Peter Townley

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Peter Townley (born 16 November 1955) is a Church of England priest who served as Archdeacon of Pontefract, 2007[1]–2023.

Townley was born in Blackley, Manchester and educated at Moston Brook High School, the University of Sheffield and Ridley Hall, Cambridge.[2] He was ordained deacon in 1980, and priest in 1981. After a curacy at Christ Church, Ashton-under-Lyne he was Priest in charge of St Hugh, Oldham. He was Rector of All Saints’, Stretford from 1988 to 1996; and then Vicar of St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich from 1996 to 2008. He was also Rural Dean of Ipswich from 2001 to 2007.[3] In 2004, he was nominated for a bravery award after apprehending a thief, who had stolen a parishioner's handbag.[4] In 2023, Townley returned to parish ministry,[5] resigning his archdeaconry effective 25 September 2023.[6]

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Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Pontefract
2008–2023		 TBA


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  3. ↑ TOWNLEY, Ven. Peter Kenneth’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, November 2016 accessed 25 July 2017
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