Peter Collins (bishop)

The Right Reverend Peter Collins
Bishop of East Anglia
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Westminster
Diocese	East Anglia
See	East Anglia
Appointed	11 October 2022
Installed	14 December 2022
Predecessor	Alan Hopes
Orders
Ordination	14 July 1984
Consecration	14 December 2022 by Alan Hopes
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Peter Gwilym Collins (1958-05-13) 13 May 1958
Nationality	Welsh
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Royal English College, Valladolid Comillas Pontifical University

Ordination history of Peter Collins
History Priestly ordination Date 14 July 1984 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Alan Hopes Co-consecrators George Stack Mark O'Toole Date 14 December 2022 Place St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich

Peter Gwilym Collins (born 13 May 1958) is a British Roman Catholic prelate. On 11 October 2022 he was appointed by Pope Francis as Bishop of East Anglia, replacing Alan Hopes. He was consecrated Bishop and installed in the Diocese of East Anglia on 14 December 2022.

Collins was born on 13 May 1958 in Tredegar, in the Archdiocese of Cardiff. He was ordained a priest on 14 July 1984 for the same Archdiocese. He attended the English College of Valladolid in Spain and obtained a Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology at the Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid.

He has held the following positions: Parish Vicar at St David's Cathedral in Cardiff (1984-1989); Vice-Rector of the English College of Valladolid (1989-1994); Pastor of Chepstow, Caldicot and Magor (1995-2001); Dean and Administrator of St David's Cathedral in Cardiff (2001-2019).

From 2019 he served as parish priest of Saint Mary of the Angels and Holy Family in Cardiff, diocesan representative for Safeguarding, President of the Diocesan Commission for Education and President of the Presbyteral Council. He was also a member of the Cathedral Chapter of the Archdiocese of Cardiff.

External links

• "Peter Gwilym Collins". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 11 October 2022.