Education
Pierce was educated at Dynevor School, Swansea, and at Swansea University and Linacre College, Oxford.
Pierce was educated at Dynevor School, Swansea, and at Swansea University and Linacre College, Oxford.
After studying at Ripon College Cuddesdon he was ordained in 1966. In Swansea he held curacies at Street Peter"s Church (1965–1967) and at the Church of Street Mary and the Holy Trinity (1967–1974), before being appointed vicar of Llwynderw in 1974 - a position he held until 1992. He was then chaplain of Singleton Hospital (1980-1995), Secretary of the Diocesan Conference (1991-1995) and Diocesan Director of Education (1992-1999).
Pierce served as Archdeacon of Gower from 1995 to 1999 and vicar of Street Mary"s Swansea from 1996 to 1999 when he was ordained to the episcopate.
He retired in 2008.