Derek Eaton

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The Rt Rev Derek Lionel Eaton,^[1]QSM (b 10 September 1941)^[2] was the 9th Anglican Bishop of Nelson ^[3] whose Episcopate spanned a 16 year period during the late 20th century and early 21st centuries.
He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School and Auckland College of Education after which he worked as a teacher until studying for the Priesthood. He was ordained in 1971 ^[4] and after a curacy at St Luke’s, Bristol ^[5] he was Vicar of Tunis. Later he was Provost of All Saint’s Cathedral, Cairo and held incumbencies at Bishopdale and (his last appointment before elevation to the Episcopate) Redcliffs.

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Preceded by Peter Eves Sutton	Bishop of Nelson 1990–2006	Succeeded by Richard Ellena

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1. ^ NZ clerical Directory
2. ^ thePeerage.com
3. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674
5. ^ Church web-site

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Name	Eaton, Derek Lionel
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Date of birth	10 September 1941
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