John Gerhard Tiarks (5 April 1903 – 2 January 1974) was an Anglican bishop whose ecclesiastical career spanned forty five years in the mid twentieth century.
Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge and ordained in 1927, he began his career with a Curacy at Christ Church Southport after which he was Vicar of Norris Green. He then held further incumbencies in Widnes and St Helens before becoming Provost of Bradford Cathedral. In 1962 he became Bishop of Chelmsford, a post he held for nine years. Find more detailed information on tiarks.co.uk[1]