The Rt Revd Peter Dawes |
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Bishop of Derby | |
Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
In office | 1988–1995 |
Predecessor | Cyril Bowles |
Successor | Jonathan Bailey |
Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Ely (1995–present) Archdeacon of West Ham 1980–1988 |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1955 |
Consecration | c. 1988 |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 February 1928 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Alma mater | Hatfield College, Durham |
Peter Spencer Dawes (born 5 February 1928) was the fifth Bishop of Derby.
Dawes was educated at Aldenham School and Hatfield College, Durham, and ordained in 1955. His career began with curacies at St Andrew’s, Whitehall Park and St Ebbe’s, Oxford. Then he was a Tutor at Clifton Theological College, Vicar of the Good Shepherd, Romford, and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Archdeacon of West Ham. After his retirement he became an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Ely.