Peter Hill (born 4 February 1950) is a retired

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bishop who served as

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(an

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in the

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), 2014–2021. He was previously

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, 2007–2014.

Early life and education

Hill grew up in Swansea and studied at the

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, then the

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. He spent eight years teaching in Manchester before training for the ministry at

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Ordained ministry

Hill was made a

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1983 (3 July) and ordained a

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the Petertide next (1 July 1984) — both times by Denis Wakeling,

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, at

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. He was curate of St James' Church, Porchester in Nottingham from 1983 to 1986 and Vicar of All Saints' Church, Huthwaite from 1986 to 1995. Appointed Priest-in-Charge of St Wilfrid's Church, Calverton in 1995 he also served as Area Dean of Southwell from 1997 to 2001. He moved from both posts in 2004 to be

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of the

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. He was consecrated a bishop on 25 July 2014, by

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, at

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; he is also currently Vice Chair of the Dioceses Commission. Ahead of

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's translation from Chelmsford to York, Hill became (additionally) Acting diocesan

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on Easter Day, 12 April 2020. That role ended on 19 April 2021. Hill then retired effective 4 August 2021. Bishop Peter Hill is now an associate minister at

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Peter 1950 births Bishops of Barking Alumni of the University of Nottingham Alumni of the University of Manchester Alumni of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford Archdeacons of Nottingham Living people People from Morriston