Anthony Ball


Anthony Ball
Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome and Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Holy See
Ball in 2024
ChurchEpiscopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria
Church of England
In office2025–present
PredecessorIan Ernest
Other postsArchdeacon of Westminster (2024–2025)
Canon Steward of Westminster Abbey (2016–2025)
Previous postsBishop of North Africa (2024–2025)
Area Bishop, Diocese of Egypt (2021–2024)
Orders
Ordination2001
Consecration30 November 2021
by Samy Fawzy
Personal details
Born1968 (age 57–58)
DenominationAnglicanism
SpouseCelia
Children1
Alma materDurham University
Heythrop College, University of London

Anthony James Ball (born 1968) is a Rhodesia-born British Anglican bishop and diplomat. Since February 2025, he has been director of the Anglican Centre in Rome and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative to the Holy See. Previously, he was bishop of North Africa in the Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria and a canon at Westminster Abbey.