Mann, Right Reverend Peter Woodley Biography 1991

MANN, Right Reverend Peter Woodley
Retired Anglican Bishop of Dunedin
Born Perth, Australia, 25 July 1924; arrived New Zealand 1946; son of Edgar Allen Mann and Maisie (née Woodley); married Ann Victoria Norman, daughter of William and Mabel Emily Norman; three daughters
Educated: Rose Park Primary School, Adelaide; Prince Alfred College, Adelaide; Auckland University; St John’s College, Auckland, Licentiate in Theology 1953; University of London, Bachelor of Divinity 1961
Royal Australian Navy, 1942-46 (Able-bodied seaman, Her Majesty’s Australian Ship Arunta)
Officer, Bank of Australasia, 1941-51
Curate: St John’s Cathedral, Napier 1953-54, Rotorua Parish 1954-56; Vicar, Porangahau, 1956-61
Vicar, Dannevirke, Canon of Waiapu Cathedral, 1961-66; Vicar, Blenheim, Archdeacon of Marlborough, 1966-71; Vicar, St Mary’s, Archdeacon of Timaru, 1971-75; Vicar, St James’, Lower Hutt, 1975-76; Bishop of Dunedin, 1976-90 (retired)
Recreation: tennis, walking, gardening
Address; 182 Maitland Street, Dunedin