Peter Firth MA(Cantab) DipEd | |
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Bishop of Malmesbury | |
Diocese | Diocese of Bristol |
In office | 1983–1994 |
Predecessor | Freddy Temple |
Successor | Michael Doe as Bishop of Swindon |
Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Gloucester (2003–2024) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1955 (deacon); 1956 (priest) |
Consecration | 30 November 1983 by Robert Runcie |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 July 1929 |
Died | 16 February 2024 | (aged 94)
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Atkinson and Edith Pepper |
Spouse | Felicity Wilding (m. 1955) |
Children | Two sons, three daughters |
Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Peter James Firth (12 July 1929 – 16 February 2024) was an English Anglican clergyman who was the Bishop suffragan of Malmesbury from 1983 until 1994.