Peter Chiswell
Peter Chiswell (18 February 1934 – 6 December 2013) was a bishop of the Anglican Church of Australia. He was the Bishop of Armidale, in northern New South Wales, from 1976 to 1999.[1][2]
Chiswell was educated at the University of New South Wales and ordained in 1959.[3] He began his ordained ministry as a curate at Quirindi, New South Wales. He then held incumbencies in Bingara and Gunnedah.[4] From 1971 to 1976 he was Archdeacon of Tamworth when he was ordained to the episcopate. He is a dedicated bushwalker and environmentalist.[5] On 15 March 2012 the newly constructed hall at Calrossy Anglican School Boys Campus was named the Bishop Peter Chiswell Hall in recognition of his part in the school's history.
References
- ↑ 1998 Lambeth Conference
- ↑ "Bishop Peter chiswell Dies". Armidale Diocese. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ↑ Parliament of New South Wales
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| Preceded by Ronald Clive Kerle |
Bishop of Armidale 1976– 1999 |
Succeeded by Peter Robert Brain |
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