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Peter David Smith

The Most Reverend
Peter Smith
Archbishop of Southwark
Vice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
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Peter Smith at his installation as Archbishop of Southwark
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Southwark
Province Southwark
Appointed 30 April 2010
Installed 10 June 2010
Predecessor Kevin McDonald
Orders
Ordination 15 July 1972
Consecration 27 May 1995
by Basil Hume
Personal details
Birth name Peter David Smith
Born (1943-10-21) 21 October 1943 (age 74)
Battersea, London, England
Denomination Roman Catholic
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Ordination history of
Peter Smith
History
Priestly ordination
Date of ordination 15 July 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator George Basil Hume, O.S.B.
Co-consecrators Michael George Bowen,
Alan Charles Clark
Date of consecration 27 May 1995
Place of consecration St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Peter Smith as principal consecrator
Michael Charles Evans 19 March 2003
Philip Anthony Egan 24 September 2012
History
Priestly ordination
Date of ordination 15 July 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator George Basil Hume, O.S.B.
Co-consecrators Michael George Bowen,
Alan Charles Clark
Date of consecration 27 May 1995
Place of consecration St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Peter Smith as principal consecrator
Michael Charles Evans 19 March 2003
Philip Anthony Egan 24 September 2012
Styles of
Peter Smith
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Grace
Religious style Archbishop

Peter David Smith (born 21 October 1943) is an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark. He had previously served as the Bishop of East Anglia (1995–2001) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (2001–2010).

Smith was born on 21 October 1943 in Battersea, London, England. He was educated at Clapham College, then an all-boys Catholic voluntary-aided grammar school. He studied at Exeter University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in law. He then undertook studies for the priesthood at St. John's Seminary in Wonersh and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome (earning his doctorate in canon law).

Smith was ordained to the priesthood on 5 July 1972. After doing pastoral work from 1972 to 1974, Smith began teaching canon law at his alma mater, St John's Seminary, Wonersh, in 1977. He then served as a curate in Thornton Heath (1984–1985) and as the rector of St John's Seminary (1985–1995).


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