Christopher Hill (bishop)
Christopher John Hill ( born October 10, 1945) is a British Anglican theologian. He worked from 2004 until the end of September 2013 the Bishop of Guildford in the Church of England.
Life
Hill attended the King's College London, University of London. He studied theology. In theology, he completed a Bachelor of Divinity (BD ) and a Master of Theology ( MTh ). He also acquired the Associateship of King 's College - Degree (AKC ).
In 1969 he was ordained a deacon in 1970 was followed by the ordination to the priesthood. From 1969 to 1973 he was auxiliary vicar ( Assistant Curate ) on the parish of St. Michael the Archangel in Tividale in the Diocese of Lichfield. From 1973 to 1974 was followed by a position as a vicar ( Curate ) on the St Nicholas Church in Codsall. From 1974 to 1981 he was subsequently auxiliary chaplain of the Archbishop of Canterbury of Foreign Affairs ( Archbishop of Canterbury 's Assistant Chaplain for Foreign Relations ). From 1981 to 1989 he served as personal secretary to Robert Runcie, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, on issues of ecumenism ( Archbishop of Canterbury's Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs ). At the same time he worked from 1982 to 1989 as Honorarkanoniker ( Honorary Canon ) at the Cathedral of Canterbury operates. From 1987 to 1989 he was also chaplain of Queen Elizabeth II. , He was Residenzkanoniker ( residentiary Canon ) and Precentor ( Precentor ) at St. Paul 's Cathedral in London in 1989. He held until 1996, these offices.
He was appointed Suffragan Bishop of Stafford in the Diocese of Lichfield in 1996. In 2004 he was appointed Bishop of Guildford. He succeeds John Gladwin since 2004. End of September 2013, he went into retirement.
Hill held various clerical tasks and honorary positions. Since 1991 he is member of the Legal Advisory Commission of the General Synod of the Church of England. He was from 1998 to 2007 a member of the Faith and Order Advisory Group of the Church of England from 1998 to 2007, he served as Vice President. Since 1999, Hill Member of the House of Bishops and a member of the General Synod of the Church of England. Since 2006 he is a member of the General Synod of the Group on Women Bishops. From 2003 to 2006 Hill was a member of the Liturgical Commission of the Church of England ( Liturgical Commission). Since 2003 he is member of the internal church disciplinary Commission ( Clergy Discipline Commission).
A special honorary post in the Royal Household has Hill ( Royal Household ) of the United Kingdom. Since 2005 he has been Clerk of the Closet in the Ecclesiastical Household of the Queen of England.
Membership in the House of Lords
Hill belonged since 18 March 2010, as a minister, Lord of the House of Lords. He was in the House of Lords successor of Thomas Frederick Butler, Bishop of Southwark. On 27 May 2010 he was officially introduced in the House of Lords in his office. End of September 2013, he retired with his retirement as Bishop of Guildford officially out of the House of Lords.
Work in the public
Focal points of Hill's church activities are inter-religious dialogue, questions of ecumenism and relations with the Church of England to other denominational and religious communities.
From 1974 to 1982, and again from 1983 to 1989 he was secretary of the Anglican - Roman Catholic International Commission. From 1981 to 1982 he was secretary of the Anglican - Lutheran European Commission. From 1985 to 1988 he was a participant in the so-called Meissen talks, which should solidified relations between the Church of England and the German Protestant churches. From 1989 to 1992 he was secretary of the Anglo-Nordic/Baltic Commission of the Church of England, from which the Porvoo Communion emerged between the Anglican Churches of the British Isles and the Lutheran Churches of the Nordic countries and the Baltic states. From 1991 to 1996 he was deputy representing the Anglican churches Chairman of the London Society for Jews and Christians. In 1999 he was deputy chairman of the Meissen Conference. He was in particular an explanation for the Meissen.
Since 2008 he has been Chairman of the Council for Christian Unity. He is also Vice- President of the Conference of European Churches.
Private
Hill is married and the father of four adult children. His leisure time activities and hobbies Hill is one of his interest in industrial archeology, particularly for railways and waterways, listening to classical music and operas on BBC Radio 3 and reading detective novels. His personal interest is also of Italian cuisine and collecting fine wines.