Peter Firth (bishop), Date of Birth

    

Peter Firth (bishop)

Bishop of Malmesbury

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1929

Profession: priest

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Peter Firth (bishop)

  • Peter James Firth (born 12 July 1929) was the Suffragan Bishop of Malmesbury from 1983 until 1994. Firth was educated at Stockport Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
  • He was ordained in 1955 and was a curate at St Stephen's Barbourne.
  • Following this he was priest in charge at the Church of the Ascension, Malvern and then Rector of St George's Gorton.
  • From 1967 to 1983 he worked in various capacities for the Religious Broadcasting Unit at BBC South West.
  • He was ordained to the episcopate in 1983.
  • He retired in 1994 and is an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Gloucester.

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