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The Right Reverend

Peter Watson
The Right Reverend; Peter Watson
Archbishop of Melbourne
Church	Anglican Church of Australia
Province	Victoria
Diocese	Melbourne
In office	2000–2005
Predecessor	Keith Rayner
Successor	Philip Freier
Personal details
Born	Peter Robert Watson; 1936 (age 87–88); Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Denomination	Anglicanism
Spouse	Margot (Eleanor)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Parramatta (1989–1993); Bishop of South Sydney (1993–2000);

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Peter Robert Watson (born 1936) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. He served as the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne from 2000 to 2005.

Biography[edit]

Watson was born in Sydney in 1936. He attended Canterbury Boys' High School. He was ordained as a priest in Sydney in 1962 and consecrated as the Bishop of Parramatta (in Sydney) in 1989 and became Bishop of South Sydney in 1993.

In 2000 he was elected to succeed Keith Rayner as Archbishop of Melbourne and was installed on 14 May 2000.^[1] He retired as archbishop effective 31 December 2005.^[2]^[3] He is married to Margo (Eleanor) Watson.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Changes in the Episcopate as at 1 January 2001". Archived from the original on 10 March 2011.
^ "Synod round up 2005". Anglican News. 9 October 2005. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.anglican.org.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000

External links[edit]

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[1] "Changes in the Episcopate as at 1 January 2001". Archived from the original on 10 March 2011.

[2] "Synod round up 2005". Anglican News. 9 October 2005. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). www.anglican.org.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000

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 | successor = [[Philip Freier]]
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 | birth_name= Peter Robert Watson
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 '''Peter Robert Watson''' (born 1936) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. He served as the [[Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne]] from 2000 to 2005.
 == Biography ==
-Watson was born in [[Sydney]] in 1936. He attended [[Canterbury Boys' High School]]. He was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] as a [[priest]] in Sydney in 1962 and consecrated as the [[Bishop of Parramatta]] (in Sydney) in 1989 and became [[Bishop of South Sydney]] in 1993.
+Watson was born in [[Sydney]] in 1936. He attended [[Canterbury Boys' High School]]. He was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] as a priest in Sydney in 1962 and consecrated as the [[Bishop of Parramatta]] (in Sydney) in 1989 and became [[Bishop of South Sydney]] in 1993.
 In 2000 he was elected to succeed [[Keith Rayner (bishop)|Keith Rayner]] as Archbishop of Melbourne and was installed on 14 May 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.anglican.org.au/generalsynod2001/presynod/book%203/episcopate.doc |title=Changes in the Episcopate as at 1 January 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110310022028/http://www.anglican.org.au/generalsynod2001/presynod/book%203/episcopate.doc |archive-date=10 March 2011 }}</ref> He retired as archbishop effective 31 December 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.melbourne.anglican.com.au/main.php?pg=blogs&blog_id=1632 |title=Synod round up 2005 |date=9 October 2005 |publisher=Anglican News |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091023010500/http://www.melbourne.anglican.com.au/main.php?pg=blogs&blog_id=1632 |archive-date=23 October 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anglican.org.au/docs/SCGSNov05Mins.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.anglican.org.au |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223003611/http://www.anglican.org.au/docs/SCGSNov05Mins.pdf |archive-date=23 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He is married to Margo (Eleanor) Watson.<ref>[http://justus.anglican.org/resources/misc/angcommuniondirectory.html Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000]</ref>

v t e Bishops and Archbishops of Melbourne
Bishops	Charles Perry James Moorhouse Field Flowers Goe Lowther Clarke
Archbishops	Lowther Clarke Harrington Lees Frederick Head Joseph Booth Frank Woods Robert Dann David Penman Keith Rayner Peter Watson Philip Freier

v t e Assistant bishops in the Diocese of Sydney
Pre-Regions	Gerard D'Arcy-Irvine Sydney Kirkby Venn Pilcher William Hilliard Clive Kerle Marcus Loane Arthur Goodwin Hudson Frank Hulme-Moir Jack Dain
Bishops of the Western Region	Gordon Begbie Donald Robinson Ken Short Peter Watson Brian King Ivan Lee Gary Koo
Bishops of Wollongong	Graham Delbridge Ken Short Harry Goodhew Reg Piper Al Stewart Peter Hayward
Bishops of the Southern Region	John Reid Peter Watson Robert Forsyth Michael Stead
Bishops of the Northern Region	Donald Cameron Paul Barnett Glenn Davies Chris Edwards
Bishops of the South Western Region	Ray Smith Peter Tasker Peter Tasker (Acting) Peter Lin
Bishops for International Relations	Peter Tasker Malcolm Richards