Peter Richard Baelz (1923-2000) was an Anglican priest and theologian.
Born on 27 July 1923,[1] he was educated at Dulwich and Cambridge University, where he won a tennis blue.
He trained for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge, and was ordained in 1950 [2] and began his career with curacies in Bournville and Sherborne.
From 1960 to 1972 he was Fellow and Dean of Jesus College, Cambridge and a Lecturer in Divinity.
From 1972 to 1980, he was Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford and finally Dean[3] of Durham from 1980 until 1988.