Peter Coleman (bishop)

Peter Everard Coleman AKC (28 August 1928^[1]–27 December 2001) was Bishop of Crediton from 1984 to 1996.

Coleman was educated at the Haileybury and Imperial Service College and King's College London before becoming its chaplain until 1966.^[2] He married Princess Elisabeth-Donata Reuss of Köstritz (Donata; born 8 June 1932) in 1960. They had two sons and two daughters.^[1] Following this he was vicar of St Paul's Clifton, then Director of Ordinands in the Diocese of Bristol and finally (before his ordination to the episcopate) Archdeacon of Worcester.^[3] In retirement he ministered in the Diocese of Bath and Wells as an assistant bishop until his death.

References

1 2 "Coleman, Rt Rev. Peter Everard", Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007 , accessed 30 June 2012.
↑ "Crockford's clerical directory, 1995" (Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
↑ Debrett's People of Today 1992 (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2

Church of England titles
Preceded by Philip Pasterfield	Bishop of Crediton 1984–1996	Succeeded by Richard Hawkins

Bishops of Crediton

Medieval diocesans	Eadwulf Æthelgar Ælfwold I Sideman Ælfric Ælfwold II Ælfwold III Eadnoth Lyfing of Winchester Leofric see removed to Exeter

Modern suffragans	Robert Trefusis William Surtees Wilfrid Westall Philip Pasterfield Peter Coleman Richard Hawkins Bob Evens Nick McKinnel Sarah Mullally

Diocese of Exeter

Exeter Cathedral The Palace, Exeter The Old Deanery, Exeter

Office holders	Robert Atwell, Bishop of Exeter Nick McKinnel, Bishop suffragan of Plymouth Sarah Mullally, Bishop suffragan of Crediton AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Jonathan Draper, Dean of Exeter Ian Chandler, Archdeacon of Plymouth Christopher Futcher, Archdeacon of Exeter Mark Butchers, Archdeacon of Barnstaple Douglas Dettmer, Archdeacon of Totnes

Selected deaneries	Deanery of Barnstaple Deanery of Cadbury Deanery of Christianity (Exeter) Deanery of Hartland

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Cornwall (11th century – 1876; became the Diocese of Truro)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 113402466 LCCN: n80141480 GND: 173874983 SUDOC: 151877211

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