Peter Hancock


Peter Hancock
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Hancock after his Installation at Wells
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Bath and Wells
In office2014–2021
PredecessorPeter Price
Other post(s)Bishop of Basingstoke (2010–2014)
Orders
Ordination1980 (deacon)
1981 (priest)
by Ronald Gordon
Consecration21 September 2010
Personal details
Born (1955-07-26) 26 July 1955 (age 69)
Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceBishop's Palace, Wells
Spouse
(m. 1979)
Childrenfour
Alma materSelwyn College, Cambridge

Peter Hancock (born 26 July 1955) is a retired Church of England bishop. He served as the Bishop of Bath and Wells from 2014 to 2021, having previously been the Bishop of Basingstoke, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Winchester, from 2010 to 2014.