Ian Cundy
Ian Cundy | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Peterborough | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Peterborough |
| In office | 1996–2009 |
| Predecessor | Bill Westwood |
| Successor | Donald Allister |
| Other post(s) | Area Bishop of Lewes 1992–1996 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | c. 1969 |
| Consecration | c. 1992 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 April 1945 |
| Died | 7 May 2009 (aged 64) |
| Buried | Peterborough Cathedral |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Henry Martyn Cundy and Kathleen Ethel Hemmings |
| Spouse | Josephine Katherine Boyd m. 1969 |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Ian Patrick Martyn Cundy (23 April 1945 – 7 May 2009) was a Church of England cleric who served successively as area Bishop of Lewes and Bishop of Peterborough.
Background
[edit]Born in Sherborne, Dorset, on 23 April 1945, he was the son of Henry Martyn Cundy and his wife Kathleen Ethel Hemmings.[1] He was educated at Monkton Combe School in Somerset and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and theology in 1967, and obtained a Master of Arts.[2] Cundy made his general ordination exam in Tyndale Hall, Trinity College, Bristol in 1969.[3]
Career
[edit]Cundy was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1969 (28 September), by Trevor Huddleston, Bishop of Stepney, at All Saints Church, Benhilton,[4] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (27 September 1970), by Mervyn Stockwood, Bishop of Southwark, at Southwark Cathedral;[5] he served first as assistant curate of Christ Church, New Malden until 1973 and subsequently lecturer and chaplain of Oak Hill Theological College in Southgate, London until 1977.[3] A year later, he was nominated team rector in Mortlake and East Sheen, a post he held until 1983.[6] Thereafter Cundy became warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham until 1992,[6] when he was appointed area Bishop of Lewes in the Diocese of Chichester.[7] He was consecrated a bishop on 3 July 1992 by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey,[8] He was enthroned as the 37th Bishop of Peterborough in 1996, where he remained until his death in May 2009.[9]
Cundy served as a member of the board of governors of Monkton Combe School from 1986 to 1995.[10]
Cancer and death
[edit]In November 2007, it was announced that Cundy was undergoing treatment for pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer.[11] In October 2008, he announced his intention to take early retirement in July 2009 due to ill health.[12] Cundy died on 7 May 2009 at the age of 64, after collapsing on his way to a family event.[13][14] He was survived by his wife, Josephine Katherine Boyd whom he married in 1969, and their children, two sons and one daughter.[2] Following a Eucharist in Peterborough Cathedral, Cundy was buried, a week after his death.[15]
Cundy lecture series
[edit]A lecture series was established in his name at Cranmer Hall, Durham. The 2011 lecture was given by Mary Tanner.
References
[edit]- ^ Howson, Geoffrey (8 March 2005). "Obituary - Henry Martyn Cundy". The Independent. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Obituary - Ian Cundy". The Times. London. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Obituary - Ian Cundy". The Telegraph. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5564. 3 October 1969. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5616. 2 October 1970. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ a b Townley, Peter (28 May 2009). "Obituary - Ian Cundy". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ "No. 52973". The London Gazette. 25 June 1992. p. 10709.
- ^ "picture caption". Church Times. No. 6752. 10 July 1992. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "No. 54456". The London Gazette. 4 July 1996. p. 9013.
- ^ A Delightful Inheritance by P. LeRoy, Monkton Print, 2018.
- ^ "Bishop has rare type of lung cancer". Northampton Evening Telegraph. 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
- ^ Beacock, Kirsten (22 October 2008). "Bishop set to retire early to fight lung cancer". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Bishop dies on way to see family". BBC News. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ Staff, E. T. (8 May 2009). "The Bishop of Peterborough has died". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ Beacock, Kirsten (20 May 2009). "Funeral of the Bishop of Peterborough". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
External links
[edit]- Christ Church New Malden
- "Order of Service for the funeral of The Right Reverend Ian Patrick Martyn Cundy, 1945–2009" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2009. [dead link]
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