Peter Harker (died 16 December 2016) was bishop of Zululand from 1993 until 1997. Harker was educated at the

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and the

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, Mirfield; and

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in 1952. Crockfords 1980-82 p430 (

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, 1983) After a

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at St James,

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he was at

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from 1957 to 1963. He was

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of West Zululand from 1963 to 1965; East Zululand from 1965 to 1967; and South Zululand from 1967 to 1979; and East Zululand from 1979 to 1993. Subsequent to this he served in kwaMagwaza followed by stints in Melmoth and

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. He did a nine-month exchange with the vicar of St Cuthberts North Wembley in the

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. He was later appointed sub-

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of the Cathedral of the Holy Nativity, Pietermaritzburg. He was then appointed successively as the rector of All Saints United Church in

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; St. Cyprian's, Durban; and

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where he also served an

of the South Coast. In 1996 he was consecrated as bishop of Zululand, the seat being in

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. He retired to

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on the North Coast at the age of 70 and died in his 89-year, on his 57th wedding anniversary. His widow Rosemary, plays the organ at All Saints Church, Maidstone, KwaZulu-Natal, where Harker served as a priest, from time to time, during his retirement .

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