About Peter Watson
Born 1936. Peter Watson is an Australian presbyter.
Peter Robert Watson (born 1936) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. He served as the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne from 2000 to 2005. Biography Watson was born in Sydney in 1936. He attended Canterbury Boys' High School. He was ordained as a priest in Sydney in 1962 and consecrated as the Bishop of Parramatta (in Sydney) in 1989 and became Bishop of South Sydney in 1993.
In 2000 he was elected to succeed Keith Rayner as Archbishop of Melbourne and was installed on 14 May 2000. He retired as archbishop effective 31 December 2005. He is married to Margo (Eleanor) Watson.
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Who is Peter Watson?
Australian Anglican archbishop
When was Peter Watson born?
Peter Watson was born in 1936 in Sydney.
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Peter Watson is a presbyter.
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Peter Watson is Australian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Peter Watson (bishop)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Peter Watson. https://biography.guide/peter-watson-presbyter/
MLA: "Peter Watson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/peter-watson-presbyter/.
Chicago: "Peter Watson." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/peter-watson-presbyter/.
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