Peter Ball (bishop)

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Peter Ball (bishop) is a former Church of England bishop who became widely known for his conviction on historical sexual abuse charges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican bishop
human
abusePeriod 1970s–1990s
consecratedAsBishopIn 1977
convictedOf indecent assault
misconduct in public office
convictionDate 2015-10-07
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1932-02-14
diocese Diocese of Chichester NERFINISHED
Diocese of Gloucester NERFINISHED
educatedAt Lancing College NERFINISHED
Queens' College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
endTime 1992 (as Bishop of Lewes)
1993 (as Bishop of Gloucester)
familyName Ball NERFINISHED
givenName Peter
hasTitle Bishop emeritus of Gloucester
honorificPrefix The Right Reverend
knownFor abuse of young men and aspiring priests
languageSpoken English
memberOf Church of England NERFINISHED
notableEvent arrest in 2012 over historical abuse allegations
charge by Crown Prosecution Service in 2014
notableFor historical sexual abuse scandal in the Church of England
occupation bishop
ordainedAsPriestIn 1956
placeOfBirth Norbury, Surrey, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDetention HM Prison (England) NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Gloucester NERFINISHED
Bishop of Lewes
reasonForResignation police investigation into sexual abuse allegations
releasedFromPrison 2017
religion Anglicanism NERFINISHED
religiousOrderFounded Community of Glastonbury NERFINISHED
residence Somerset, England (after release)
resignedFromPosition Bishop of Gloucester NERFINISHED
sentencedTo 32 months imprisonment
sexOrGender male
sibling Michael Ball (bishop) NERFINISHED
startTime 1977 (as Bishop of Lewes)
1992 (as Bishop of Gloucester)
subjectOf Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) hearings NERFINISHED
media coverage on clerical abuse in the Church of England
twin Michael Ball (bishop) NERFINISHED
victimDemographic aspiring clergy
young men

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