Christopher Hill (bishop)


Christopher Hill

Bishop of Guildford
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Guildford
In office2004–2013
PredecessorJohn Gladwin
Other post(s)area Bishop of Stafford (1996–2004)
Clerk of the Closet (2005–2014)
President, Conference of European Churches (2013–present)
Orders
Ordination1969[1] (deacon)
May 1970[2] (priest)
Consecration7 March 1996[3]
Personal details
Born (1945-10-10) 10 October 1945 (age 79)
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceWillow Grange, Guildford
Alma materKing's College London

Christopher John Hill, KCVO[1] (born 10 October 1945) is a retired British Anglican bishop. From 1996 to 2004, he was the Bishop of Stafford, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield. From 2004 to 2013, he was the Bishop of Guildford, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Guildford. In addition, he served as the Clerk of the Closet in the Ecclesiastical Household of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2014.