Peter Lee (bishop)

The Right Reverend Peter Lee
Bishop of Christ the King
Church	Anglican
Province	Southern Africa
Diocese	Christ the King
Installed	1990

Peter John Lee (born 5 June 1947) is an Anglican clergyman, bishop of the Diocese of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, and St. John's College, Cambridge, Lee was ordained in the Church of England and has worked in South Africa since 1976.

He worked with Archbishop Desmond Tutu as Canon Missioner of the Anglican diocese of Johannesburg before being elected as bishop of the new Diocese of Christ the King. Lee retired in Jun 2016, The electoral college whose job it was to elect a successor failed to do so. The synod of bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa will appoint a successor at their meeting in 2016.^[1]

Works

• Poor Man, Rich Man: The Priorities of Jesus and the Agenda of the Church. Hodder and Stoughton. 1986. ISBN 978-0-340-39305-5.
• Guard her children: hope for South Africa today. Kingsway. 1986. ISBN 978-0-86065-427-8.^[2]
• Compromise and courage: Anglicans in Johannesburg 1864-1999 : a divided church seeking integrity. Pietermaritzburg: Cluster. 2005. ISBN 978-1-875053-50-6.

Honours

• Honorary Lambeth degree of Bachelor of Divinity, 13 July 2006.^[3]

Notes and references

1. Conger, George (30 June 2016). "SA episcopal election fails to select candidate". Anglican Ink. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
2. Shayi 1987, p. 31.
3. Williams 2006.

• Shayi, Frank (August 1987), "Guard her children: hope for South Africa today by Peter Lee", ThirdWay, 10 (8), Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd
• Rowan Williams (14 July 2006). "Archbishop of Canterbury awards Lambeth Degrees". Archbishop of Canterbury (Press release). Archived from the original on 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2014-09-17.