Diocese Diocese of Bristol In office 1983–1994 | Predecessor Freddy Temple Name Peter Firth | |
Successor Michael Doe
as Bishop of Swindon Other posts Honorary assistant bishop in Gloucester (2003–present) Ordination 1955 (deacon); c. 1956 (priest) | ||
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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