Reginald John Piper (born 25 February 1942) was an assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney who served as the Bishop of Wollongong from 1993 to 2007.
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Assistant Bishop | |
Diocese | Sydney |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1967 |
Personal details | |
Born | Reginald John Piper 25 February 1942 |
Nationality | Australian |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Spouse | Dorothy Piper[1] |
Occupation | Bishop |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Wollongong (1993 – 2007) |
Education | Corrimal High School[2] |
Alma mater |
Piper was born in Goulburn[3] and educated at Corrimal High School[2] and at the Australian National University.[4] After studying at Moore Theological College he was ordained in 1967.[5] He had curacies at St Stephen's Willoughby (1966-69) and St Clement's Lalor Park (1969-72) before incumbencies at St Aidan's Hurstville Grove (1972-75), Christ Church, Kiama (1975-80) and Holy Trinity, Adelaide (1980-93) before his ordination to the episcopate. He was awarded a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Seminary in 1992. Upon his retirement as Bishop of Wollongong, he served as Rector of Gymea (2007-10) then as a part-time Senior Assistant Minister at St Michael's Cathedral, Wollongong from 2010. He is married to Dorothy Piper.[1]
Piper has published multiple studies "for Lent and other season" through Youthworks Media:[6]
- Ephesus and the New Humanity,
- From Rome with Love,
- The God who is For Us,
- The Life and Labours of Paul,
- The Things that Make for Peace.
References edit
- ^ a b Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000
- ^ a b Campbell, David (7 March 2001). Corrimal High School Fiftieth Anniversary (Speech). Hansard. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Sydney Anglican". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory: 1975-76, Lambeth, Church House, 1975, ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ "Reg Piper". Youthworks Media. Retrieved 16 December 2023.