Peter Nott

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Peter John Nott ( December 30, 1933 - August 20, 2018 ) was a British Anglican theologian . He was Bishop of Norwich in the Church of England from 1985 to 1999 .

Nott was born the son of Cecil Frederick Wilder Nott. He attended the Bristol Grammar School. He studied at Dulwich College and Fitzwilliam College at the University of Cambridge . He went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst . In preparation for his priesthood, he studied theology at Westcott House Theological College, Cambridge . He began his priestly career from 1961 to 1964 as a vicar ( curate ) in Harpenden in Hertfordshire . He was then from 1964 to 1969 chaplain ( Chaplain ) at Fitzwilliam College. He was then from 1969 to 1977 pastor ( Rector ) of Beaconsfield . In 1977 he was ordained a bishop . From 1977 to 1985 he was suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Church of England as "Bishop of Taunton" . In 1985 he became Bishop of Norwich in the Church of England , succeeding Maurice Wood . He retired in July 1999. He was succeeded as Bishop of Norwich by Graham James . After his retirement, he worked since 1999 as Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Oxford .

In 1994, Nott, in his capacity as Bishop of Norwich, withdrew permission to continue serving as a priest to a priest who had been divorced and who was about to marry for the third time. Nott argued that the priest could no longer credibly testify to the Christian standpoint of marriage . In 1996, on the occasion of the 900th birthday of Norwich Cathedral , Nott undertook an extensive pilgrimage and pastoral journey through the Diocese of Norwich; He published his experiences and experiences in the book Bishop Peter's Pilgrimage .

Membership in the House of Lords

Nott was in his capacity as Bishop of Norwich from September 1991 to late July 1999 until his retirement as Bishop of Norwich as Spiritual Lord of the House of Lords .

A total of 45 contributions by Nott from the years 1992 to 1999 are documented in Hansard . He made his inaugural address on February 19, 1992 in the context of a debate on the National Health Service in Great Britain. On April 13, 1999, he last spoke out during his tenure in the House of Lords in the context of the debate on the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Former Bishop of Norwich dies aged 84 , accessed August 23, 2018
  2. ↑ Who's Who 2008 . London. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 . Lambeth, Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  4. ^ New Bishop of Taunton ; in: The Times ; Jun 1, 1977, page 19.
  5. ↑ Rural churchman is new bishop in: The Times ; Aug. 21, 1985, p. 14.
  6. ↑ Do you take this woman, this woman and this woman? in: The Independent of March 15, 1995
  7. ↑ a b Divorce-row vicar back from wilderness in: The Daily Telegraph of February 26, 2002
  8. ↑ Bishop Peter's Pilgrimage. His Diary and Sketchbook 1995-96 Canterbury Press. Retrieved January 14, 2014
  9. ^ National Health Service: R&D text of February 19, 1992 speech
  10. ↑ Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill Text of speech from April 13, 1999
predecessor Office successor
Francis West Bishop of Taunton
1977–1985 		Nigel McCulloch
Maurice Arthur Ponsonby Wood Bishop of Norwich
1985–1999 		Graham Richard James
personal data
SURNAME Nott, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nott, Peter John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theologian; Bishop of Norwich
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1933
DATE OF DEATH 20th August 2018