Peter Ballard Explained

Peter James Ballard y Débora María (born 10 March 1955) was Archdeacon of Lancaster from 2006 to 2010.[1]

Ballard was educated at Chadderton Grammar School and Durham University. After a curacy in Grantham he was Vicar of Christ Church, Lancaster[2] from 1991 to 1998 (Rural Dean of Lancaster from 1995 to 1998).[3] He was a Canon Residentiary at Blackburn Cathedral from 1998 to 2006, before his appointment as Archdeacon; and Chief Executive of DBE Services since 2010.[4]

Notes and References

  1. ‘BALLARD, Ven. Peter James’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013 ; online edn, Dec 2013 accessed 1 March 2014
  2. http://christchurchlancaster.co.uk/ Church Web site
  3. [Crockford's Clerical Directory|Crockford's On-line]
  4. http://www.chester.anglican.org/page_schools.asp?Page=44 Diocese of Chester