Peter Bryan Price (born 17 May 1944) is a retired English Anglican

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. He was the

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in the

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from 2001 to 30 June 2013. He sat in the

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as one of the Lords Spiritual from 2008 until his retirement. Currently he chairs the board of trustees for the NGO

Conciliation Resources Conciliation Resources is an independent organization working with people in conflict to prevent violence and build peace, providing advice, support, and practical resources. It also takes the lessons learned to government decision-makers and oth ...

. Price attended Oak Hill Theological College. He was ordained a

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in 1974 and a priest in 1975. He has been chancellor of

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, the

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, the chairman of the Southwark Diocesan Board of Mission and the general secretary of the

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(USPG). He was consecrated a bishop on 2 December 1997 at by

George Carey George Leonard Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton (born 13 November 1935) is a retired Anglican bishop who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002, having previously been the Bishop of Bath and Wells. During his time as archbishop the C ...

, Archbishop of Canterbury. He broadcasts for BBC World Service and Independent Radio in

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. He was presented with the Coventry Cross of Nails in 1999, an award for his reconciliation efforts. Price has over 40 years experience of reconciliation, beginning in

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but including

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and the

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. In 2011 he was able to revisit friends in El Salvador, including one bishop, Medardo Gomez, who he was instrumental in saving from execution in a visit to the country, in 1988, during the

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. While in the House of Lords, he used his influence to pressure politicians to find alternative and non-militarised solutions to some of the world's conflicts. In his final appearance in the House of Lords he urged G8 leaders to seize a "rare opportunity" for hope in resolving differences on Syria. Price is the current bishop protector of the

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Styles

* Peter Price Esq (1944–1975) * The Revd Peter Price (1975–1988) * The Revd Canon Peter Price (1988–1997) * The Rt Revd Peter Price (1997–present)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Peter 1944 births Living people Bishops of Kingston Bishops of Bath and Wells 20th-century Church of England bishops 21st-century Church of England bishops Alumni of Oak Hill College Anglican pacifists