Peter Nott
English Anglican bishop
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Peter John Nott (30 December 1933 – 20 August 2018) was an English Anglican bishop:[1] from 1985 to 1999, he served as Bishop of Norwich.[2]
Peter Nott | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Norwich | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
| In office | 1985–1999 |
| Predecessor | Maurice Wood |
| Successor | Graham James |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Oxford (1999–2018) Bishop of Taunton 1977–1985 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1977 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 December 1933 |
| Died | 20 August 2018 (aged 84) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
Nott was educated at Bristol Grammar School, Dulwich College and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.[3] He began his ordained ministry as a curate at Harpenden after which he was chaplain at Fitzwilliam College and then Rector of Beaconsfield.[4] In 1977 he was appointed the suffragan Bishop of Taunton;[5] he was ordained a bishop on 18 October 1977, by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.[6] He was translated to be the Bishop of Norwich[7] upon the confirmation of his election on 12 November 1985.[8] He retired in 1999 but continued to serve as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Oxford.
