The Most Rev. Patrick Taylor, SVM, has reposed today.  Please remember His Excellency in your prayers.

There have been not a few recent deaths of more obscure, independent clerics.  First Fulham, then Slupski (who I guess wasn't all that obscure), just recently Petko, now Taylor.

RIP.

May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
 

The Most Rev. Patrick Taylor, SVM, has reposed today.

Bishop Patrick Taylor did indeed pass to his eternal reward at approximately noon on Thursday, November 8.

As an independent Roman Catholic bishop, Taylor was the latest superior of the Society of the Virgin Mary (SVM) [‡].  He had endured repeated illnesses in recent years, which included at least three heart attacks.  It was the final heart attack, for which attempts failed at revival, that was responsible for the sad news [†] (whose confirmation I'm overdue to post).

Bishop Taylor had become increasingly frail over the last several years, to a degree that became obvious when he would need to be assisted up steps at the foot of the altar, or in rising from genuflection when the altar was beyond reach.[#]

A requiem Mass of memorial for Taylor was scheduled to be celebrated at Sacred Heart Traditional Catholic Church (SHTCC) in Orlando (Fla.) at noon today. [†]

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Note †: Information courtesy of the Most Rev. Louis Montelongo, de facto pastor of SHTCC in Orlando (Fla.).  He had received telephone notification from a priest associated with Taylor in their shared home state West Virginia (Taylor's de facto parish is in Beckley, W.V.).

Note #: Information courtesy of the SHTCC webmaster.

Note ‡: According to the SHTCC webmaster, the Web site that had served dual roles, i.e., for Taylor and SVM, disappeared several years ago.  Taylor once alluded to a dispute with his site's creator, but did not elaborate.  The latter's implementation certainly seemed quite amateurish while it was accessible.