Ian Cundy
Church of England cleric
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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.
Ian Cundy | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Peterborough | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Peterborough |
| In office | 1996–2009 |
| Predecessor | Bill Westwood |
| Successor | Donald Allister |
| Other posts | 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 |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| In office 28 March 2001 – 7 May 2009 | |
Background
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
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]
Illness and death
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
A lecture series was established in his name at Cranmer Hall, Durham. The 2011 lecture was given by Mary Tanner.