Peter Eagles
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The Right Reverend Peter Eagles QHC |
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| Bishop of Sodor and Man | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sodor and Man |
| In office | 2017–present |
| Predecessor | Robert Paterson |
| Other posts |
Archdeacon for the Army (2011–2017) Deputy Chaplain-General (2014–2017) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1989 (deacon); 1990 (priest) by Graham Leonard (deacon); Tom Butler (priest) |
| Consecration | 22 June 2017 by John Sentamu |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Peter Andrew Eagles |
| Born | 6 July 1959 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | (m. 1992) |
| Children | one |
| Education | Royal Grammar School, Guildford |
| Alma mater | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1990–2017 |
| Rank | Deputy Chaplain General (equivalent to brigadier) |
| Service number | 539182 |
| Unit | Royal Army Chaplains' Department |
Peter Andrew Eagles QHC (born 6 July 1959) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2017, he has been the Bishop of Sodor and Man; he was consecrated a bishop in the Church of England on 22 June 2017. He is a former chaplain of the British Army, serving as Archdeacon for the Army (2011–2017) and the Deputy Chaplain-General of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department (2014–2017).
Eagles was born on 6 July 1959. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, an all-boys independent school in Guildford, Surrey. He studied German and Russian at King's College, London, and he graduated in 1982 with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree and the Associateship of King's College (AKC).
Between 1982 and 1986, Eagles was an assistant master at Tonbridge School, an independent school in Tonbridge, Kent, and also worked as a freelance translator. In 1986, he entered St Stephen's House, Oxford, an Anglo-Catholic theological college, to train for holy orders and study theology. He graduated with a further BA in 1988.
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