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 College of the Resurrection, Mirfield; and

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in 1952. Crockfords 1980-82 p430 (

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, OUP, 1983) After a

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at St James,

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he was at

Isandlwana Isandlwana () (older spelling ''Isandhlwana'', also sometimes seen as ''Isandula'') is an isolated hill in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is located north by northwest of Durban. The name is said to mean abomasum, the second st ...

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- dean 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

Eshowe Eshowe is the oldest town of European settlement in Zululand, historically also known as Eziqwaqweni, Ekowe or kwaMondi. Eshowe's name is said to be inspired by the sound of wind blowing through the more than 4 km² of the indigenous Dlinza ...

. 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

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, where Harker served as a priest, from time to time, during his retirement .

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