Derek Eaton

Who is Derek Eaton?

Derek Lionel Eaton,QSM is a retired New Zealand Anglican bishop. He was the 9th Anglican Bishop of Nelson, from 1990 to 2006.

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 and after a curacy at St Luke’s, Bristol he was Vicar of Tunis. Later he was Provost of All Saint’s Cathedral, Cairo and held incumbencies at Bishopdale and Redcliffs. He is married to Alice Eaton.

After 16 years as Bishop of Nelson, Eaton returned to Africa to become assistant bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Egypt. Since returning to New Zealand from Africa in January 2009, Eaton and his wife have been chaplains to Bishopdale Theological College.