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Richard Peers

The Very Reverend

Richard Peers
Dean of Llandaff
Peers in 2014
ChurchChurch in Wales
DioceseLlandaff
In officeNovember 2022 – March 2024
PredecessorGerwyn Capon
SuccessorJason Bray
Previous post(s)Sub-dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (2020–2022)
Orders
Ordination1993 (deacon)
1994 (priest)
Personal details
Born
Richard Peers

1965 (age 59–60)
DenominationAnglicanism

Richard Peers (born July 1965) is a British Anglican priest. Between 2022 and 2024, he served as Dean of Llandaff.

Life and career

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Peers was born in July 1965.[1] For eight years he was headteacher of Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham.[2] He served as curate at St Hilda's, Grangetown, and was made deacon at Petertide 1993, by John Habgood, Archbishop of York, at York Minster, before being ordained priest the following Petertide (4 July 1994), by Gordon Bates, Bishop of Whitby, at St Hilda's.[3][4] After serving in parishes in the Dioceses of York, Portsmouth, Lichfield, and Southwark, he served as Director of Education for the Diocese of Liverpool and as the CEO of Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust. In 2020, he was appointed as Sub-Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.[5][6]

After his appointment as Dean of Llandaff was announced in September 2022, he was installed as Dean of Llandaff on 20 November.[7]

He was accused of misconduct under the Clergy Discipline Measure with reference to remarks that he was alleged to have made concerning Martyn Percy, Dean of Christ Church, in the context of the protracted dispute at Christ Church, Oxford that had followed Percy's suspension in 2018. In March 2024, Peers was cleared of charges by a panel chaired by Lynsey de Mestre KC. He then announced his retirement as Dean of Llandaff on 31 March.[8][9][10][2][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Charles Peers". Companies House. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Shipton, Martin (31 March 2024). "Dean of Llandaff quits after being found not guilty of lying about fellow cleric". Nation Cymru. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 6805. 16 July 1993. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 August 2023 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 6857. 15 July 1994. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 August 2023 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ^ "New Dean of Llandaff Cathedral announced". Church in Wales. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Fr Richard Peers to become Dean of Llandaff". Diocese of Oxford. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Installation of the new Dean of Llandaff". Llandaff Cathedral. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  8. ^ "The Dean of Llandaff retires". Llandaff Cathedral. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  9. ^ Shipton, Martin (17 January 2024). "Senior Church in Wales cleric faces allegations of serious misconduct". Nation Cymru. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  10. ^ Martin, Francis (26 March 2024). "Tribunal clears former Sub-Dean of Christ Church of misconduct regarding Percy case". Church Times. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  11. ^ Martin, Francis (3 April 2024). "Ten days after his CDM exoneration, Dean Peers resigns from Llandaff". Church Times. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
Church in Wales titles
Preceded by Dean of Llandaff
2022–2024 		Succeeded by