The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
‘Privi15g5’: Dr Peyton praises the people of the region ‘Proud and grateful’ bishop announces his retirement
The Right Rev Dr Nigel Peyton has announced that he will retire as Bishop of Brechin of the Scottish Episcopal Church on July 31.
Dr Peyton was consecrated Bishop of Brechin in St Paul’s Cathedral, Dundee, in 2011, returning to the diocese and city where his ministry began in 1976.
Dr Peyton said: “I shall always be proud and grateful that the Diocese of Brechin has provided the bookends of my 41 years’ ministry.
“My time here has been a privilege, challenging and rewarding in equal measure. In our city and region, local things matter, and I have enjoyed working with so many good and interesting people”.
Partnering with Church Army, Dr Peyton pioneered the Dundee Centre of Mission, encouraging outreach initiatives across the diocese.
Clergy and lay training have been a priority and he recently inaugurated a new diocesan centre at St John the Baptist in Stobswell, Dundee.
Dr Peyton is a regular Courier contributor and has cleaned the shoes of Dundonians on Maundy Thursday and is chairman of the Trustees of St Margaret’s Home for the Elderly and a governor of Abertay University.
Dr Peyton was ordained in Dundee in 1976, serving as chaplain of St Paul’s Cathedral Dundee and priest in charge of Invergowrie.
He was also a chaplain at Ninewells and Liff hospitals.
In 1985 he moved south with his young family, serving in the diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.
He was a member of General Synod of the Church of England 1995-2010 and a director of Ecclesiastical Insurance 2005-2012.
Dr Peyton and wife Anne are looking forward to retirement near Lincoln, closer to children and grandchildren, and enabling him to “once again become a season ticket holder at my beloved and infuriating Nottingham Forest Football Club”.