Stephen Hance
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The Very Reverend Stephen Hance |
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| Dean of Derby | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
| In office | 2017–present |
| Other posts | Canon Missioner of Southwark Cathedral 2013 – present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1993 (deacon) 1994 (priest) by Timothy Bavin |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Stephen John Hance |
| Born |
15 April 1966 Kisumu, Nyanza Province, Kenya |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Jacqui |
| Children | three |
| Alma mater | |
Stephen John Hance (born 16 April 1966) is a British Anglican priest. Since 2017, he has been the Dean of Derby; he was previously the Canon Missioner of Southwark Cathedral and Director of Mission and Evangelism for the Diocese of Southwark since 2013.
Hance was born on 16 April 1966 in Kisumu, Kenya. He studied sociology at Portsmouth Polytechnic, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1989. In 1990, he entered St John's College, Nottingham, an Open Evangelical Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry. During this time he also studied theology, and he graduated from the University of Nottingham with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 1992. He undertook postgraduate studies in mission and ministry, and graduated from Nottingham with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1993. He then left theological college to be ordained in the Church of England. After a number of years of part-time study at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky, United States, he completed a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree in missional church leadership in 2009.
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