John Edward Taylor
John Edward Taylor OMI , also John E. Taylor, (born November 15, 1914 in East St. Louis , Illinois , USA , † September 9, 1976 in Stockholm ) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Stockholm .
Life
After his high school graduation John Edward Taylor entered the Congregation of the Oblates one. He studied theology and received his doctorate in 1940. In the same year he was ordained a religious priest of his religious community. He then worked in several parishes and as a missionary .
Bishop of Stockholm
On July 2, 1962, Pope John XXIII appointed him . to the Bishop of Stockholm. The episcopal ordination took place on September 21, 1962 in the "Blue Hall" of Stockholm City Hall and was broadcast on television . The main consecrator was the Apostolic Delegate of Sweden Archbishop Bruno Bernhard Heim , assisted by Bishop Jacques Mangers SM from Oslo and the Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of New York Fulton John Sheen .
Act
During his tenure, the Roman Catholic Church in Sweden grew to 30,000 Catholics with 73 priests . In 1963, after the Reformation , he opened the first Catholic monastery of the Carmelites in Glumslöv ( Landskrona (municipality) ). In 1964 he was co-consecrator of Paul Verschuren SCI as titular bishop of Aquae Sirenses , who had been appointed auxiliary bishop in Helsinki .
He implemented the decisions of the Second Vatican Council , in which he had participated, and introduced the liturgy in the Swedish language . In 1968 he was a participant and representative for the Catholic Church at the general assembly of the World Council of Churches in Uppsala . From 1970 to 1973 he was chairman of the Nordic Bishops' Conference .
Web links
- Apostolic succession: Appointments 1962 [1] , Appointments 1976 [2] , Nekrolog 1976 [3]
- Entry for John Edward Taylor on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)
- Katolska biskopar i Sverige 1783 - 2007 (Swedish)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Knut Ansgar Nelson OSB |
Bishop of Stockholm 1962–1976 |
Hubertus Brandenburg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Taylor, John Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taylor, John E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Stockholm |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East St. Louis , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1976 |
| Place of death | Stockholm , Sweden |