Nigel Peyton (born 5 February 1951) is a retired British

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bishop. From 2011 until 2017, he served as the

Bishop of Brechin The Bishop of Brechin is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Brechin or Angus, based at Dundee. Brechin Cathedral, Brechin is a parish church of the established (presbyterian) Church of Scotland. The diocese had a long-established Gaelic ...

in the

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Early life and education

Born in London in 1951, he was educated at the

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, graduating with a

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degree in 1973 and a

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degree in 1976.Diocese of Brechin: The Bishop
Retrieved 15 June 2013.

Ordained ministry

He was ordained in the

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as a

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in 1976 and a

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in 1977. Between 1999 and 2011, he served as the Archdeacon of Newark in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.

Episcopal ministry

He was elected the

, ordinary ( diocesan bishop) of the

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on 18 May 2011. He was

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and installed in a special service at St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee on 8 October 2011.New Bishop of Brechin installed in special cathedral ceremony
Retrieved on 15 June 2013. In March 2017 it was announced that Dr Peyton would retire as 50th Bishop of Brechin at the end of July, and the process to elect his successor began in September 2017. In retirement, Peyton has been licensed as an

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of the

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, England, since 2017.

References

1951 births Living people Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Archdeacons of Newark Bishops of Brechin (Episcopalian) Anglican clergy from London 21st-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops {{Anglican-bishop-stub