Peter Rouch

Peter Bradford Rouch (born 22 April 1966) is a British Anglican priest. Since August 2024, he has been secretary general of The Mission to Seafarers. He was Archdeacon of Bournemouth in the Church of England's Diocese of Winchester from 2011 to 2020, and CEO of the Church Army from 2021 to 2024.

Early life and education Rouch was born on 22 April 1966 in Rochester, Kent, England. He was educated at Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, an all-boys grammar school in Rochester. He studied zoology at Brasenose College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1987: He worked for Barclays Bank, He served his curacy at St John the Evangelist, East Dulwich in the Diocese of Southwark from 1999 to 2002. During this time, he began studying for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at the University of Manchester, which he completed in 2005 with a doctoral thesis titled "The Christian doctrine of time in negotiation with contemporary physics ". He was also chaplain to St John's College, Oxford for the 2003/2004 academic year. This covered two parish's in a deprived are of inner-city Manchester. From 2007 to 2011, he was also an honorary research fellow at the University of Manchester.

Outside the Church of England Since May 2021, he has served as Chief Executive of the Church Army, an evangelistic and mission community associated with the Church of England. In February 2024, it was announced that he would be the next secretary general of The Mission to Seafarers. He took up the post on 1 August 2024.

Personal life In 1994, Rouch married Tracey. They have two daughters.