Eric Pike
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The Right Rev. Eric Pike was the Bishop of Port Elizabeth
in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
He was educated at Graaff Reinet Teachers’ Training College and was a teacher at Queen’s College Boys’ High School from 1958 to 1965. He trained for the Priesthood at St Paul’s Theological College, Grahamstown
and was ordained in 1968. He was Asstistant Priest
at St John’s, East London and then Rector
of St Paul’s, Komga. From 1978 he was Archdeacon
of East London and then Suffragan Bishop
of Anglican Diocese of Grahamstown before his election in 1993 to the See
of Port Elizabeth
as its third Bishop
.
He retired in 2001.
Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth
The Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The diocese was founded in 1970.-List of Bishops:* Philip Welsford Richmond Russell 1970-1974* Bruce Read Evans 1975-1993* Eric Pike 1993-1998...
in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
He was educated at Graaff Reinet Teachers’ Training College and was a teacher at Queen’s College Boys’ High School from 1958 to 1965. He trained for the Priesthood at St Paul’s Theological College, Grahamstown
Grahamstown
Grahamstown is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa and is the seat of the Makana municipality. The population of greater Grahamstown, as of 2003, was 124,758. The population of the surrounding areas, including the actual city was 41,799 of which 77.4% were black,...
and was ordained in 1968. He was Asstistant Priest
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at St John’s, East London and then Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of St Paul’s, Komga. From 1978 he was Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of East London and then Suffragan Bishop
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
of Anglican Diocese of Grahamstown before his election in 1993 to the See
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
of Port Elizabeth
Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth
The Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The diocese was founded in 1970.-List of Bishops:* Philip Welsford Richmond Russell 1970-1974* Bruce Read Evans 1975-1993* Eric Pike 1993-1998...
as its third Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
.
He retired in 2001.