Peter Ball (bishop), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Ball (bishop)

Bishop of Gloucester; Bishop of Lewes

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1932

Date of Death: 21-Jun-2019

Profession: theologian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Peter Wilfred Ball CGA (14 February 1932 – 21 June 2019) was a British bishop in the Church of England and convicted sex offender.
In 1960 he and his twin brother (Michael Ball) established a monastic community, the Community of the Glorious Ascension, through which Ball came into contact with many boys and young men.
He was the suffragan Bishop of Lewes from 1977 to 1992 and the diocesan Bishop of Gloucester from 1992 to 1993, when he resigned after being cautioned for sexual abuse; he continued to officiate at several churches after that. In October 2015, Ball was sentenced to 32 months' imprisonment for misconduct in public office and indecent assault after admitting the abuse of 18 young men over a period of 15 years from 1977 to 1992.
Further charges of indecently assaulting two boys, aged 13 and 15, were allowed to lie on file in a contentious decision by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
He was released on licence in February 2017 and died two years later.