Hugh Edmund Nelson (born 1972) is a British Anglican bishop and former charity worker.

[1] He studied theology at Worcester College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1994.

[1][2] Before starting ministry in the Church of England, he spent 13 years working at L'Arche London, a charity supporting adults with learning disabilities.

The principal consecrator was Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London, rather than the Archbishop of Canterbury: this was the first time a female bishop had led a consecration service in the Church of England.

[7] Since September 2023, he has been Acting Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Truro.