Philip Pasterfield

Philip John Pasterfield was Bishop of Crediton from 1974 to 1984.

Pasterfield was born in Canada on 14 January 1920^[1] and educated at Denstone College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. After World War II service with the Somerset Light Infantry he studied for ordination and began his career with a curacy at Streatham.^[2] Following this he was Vicar of West Lavington, West Sussex then Woolbeding in the same area; and finally, before his ordination to the episcopate, Rural Dean of Birkenhead.^[3] In retirement he continued to serve the Diocese as an Assistant Bishop until his death on 29 January 2001.

Notes

↑ Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1995 (London: Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
↑ Debrett's People of Today 1992 (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)

Church of England titles
Preceded by Wilfrid Arthur Edmund Westall	Bishop of Crediton 1974 – 1984	Succeeded by Peter Everard Coleman

Bishops of Crediton

Medieval diocesans	Eadwulf Æthelgar Ælfwold I Sideman Ælfric Ælfwold II Ælfwold III Eadnoth Lyfing of Winchester Leofric see removed to Exeter

Modern suffragans	Robert Trefusis William Surtees Wilfrid Westall Philip Pasterfield Peter Coleman Richard Hawkins Bob Evens Nick McKinnel Sarah Mullally

Diocese of Exeter

Exeter Cathedral The Palace, Exeter The Old Deanery, Exeter

Office holders	The Bishop of Exeter, Robert Atwell The Bishop suffragan of Plymouth, Nick McKinnel The Bishop suffragan of Crediton, Sarah Mullally AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet The Dean of Exeter, Jonathan Draper The Archdeacon of Plymouth, Ian Chandler The Archdeacon of Exeter, Christopher Futcher The Archdeacon of Barnstaple, Mark Butchers The Archdeacon of Totnes, Douglas Dettmer

Selected deaneries	Deanery of Barnstaple Deanery of Cadbury Deanery of Christianity (Exeter) Deanery of Hartland

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Cornwall (11th century – 1876; became the Diocese of Truro)

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