Peter Watson (bishop)

Peter Robert Watson (born 1936) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. He served as the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne from 2000 to 2005.

The Right Reverend Peter Watson
Archbishop of Melbourne
Church	Anglican Church of Australia
Province	Victoria
Diocese	Melbourne
In office	2000–2005
Predecessor	Keith Rayner
Successor	Philip Freier
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Parramatta (1989–1993) Bishop of South Sydney (1993–2000)
Personal details
Born	Peter Robert Watson 1936 (age 88–89) Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Denomination	Anglicanism
Spouse	Margot (Eleanor)

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.^[1] He retired as archbishop effective 31 December 2005.^[2][3] He is married to Margo (Eleanor) Watson.^[4]