| Type: | priest |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Reverend |
| Peter Leonard | |
| Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight | |
| Church: | Church of England |
| Province: | Canterbury |
| Diocese: | Portsmouth |
| Term: | 2019–2022 |
| Birth Name: | Peter Philip Leonard |
| Birth Date: | 6 February 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Slough, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Religion: | Christianity (Anglican) |
| Partner: | Mark Pittaway |
| Previous Post: | Canon Chancellor of Portsmouth Cathedral |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity College, Bristol |
Peter Philip Leonard (born 6 February 1970)[1] is a British Anglican priest who served as Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight, 2019[2] –2022.
Peter was educated at Trinity College, Bristol. He was ordained deacon in 1997 and priest in 1998. He held curacies at Haslemere then Woodham. A former teacher, he was Head of School at Mill Hill Primary School in Waterlooville before resuming his ministry as a residential canon at Portsmouth Cathedral.[3]
Leonard is in a civil partnership with his partner, Mark.[4] [5] Clergy in the Church of England are permitted to be in same-sex civil partnerships based on the understanding that such relationships are celibate.[6] [7] He has been Chair of the Board of Trustees of OneBodyOneFaith, an LGBT positive Christian charity, since 2018.[8]
On 9 January 2022, it was announced that Leonard is to resign his Church of England appointments effective 28 February to become Chief Executive of the charity Family Links - the Centre for Emotional Health.[9]