Peter Sutton (bishop)

The Rt Rev Peter Eves Sutton, CBE was the 8th[1] Anglican Bishop of Nelson.[2]

He was born on 7 June 1923,[3] educated at the University of New Zealand and ordained in 1947.[4] He began his career with curacies at Whanganui, St John the Evangelist Bethnal Green,[5] and Bishops Hatfield. He was then Vicar of St Cuthberts, Berhampore. Later he was Archdeacon of Waimate and after that (his last post before elevation to the Episcopate) Dean of Dunedin.

Notes

  1. ^ TDC
  2. ^ The Lectionary Te Maramataka
  3. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House,1975 ISBN 0108153674
  5. ^ EoLFHS
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Francis Oag Hulme-Moir
Bishop of Nelson
1965–1990
Succeeded by
Derek Lionel Eaton