Summary
Peter Knight Walker (6 December 1919 – 28 December 2010) was an Anglican bishop.[1]
Peter Walker | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ely | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ely |
| In office | 1977 to 1989 |
| Predecessor | Edward Roberts |
| Successor | Stephen Sykes |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1954 |
| Consecration | 1972 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Knight Walker 6 December 1919 |
| Died | 28 December 2010 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Education | Leeds Grammar School |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
Early life and education edit
Walker was educated at Leeds Grammar School and The Queen's College, Oxford.[2][3]
During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). He was then a teacher at The King's School, Peterborough and Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood.
Ordained ministry edit
Walker was ordained in 1954. His first ordained ministry position was a curacy at Hemel Hempstead, after which he was fellow, dean and lecturer at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[4] From 1962 to 1972 he was principal of Westcott House, Cambridge.[5]
In 1972 he was consecrated to the episcopate as the Suffragan Bishop of Dorchester.[6] In 1977 he was translated to become the Bishop of Ely, a position he held until his retirement in 1989.[7]
Death edit
He died in Cambridge on 28 December 2010, aged 91.[8]
References edit
- ^ NPG details
- ^ The Times, 18 November 1937; p. 19; Issue 47845; col B, University News- Scholarships
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black: 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Daily Telegraph, Obituaries, p. 31, "Bishop of Ely who oversaw the restoration of his cathedral and won the praise of W H Auden", issue no 48, p. 397, 7 January 2011
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory Lambeth, Church House 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ The Times, 10 February 1972; p16; Issue 58398; col D, New Bishop of Dorchester
- ^ Genuki Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Daily Telegraph, Obituaries, p. 31, ibid.