Derek Lionel Eaton (born 10 September 1941) is a retired New Zealand Anglican bishop. He was the 9th Anglican Bishop of Nelson, from 1990 to 2006. He was educated at

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and

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after which he worked as a

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until studying for the Priesthood. He was

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in 1971 and after a

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at St Luke's,

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he was

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. Later he was Provost of All Saint's Cathedral,

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and held incumbencies at Bishopdale and (his last appointment before ordination to the

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)

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. He is married to Alice Eaton. He was consecrated a bishop on 24 June 1990.ACANZP Lectionary, 2019
(p. 145) After 16 years as Bishop of Nelson, Eaton returned to Africa to become assistant bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Egypt. Since returning to New Zealand from Africa in January 2009, Eaton and his wife have been chaplains to Bishopdale Theological College. In the

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, Eaton was awarded the

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for community service.

References

1941 births Living people People from Christchurch People educated at Christchurch Boys' High School Anglican provosts of the Diocese of Egypt Anglican bishops of Nelson Recipients of the Queen's Service Medal 20th-century Anglican bishops in New Zealand 21st-century Anglican bishops in New Zealand {{Anglican-bishop-stub