Christopher John Hill, KCVO[1] (born 10 October 1945) is a retired British Anglican bishop.

Hill was educated at Sebright School and at King's College London (studying for his Bachelor of Divinity {BD} and Associate of King's College {AKC} then training for the ministry, gaining a Master of Theology {MTh}).

From 1974 to 1981 he was the Archbishop of Canterbury's Assistant Chaplain for Foreign Relations and from 1982 to 1989 his Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs.

In 1989 he became a canon residentiary and the Precentor of St Paul's Cathedral, London, and from 1996 he was the area Bishop of Stafford in the Diocese of Lichfield.

[5][6] On 28 March 2013, during his sermon at the Maundy Thursday Chrism Eucharist in Guildford Cathedral, Hill announced his intention to retire as Bishop of Guildford saying: "At the end of September, though I have not yet written the necessary formal letters to Queen and Archbishop, I shall hope to see many of you here for a farewell celebration for my retirement.