Peter Smith (bishop)

The Most Reverend Peter Smith
Archbishop of Southwark Vice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
Peter Smith at his installation as Archbishop of Southwark
Church	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 73) Battersea, London, England
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Bishop of East Anglia (1995–2001) Archbishop of Cardiff (2001–2010)
Coat of arms

Styles of Peter Smith
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 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).