylor, sometime Vicar of Streetly. His mother Marjorie was a school teacher and supported her husband teaching in the parish Sunday School. He was educated at St Paul's Cathedral Choir School; Marlborough College; Selwyn College, Cambridge; and Ripon College Cuddesdon. During his childhood he was a member of St Paul's Cathedral Choir, later becoming Head Chorister and singing at the State Funeral for Winston Churchill and a memorial service for John F. Kennedy President of the United States following his assassination with his contemporaries including James Lancelot who later became director of music at Durham Cathedral. During his time at St Paul's he learnt the fundamentals of the organ from Sir John Dykes Bower.
He went on to study as a music scholar at Marlborough College then progressed to a choral scholar at Selwyn College reading theology under the Revd John Sweet and the Revd Professor Sir Owen Chadwick. He was ordained a priest in 1977 and his first post was as a Curate at the Collegiate Church of St Peter, Wolverhampton.
Taylor served as a Chaplain at Westminster Abbey from 1979 to 1984 and then the Vicar of Stanmore with Oliver's Battery in the Diocese of Winchester until 1990. He was Rector of North Stoneham and Bassett in the same diocese until 1995 when he became a Tutor in Liturgy at Salisbury and Wells Theological College. He was a Canon Residentiary and Precentor at Lichfield Cathedral for 12 years before his decanal appointment.
During his time as Dean of Peterborough Cathedral he led a number of initiatives including leading the Peterborough900 fundraising appeal to coincide with the 900th anniversary of the cathedral's foundation and provision of step-free access into the building, a new education centre and campaigning on homelessness and poverty in the wider city. He also led the installation of new west front doors, repitching the organ to concern pitch, restoring the mosaic pavement on the presbytery, replacing the lamps on the quire stalls with LED and Oil Candle designed alternatives, replacing the lighting and sound systems.
Taylor and his wife also personally hosted over 2000 people per year in their Deanery house, cooking and cleaning personally to further their ministry.
Taylor also took part in many charity appeals including sleeping rough himself as part of a campaign for rough sleepers in the city.
Taylor retired from his position in 2016 during a cash flow crisis at the institution. In his final sermon was critical of the Church of England leadership.