Peter Selby
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Peter Stephen Maurice Selby (born 7 December 1941) was the Church of England
Bishop of Worcester
. He retired at the end of September 2007.
He was educated at St John's College, Oxford
, and at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts
, taking the Oxford degree of MA (1967, BA
1964) and the Cambridge, Mass., degree of BD
(1966). He was awarded a PhD
degree by the University of London
in 1975.
He was Assistant Curate, Queensbury
, 1966–68; Associate Director of Training, Southwark
, 1969–73; Assistant Curate, Limpsfield
with Titsey, 1969–77; Vice-Principal, Southwark Ordination Course, 1970–72; Assistant Missioner, Diocese of Southwark, 1973–77; Canon Residentiary, Newcastle Cathedral
, 1977–84; Diocesan Missioner, Diocese of Newcastle
, 1977–84; Suffragan Bishop, 1984–91, Area Bishop, 1991–92, of Kingston-upon-Thames; William Leech Professorial Fellow in Applied Christian Theology, University of Durham
, 1992–97; Honorary Assistant Bishop, dioceses of Durham and Newcastle, 1992–97; Visitor General, Community of Sisters of the Church, 1991–2001, a Member of the Doctrine Commission, 1991–2003, and President of the Modern Churchpeople's Union, 1990–96 and of the Society for Study of Theology, 2003–04; Bishop to HM Prisons, 2001– and from January 2008 became the President of the National Council for Independent Monitoring Boards for prisons.
He was appointed Bishop of Worcester in 1997. Selby is styled "the Right Reverend Dr Peter Stephen Maurice Selby".
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Bishop of Worcester
Bishop of Worcester
The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury...
. He retired at the end of September 2007.
He was educated at St John's College, Oxford
St John's College, Oxford
__FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of...
, and at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, taking the Oxford degree of MA (1967, BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
1964) and the Cambridge, Mass., degree of BD
Bachelor of Divinity
In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies....
(1966). He was awarded a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree by the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
in 1975.
He was Assistant Curate, Queensbury
Queensbury
Queensbury may refer to:* Queensbury, London* Queensbury, New York* Queensbury, West Yorkshire...
, 1966–68; Associate Director of Training, Southwark
Anglican Diocese of Southwark
The Diocese of Southwark is one of the 44 dioceses of the Church of England, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Diocese forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. It was formed on May 1, 1905 from part of the Diocese of Rochester...
, 1969–73; Assistant Curate, Limpsfield
Limpsfield
Limpsfield is a village and parish in the east of the county of Surrey, England near Oxted at the foot of the North Downs. It lies between the A25 to the south and the M25 motorway to the north, near the Clackett Lane service station...
with Titsey, 1969–77; Vice-Principal, Southwark Ordination Course, 1970–72; Assistant Missioner, Diocese of Southwark, 1973–77; Canon Residentiary, Newcastle Cathedral
Newcastle Cathedral
St Nicholas's Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Its full title is The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Newcastle upon Tyne...
, 1977–84; Diocesan Missioner, Diocese of Newcastle
Diocese of Newcastle
The Diocese of Newcastle is a Church of England diocese based in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering the historic county of Northumberland . The area of Alston Moor in Cumbria also forms part of the diocese.The diocese came into being on May 23, 1882, and was one of four created by the Bishoprics Act...
, 1977–84; Suffragan Bishop, 1984–91, Area Bishop, 1991–92, of Kingston-upon-Thames; William Leech Professorial Fellow in Applied Christian Theology, University of Durham
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
, 1992–97; Honorary Assistant Bishop, dioceses of Durham and Newcastle, 1992–97; Visitor General, Community of Sisters of the Church, 1991–2001, a Member of the Doctrine Commission, 1991–2003, and President of the Modern Churchpeople's Union, 1990–96 and of the Society for Study of Theology, 2003–04; Bishop to HM Prisons, 2001– and from January 2008 became the President of the National Council for Independent Monitoring Boards for prisons.
He was appointed Bishop of Worcester in 1997. Selby is styled "the Right Reverend Dr Peter Stephen Maurice Selby".
External links
- Diocesan web page with photograph