Loading AI tools
Pakistani Protestant bishop From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Humphrey Sarfaraz Peters is a Pakistani Protestant bishop. He has served as Bishop of the Diocese of Peshawar since 2011, and from 2017 to 2021, Moderator and Primate in the Church of Pakistan, a United Protestant Church that holds membership in the Anglican Communion, World Methodist Council and World Communion of Reformed Churches.[1]
Humphrey Peters | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Peshawar | |
| |
| Church | Church of Pakistan |
| Diocese | Peshawar |
| Installed | 2011 |
| Other post(s) | Moderator and Primate of the Church of Pakistan (2017–2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Denomination | Protestant (Anglican in a United Church) |
He was part of the original team responsible for envisioning the Anglican Alliance, and has remained closely involved since, as a member of the steering group, and part of the team responsible for appointing the Asia facilitator. He is the former secretary of the development and relief organisation of the diocese.[2][3][4]
He attended the Anglican Church in North America meeting of the College of Bishops, in Orlando, Florida, at 6–10 January 2014.[5]
Peters was elected Moderator and Primate of the Church of Pakistan on 20 May 2017.[6] He was succeeded by Azad Marshall as moderator and primate in 2021.[7]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
