| Will Stewart | |
| Bishop of Taunton | |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Bath and Wells |
| Predecessor: | Richard Lewis |
| Successor: | Andy Radford |
| Ordination: | 1968 (deacon); 1969 (priest) |
| Consecration: | June 1997 |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1943 |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Parents: | William & Betty Stewart |
| Spouse: | Janet Andrews (m. 1969) |
| Children: | 2 sons; 2 daughters |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity College, Cambridge |
William Allen Stewart (called Will; 19 September 194324 March 1998) was a Bishop of Taunton whose brief tenure from June 1997 until his death March 1998[1] was one of the shortest in the Anglican Communion. He was also, at 6 feet 7 inches,[2] one of its tallest.
Stewart was educated at Uppingham and Trinity College, Cambridge (where he gained a Cambridge Master of Arts).[3] Made a deacon at Michaelmas 1968 (29 September) and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (28 September 1969), both times by John Taylor, Bishop of Sheffield, at Sheffield Cathedral; he was a curate at Ecclesall then Cheltenham.[4] Following this he was Vicar of St James, Gloucester[5] then Rector of St Mary Magdalene, Torquay.[6] A sideways move to St Mark, Oulton Broad[7] led to promotion to be Rural Dean of Lothingland and finally, before his appointment to the episcopate, a Canon of Norwich Cathedral.