Peers was born in July 1965.[1] For eight years he was headteacher of Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham.[2] He served as curate at St Hilda's, Grangetown, and was made deacon at Petertide 1993, by John Habgood, Archbishop of York, at York Minster, before being ordained priest the following Petertide (4 July 1994), by Gordon Bates, Bishop of Whitby, at St Hilda's.[3][4] After serving in parishes in the Dioceses of York, Portsmouth, Lichfield, and Southwark, he served as Director of Education for the Diocese of Liverpool and as the CEO of Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust. In 2020, he was appointed as Sub-Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.[5][6]
After his appointment as Dean of Llandaff was announced in September 2022, he was installed as Dean of Llandaff on 20 November.[7]
He was accused of misconduct under the Clergy Discipline Measure with reference to remarks that he was alleged to have made concerning Martyn Percy, Dean of Christ Church, in the context of the protracted dispute at Christ Church, Oxford that had followed Percy's suspension in 2018. In March 2024, Peers was cleared of charges by a panel chaired by Lynsey de Mestre KC. He then announced his retirement as Dean of Llandaff on 31 March.[8][9][10][2][11]
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