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The Right Reverend Barry Hill
Bishop of Whitby
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.

Early Life

Hill left school at 18, spending a year on an internship scheme as a youthworker, which led to voluntary roles in youth work. He then worked in the flight simulation industry.

Ordained Ministry

Hill was ordained deacon in 2005 and priest in 2006. After a curacy in Loughborough he was Diocesan Mission Enabler from 2009 until 2017, supporting clergy and lay leaders in the Diocese of Leicester in areas of parish renewal and mission, vocations, discipleship, and training.

Hill was appointed as Team Rector of Market Harborough in 2017. Alongside this, he held a half-time role overseeing and supporting new churches and church plants.

From 2023 until his appointment as Bishop of Whitby, he worked as Diocesan Strategy Development Enabler, leading the discernment and drafting of the strategy of the Diocese of Leicester.

During his time in the Diocese of Leicester, Hill served as a trustee of a large multi-academy trust, with a particular focus on support for those with Special Education Needs and Disabilities. He was a member of the Church of England's General Synod from 2015 until 2024, leading a debate on evangelism and witness in 2019.

Episcopal Ministry

On 10 October 2024, he was consecrated as a bishop by Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, during a service at York Minster.

As Bishop of Whitby, Hill serves across the Diocese of York, holding particular geographical responsibility for the Archdeaconry of Cleveland. He also Chairs the Diocesan Board of Education and leads across the Diocese on what it means to grow younger and more diverse.

Personal Life

Hill is a life-long supporter of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club. He has the club’s crest and Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium on his robes, and has spoken of praying for the team.

Hill has spoken of being a P!nk ‘superfan’. He enjoys musical theatre, cooking and rollerskating.

References

"Meet the new Bishop of Whitby: Barry Hill". Diocese of Leicester. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ Dover, Lou (31 July 2024). "New Bishops of Selby and Whitby: the Reverend Canon Doctor Flora Winfield and the Reverend Barry Hill". Diocese of York. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
"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.
"General Synod: evangelism and discipleship". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
"General Synod backs plans to mobilise one million worshippers". The Church of England. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
"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.
^ Dover, Lou (9 October 2024). "Meet the new Bishop of Whitby: Barry Hill". Diocese of York. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
"Brighton & Hove Albion: No rules on praying for my team, says bishop". BBC News. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

Church of England titles
Preceded byPaul Ferguson	Bishop of Whitby 2023–present	Incumbent

v t e Bishops of Whitby
Harry Woollcombe Harold Hubbard Walter Baddeley Philip Wheeldon George Snow John Yates Clifford Barker Gordon Bates Robert Ladds Martin Warner Philip North (bishop-designate) Paul Ferguson Barry Hill

v t e Diocese of York
York Minster Bishopthorpe Palace Diocesan House, York
Office holders	Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York and Primate of England Eleanor Sanderson, Bishop suffragan of Hull Flora Winfield, Bishop suffragan of Selby Barry Hill, Bishop suffragan of Whitby AEO: the Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Dominic Barrington, Dean of York Andy Broom, Archdeacon of the East Riding Sam Rushton, Archdeacon of York Amanda Bloor, Archdeacon of Cleveland
Provincial episcopal visitors	Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Sheffield (1901–1914; Diocese of Sheffield erected) Archdeacon of Richmond (12th century–1541; became Diocese of Chester) Archdeacon of Nottingham (12th century–1837; transferred to Lincoln) Archdeacon of Sheffield (1884–1914; became Diocese of Sheffield) Archdeacon of Doncaster (1913–1914; transferred to Sheffield)
Historic palaces	Archbishop's Palace, York (12th–16th centuries) Cawood Castle (12th–17th centuries) York Place (13th–16th centuries) Hampton Court Palace (1514–1528) York House, Strand (16th–17th centuries)

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