Ball, 87, was jailed at the Old Bailey in 2015 for sexual offences against 18 young men over three decades.
The self-styled confidant to the Prince of Wales was released from prison in 2017, having served 16 months.
A spokesman for Charles previously said it remained “a matter of deep regret” that he and others were “deceived” by the clergyman.
After his release, Ball went to live with his twin brother Michael Ball in Cornwall before they moved to Langport, Somerset.
An inquest in Taunton heard Ball suffered ill health and depression in the years leading up to his death.
On June 4 this year, he was admitted to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton before being discharged on June 12.
He was readmitted the next day following a fall, having sustained fractures to his rib and left clavicle.
Ball was discharged on 20th June but fell while attempting to climb stairs to his bedroom hours later.
He died at Musgrove Park Hospital on the morning of 21st June from respiratory failure and multiple rib fractures.
Tony Williams, senior coroner for Somerset, concluded that Ball’s death was accidental.
“Peter Ball suffered a number of falls during which he has sustained multiple rib fractures and gone on to develop a fatal respiratory failure,” the coroner said.
“He was a retired bishop. My conclusion will be one of accidental death.”
The inquest was not attended by members of Ball’s family…
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