Peter Firth

Bishop of Malmesbury
DioceseDiocese of Bristol
In office1983–1994
PredecessorFreddy Temple
SuccessorMichael Doe
as Bishop of Swindon
Other post(s)Honorary assistant bishop in Gloucester (2003–present)
Orders
Ordination1955 (deacon); c.1956 (priest)
Consecration30 November 1983
by Robert Runcie
Personal details
Born (1929-07-12) 12 July 1929
DenominationAnglican
ParentsAtkinson and Edith Pepper
SpouseFelicity Wilding (m. 1955)
ChildrenTwo sons, three daughters
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge

Peter James Firth (born 12 July 1929)[1] was the Bishop suffragan of Malmesbury from 1983 until 1994.

Firth was educated at Stockport Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1955 and was a curate at St Stephen's Barbourne.[2] Following this he was priest in charge at the Church of the Ascension, Malvern and then Rector of St George's Gorton and in the early 1960's was a regular contributor to religious broadcasts at BBC Manchester. From 1967 to 1983 he worked in various capacities for the Religious Broadcasting Unit at BBC South West.[3] He was ordained to the episcopate by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 30 November 1983 at Southwark Cathedral.[4] He retired in 1994 and is an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Gloucester.

References

  1. Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
  2. Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth,Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
  3. ”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
  4. "New bishop consecrated". Church Times. No. 6303. 2 December 1983. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 18 February 2020 via UK Press Online archives.
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