Barry Hill (bishop)
Barry Hill | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Whitby | |
_(cropped).jpg) Hill at his consecration in 2024 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | York |
| See | Whitby |
| In office | 2024 to present |
| Predecessor | Paul Ferguson |
| Previous post(s) | Diocesan Mission Enabler (2023-2024) Team Rector, Market Harborough (2017–2023) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2005 (deacon) 2006 (priest) |
| Consecration | 10 October 2024 by Stephen Cottrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1979 (age 45) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Pep Hill |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Bishop |
| Alma mater | Wycliffe Hall, Oxford |
Barry Leon Hill (born February 1979) is an English Anglican bishop. Since 2024, he has served as the Bishop of Whitby, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York.[1]
Hill was ordained deacon in 2005 and priest in 2006. After a curacy in Loughborough[2] he was Diocesan Mission Enabler from 2009 until 2017; and Team Rector of Market Harborough from then until 2023, when he returned to his former role as Diocesan Mission Enabler.[3]
On 10 October 2024, he was consecrated as a bishop by Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, during a service at York Minster.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet the new Bishop of Whitby: Barry Hill". Diocese of Leicester. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "The Revd Barry Hill announced as the next Suffragan Bishop of Whitby". Diocese of Leicester. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Barry Leon Hill". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "In Pictures: Bishops' Consecrations, 10th October 2024". Diocese of York. 10 October 2024. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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