Peter Francis Barrett (8 February 1956 – 28 October 2015) was the

Bishop of Cashel and Ossory The Bishop of Cashel and Ossory (''Full title'': Bishop of Cashel, Waterford and Lismore with Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin) is the Ordinary of the United Diocese of Cashel, Waterford and Lismore with Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in the Church of ...

in the

Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland (, ; , ) is a Christian church in Ireland, and an autonomy, autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the Christianity in Ireland, second-largest Christian church on the ...

from 2002 to 2006.

Life

Barrett studied at

Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Unive ...

and trained for ordination at the Church of Ireland Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 1981 and priest in 1982. Barrett, previously

Dean of Waterford The Dean of Waterford in the United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory in the Church of Ireland is the dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford. List of deans of Waterford *Gilbert: 1212 * William Wace: 12–1223 (afterwards Bishop of Waterford) ...

from 1998 to 2002, was elected as

in the

on 4 November 2002 and consecrated at

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin Christ Church Cathedral, more formally The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Irish: ''Ardeaglais Theampall Chríost''), is the cathedral of the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough, United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and the cathedral of the e ...

on 25 January 2003. He resigned in 2006 following the breakdown of his marriage. He moved to England for a few years but eventually returned to Ireland. His former wife, Anne, is a social worker with a health agency. They have three children, Clare, Alec and Patrick. Barrett's successor was

Michael Burrows Michael Burrows may refer to: * Michael Burrows (computer scientist), British computer scientist * Michael Burrows (artist), Australian singer-songwriter *Michael Burrows (bishop) Michael Andrew James Burrows (born 1961) is a bishop in the Church ...

. On 28 October 2015, Barrett died at the age of 59.

References

External links

Diocese of Cashel and Ossory
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrett, Peter 1956 births 2015 deaths Deans of Waterford Bishops of Cashel and Ossory Alumni of the Church of Ireland Theological Institute Alumni of Trinity College Dublin