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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Ball (bishop) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishop
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human ⓘ |
| abusePeriod | 1970s–1990s ⓘ |
| consecratedAsBishopIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
indecent assault
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misconduct in public office ⓘ |
| convictionDate | 2015-10-07 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-02-14 ⓘ |
| diocese |
Diocese of Chichester
NERFINISHED
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Diocese of Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lancing College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queens' College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1992 (as Bishop of Lewes)
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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
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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
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media coverage on clerical abuse in the Church of England ⓘ |
| twin | Michael Ball (bishop) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimDemographic |
aspiring clergy
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young men ⓘ |
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