Anthony Edward Pierce (born 16 January 1941[1]) was the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales[2] from 1999 to 2008.
He legally became Bishop when his election was confirmed by the Sacred Synod of the Church in Wales at their April 1999 meeting;[4] he was later ordained to the episcopate (consecrated) and enthroned at Brecon Cathedral.
At the time of his enthronement, David Gedge OBE was serving as organist and choirmaster at Brecon Cathedral, a role he had held since 1966.
On 10 December 2016, celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Bishop Anthony's ordination as a Priest took place at St Mary's Church, Swansea where he had served as Curate, and then Rector of St Mary's Church, Swansea before he was ordained to the episcopate.
In February 2025 Pierce pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault on a boy under 16 in the 1980s when he was a parish priest in the West Cross area of Swansea.