Peter Firth (bishop)

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

The Rt Revd Peter Firth MA(Cantab) DipEd
Bishop of Malmesbury
Diocese	Diocese of Bristol
In office	1983–1994
Predecessor	Freddy Temple
Successor	Michael Doe as Bishop of Swindon
Other posts	Honorary assistant bishop in Gloucester (2003–present)
Orders
Ordination	1955 (deacon); c. 1956 (priest)
Consecration	30 November 1983 by Robert Runcie
Personal details
Born	12 July 1929
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Atkinson and Edith Pepper
Spouse	Felicity Wilding (m. 1955)
Children	Two sons, three daughters
Alma mater	Emmanuel College, Cambridge

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. 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 (#6303). 2 December 1983. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 18 February 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.