Anthony Pierce
Anthony Pierce | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Swansea and Brecon | |
| Church | Church in Wales |
| Diocese | Diocese of Swansea and Brecon |
| Elected | 1999 |
| Installed | 1999 |
| Term ended | 16 January 2008 |
| Predecessor | Dewi Bridges |
| Successor | John Davies |
| Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of Gower (1995–1999) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1965 (deacon) 1966 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1999 by Rowan Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1941 |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Dynevor School, Swansea Swansea University Linacre College, Oxford Ripon College Cuddesdon |
Anthony Edward Pierce (born 16 January 1941) is a Welsh former Anglican bishop and convicted sex offender. He served as the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales from 1999 to 2008. In 2025, he was convicted of five counts of indecent assault on a teenage boy and was sentenced to 4 years and 1 month in prison.