Eric Pike

The Right Reverend
Eric Pike
Bishop of Port Elizabeth
Diocese Diocese of Port Elizabeth
In office 1993–2001
Predecessor Bruce Evans
Successor Bethlehem Nopece
Other posts Suffragan bishop of Grahamstown
Orders
Ordination 1968
Consecration 1993
Personal details
Born (1936-11-11) 11 November 1936
Denomination Anglican

Eric Pike (born 11 November 1936) is a South African Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Port Elizabeth from 1993 to 2001.

He was educated at Graaff Reinet Teachers’ Training College and was a teacher at Queen’s College Boys’ High School from 1958 to 1965. He trained for the priesthood at St Paul’s Theological College, Grahamstown and was ordained in 1968. He was asstistant priest at St John’s, East London and then rector of St Paul’s, Komga. From 1978 he was archdeacon of East London and then suffragan bishop of Grahamstown before his election in 1993 to the See of Port Elizabeth as its third bishop. He was in office until 2001.

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    Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
    Preceded by
    Bruce Evans
    Bishop of Port Elizabeth
    1993-2001
    Succeeded by
    Bethlehem Nopece
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