Name Peter Barrett Role Bishop | ||
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Died October 28, 2015, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
Education Trinity College, Dublin | ||
Peter Francis Barrett (8 February 1956 – 28 October 2015) was the Bishop of Cashel and Ossory in the Church of Ireland from 2002 to 2006.
Life
Barrett, previously Dean of Waterford from 1998 to 2002, was elected as Bishop of Cashel and Ossory in the Church of Ireland on 4 November 2002 and consecrated at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin on 25 January 2003. He resigned in 2006 following the breakdown of his marriage. He and another woman moved to England, but their relationship eventually broke down and he returned to Ireland.
His former wife, Anne, is a social worker with a health agency. They have three children, Clare, Alec and Patrick. Barrett's successor is Michael Burrows. On 28 October 2015, Barrett died at the age of 59.
References
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