Peter Smith (bishop)


Peter Smith
Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseSouthwark
ProvinceSouthwark
Appointed30 April 2010
Installed10 June 2010
Term ended10 June 2019
PredecessorKevin McDonald
SuccessorJohn Wilson
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination15 July 1972
Consecration27 May 1995
by Basil Hume
Personal details
Born
Peter David Gregory Smith

(1943-10-21)21 October 1943
Battersea, London, England
Died6 March 2020(2020-03-06) (aged 76)
Chelsea, London, England
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of armsPeter Smith's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Peter Smith
History
Priestly ordination
Date15 July 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorGeorge Basil Hume, O.S.B.
Co-consecratorsMichael George Bowen,
Alan Charles Clark
Date27 May 1995
PlaceSt John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Peter Smith as principal consecrator
Michael Charles Evans19 March 2003
Philip Anthony Egan24 September 2012
Styles of
Peter Smith
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop

Peter David Gregory Smith (21 October 1943 – 6 March 2020) was an English prelate of the Catholic Church, having served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Southwark. He had previously served as the Bishop of East Anglia (1995–2001), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (2001–2010) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark (2010–2019).[1]