Mike Hill (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Mike Hill
The Right Reverend; Mike Hill
Bishop of Bristol
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Bristol
In office	2003–2017
Predecessor	Barry Rogerson
Successor	Vivienne Faull
Other post(s)	Bishop of Buckingham (1998–2003)
Orders
Ordination	1977 (deacon); 1978 (priest); by Donald Coggan
Consecration	1998
Personal details
Born	17 April 1949 (age 75); Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Winterbourne, Bristol
Parents	Arthur and Hilda Hill
Spouse	Anthea (m. 1973)
Children	five
Profession	formerly printing executive
Alma mater	Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Michael Arthur Hill (born 17 April 1949) is an English Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Bristol from 2003 until he retired effective in 2017. In addition to parish ministry, he had been the Archdeacon of Berkshire (1992–1998) and the Bishop of Buckingham (1998–2003).

Early life and education

Hill was born on 17 April 1949, to Arthur and Hilda Hill.^[2] He was educated at Wilmslow County Grammar School, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge^[3] and at Ridley Hall, Cambridge.

Ordained ministry

He was ordained a deacon at Petertide 1977 (26 June)^[4] and a priest the next Petertide (2 July 1978), both times by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Canterbury Cathedral.^[5] From 1977 to 1980 he was curate of St Mary Magdalene's, Addiscombe; and, from 1980 to 1983, of St Paul's Slough. From 1983 to 1990 he was priest in charge of St Leonard's Chesham Bois. In 1990 he became Rural Dean of Amersham and the Archdeacon of Berkshire in 1992.^[6]

Hill was consecrated a bishop on 19 March 1998 at Southwark Cathedral.^[7] From 1998 to 2003, he was the Bishop of Buckingham, an area bishop in the Diocese of Oxford. He was then the Bishop of Bristol from 2003 until he retired effective 30 September 2017.^[8] ^[9]

In December 2012, he became Chair of the Wycliffe Hall Council.^[10]

Hill withdrew from public ministry in June 2020 while the subject of a racism inquiry conducted by a Church of England tribunal.^[11]^[12] In January 2021, he was "formally rebuked" having admitted that he had used racial stereotypes in a letter of reference for a fellow clergyman.^[13]

Styles

The Reverend Mike Hill (1977–1992)
The Venerable Mike Hill (1992–1998)
The Right Reverend Mike Hill (1998–present)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mike Hill — Bishop Mike's story
^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
^ Debrett's People of Today London, 2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 5968. 1 July 1977. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 6021. 7 July 1978. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
^ "News (in brief): New Bishops of Lancaster and Buckingham". Church Times. No. 7036. 19 December 1997. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 11 October 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ Communion
^ Diocese of Bristol — Bishop of Bristol announces retirement (Accessed 25 January 2017)
^ "Wycliffe Hall". www.wycliffehall.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012.
^ Richards, Samuel J. (September 2020). "Historical Revision in Church: Re-examining the 'Saint' Edward Colston". Anglican and Episcopal History. 89 (3): 232, 253–254.
^ "Bishop Mike Hill withdraws from public ministry during racism inquiry". Church Times. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ "Ex-Bishop of Bristol Mike Hill rebuked over racial stereotyping". BBC News. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021. Then-bishop Mr Hill said in a 2016 letter to a cleric about Mr Pereira: "Having worked very closely with people from the Indian sub-continent in my past, I think there are cultural differences in the way people like Alwyn communicate, and actually handle issues of truth and clarity."

Church of England titles
Preceded by Simon Burrows	Bishop of Buckingham 1998–2003	Succeeded by Alan Wilson
Preceded by Barry Rogerson	Bishop of Bristol 2003–2017	Succeeded by Vivienne Faull

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[bliog-1] Mike Hill — Bishop Mike's story

[2] Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8

[3] Debrett's People of Today London, 2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9

[4] "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 5968. 1 July 1977. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.

[5] "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 6021. 7 July 1978. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.

[6] Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0

[7] "News (in brief): New Bishops of Lancaster and Buckingham". Church Times. No. 7036. 19 December 1997. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 11 October 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.

[8] Communion

[9] Diocese of Bristol — Bishop of Bristol announces retirement (Accessed 25 January 2017)

[10] "Wycliffe Hall". www.wycliffehall.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012.

[11] Richards, Samuel J. (September 2020). "Historical Revision in Church: Re-examining the 'Saint' Edward Colston". Anglican and Episcopal History. 89 (3): 232, 253–254.

[12] "Bishop Mike Hill withdraws from public ministry during racism inquiry". Church Times. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[13] "Ex-Bishop of Bristol Mike Hill rebuked over racial stereotyping". BBC News. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021. Then-bishop Mr Hill said in a 2016 letter to a cleric about Mr Pereira: "Having worked very closely with people from the Indian sub-continent in my past, I think there are cultural differences in the way people like Alwyn communicate, and actually handle issues of truth and clarity."

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v t e Bishops of Buckingham
Edward Shaw Philip Eliot Robert Hay Gordon Savage Christopher Pepys Simon Burrows (became first area bishop)
Area bishops	Simon Burrows Colin Bennetts Mike Hill Alan Wilson Dave Bull (announced)

v t e Bishops of Bristol
For the sole Bishop suffragan of Bristol, see Henry Holbeach
Bristol (1542)	Paul Bush John Holyman Richard Cheyney John Bullingham Richard Fletcher John Thornborough Nicholas Felton Rowland Searchfield Robert Wright George Coke Robert Skinner Thomas Westfield Thomas Howell Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) Gilbert Ironside (Er) Guy Carleton William Gulston John Lake Gilbert Ironside (Yr) John Hall John Robinson George Smalridge Hugh Boulter William Bradshaw Charles Cecil Thomas Secker Thomas Gooch Joseph Butler John Conybeare John Hume Philip Yonge Thomas Newton Lewis Bagot Christopher Wilson Spencer Madan Reginald Courtenay Folliott Cornewall George Pelham John Luxmoore William Lort Mansel John Kaye Robert Gray Joseph Allen Diocese dissolved; see Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol
Bristol (1897)	George Forrest Browne George Nickson Clifford Woodward Frederick Cockin Oliver Tomkins John Tinsley Barry Rogerson Mike Hill Lee Rayfield (acting) Vivienne Faull

v t e Diocese of Bristol
Bristol Cathedral bishop's house, Winterbourne Bishop's Office, Bristol Hillside House, Bristol
Office holders	Vivienne Faull, Bishop of Bristol Neil Warwick, Bishop suffragan of Swindon AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Mandy Ford, Dean of Bristol Christopher Bryan, Archdeacon of Malmesbury Becky Waring, Archdeacon of Bristol
Historic offices	Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol (1836–1897; see Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol) Bishop suffragan of Malmesbury (1927–1994; renamed to Swindon) Archdeacon of Dorset (1542–1836; returned to Salisbury) Archdeacon of North Wilts (1904–1919; renamed to Swindon) Archdeacon of Swindon (1919–1999; renamed to Malmesbury)

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