Peter Firth (bishop)


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 (2003–2024)
Orders
Ordination1955 (deacon); 1956 (priest)
Consecration30 November 1983
by Robert Runcie
Personal details
Born(1929-07-12)12 July 1929
Died16 February 2024(2024-02-16) (aged 94)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsAtkinson and Edith Pepper
SpouseFelicity Wilding (m. 1955)
ChildrenTwo sons, three daughters
Alma materEmmanuel 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.