Christopher Hill (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Christopher Hill |
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| Bishop of Guildford | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Guildford |
| In office | 2004–2013 |
| Predecessor | John Gladwin |
| Other posts | area Bishop of Stafford (1996–2004) Clerk of the Closet (2005–2014) President, Conference of European Churches (2013–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1969 (deacon) May 1970 (priest) |
| Consecration | 7 March 1996 |
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| Born | 10 October 1945 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Willow Grange, Guildford |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Christopher John Hill KCVO (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.
Hill was educated at Sebright School and at King's College London (studying for his Bachelor of Divinity {BD} and Associate of King's College {AKC} then training for the ministry, gaining a Master of Theology {MTh}). He served his first curacy at Tividale in the Diocese of Lichfield from 1969 to 1973; he was then curate of Codsall from 1973 to 1974. From 1974 to 1981 he was the Archbishop of Canterbury's Assistant Chaplain for Foreign Relations and from 1982 to 1989 his Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs. From 1982 to 1989 he was also an honorary canon of Canterbury Cathedral. From 1987 to 1996 he was a chaplain to Elizabeth II. In 1989 he became a canon residentiary and the Precentor of St Paul's Cathedral, London. Prior to his current appointment, he had been the area Bishop of Stafford in the Diocese of Lichfield from 1996.
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