Peter Walker (bishop)

Peter Knight Walker (6 December 1919 – 28 December 2010) was an Anglican bishop.[1]

The Right Reverend Peter Walker
Bishop of Ely
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Ely
In office	1977 to 1989
Predecessor	Edward Roberts
Successor	Stephen Sykes
Orders
Ordination	1954
Consecration	1972
Personal details
Birth name	Peter Knight Walker
Born	6 December 1919
Died	28 December 2010 (aged 91)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglicanism
Education	Leeds Grammar School
Alma mater	The Queen's College, Oxford

Early life and education

Walker was educated at Leeds Grammar School and The Queen's College, Oxford.[2][3]

During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). He was then a teacher at The King's School, Peterborough and Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood.

Ordained ministry

Walker was ordained in 1954. His first ordained ministry position was a curacy at Hemel Hempstead, after which he was fellow, dean and lecturer at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[4] From 1962 to 1972 he was principal of Westcott House, Cambridge.[5]

In 1972 he was consecrated to the episcopate as the Suffragan Bishop of Dorchester.[6] In 1977 he was translated to become the Bishop of Ely, a position he held until his retirement in 1989.[7]

Death

He died in Cambridge on 28 December 2010, aged 91.[8]

References

1. NPG details
2. The Times, 18 November 1937; pg. 19; Issue 47845; col B, University News- Scholarships
3. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black: 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
4. Daily Telegraph, Obituaries, p. 31, "Bishop of Ely who oversaw the restoration of his cathedral and won the praise of W H Auden", issue no 48, p. 397, 7 January 2011
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory Lambeth, Church House 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
6. The Times, 10 February 1972; p16; Issue 58398; col D, New Bishop of Dorchester
7. Genuki Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
8. Daily Telegraph, Obituaries, p. 31, ibid.