Ian Cundy
Ian Patrick Martyn Cundy (23 April 1945 – 7 May 2009) was a Church of England cleric who served successively as Bishop of Lewes and Bishop of Peterborough.
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[edit] Background
Born in Sturminster Newton, 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 Tyndall Hall, Trinity College, Bristol in 1969.[3]
[edit] Career
After his exam, Cundy was 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.[4] Thereafter Cundy became Warden of Cranmer Hall, St John's College, Durham until 1992,[4] when he was appointed Suffragan Bishop of Lewes in the Diocese of Chichester.[5] He was enthroned as the 37th Bishop of Peterborough in 1996, where he remained until his death in May 2009.[6]
The Ian Cundy Lecture was given by Mary Tanner in Durham, June 2011.
[edit] Cancer and death
In November 2007, it was announced that Cundy was undergoing treatment for pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer.[7] In October 2008, he announced his intention to take early retirement in July 2009 due to ill health.[8] Cundy died on 7 May 2009 at the age of 64, after collapsing on his way to a family event.[9][10] 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.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Howson, Geoffrey (8 March 2005). "Obituary - Henry Martyn Cundy". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/h-martyn-cundy-527606.html. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Obituary - Ian Cundy". The Times (London). 20 May 2009. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6321283.ece. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Obituary - Ian Cundy". The Telegraph. 11 May 2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/5309760/The-Right-Reverend-Ian-Cundy.html. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ a b Townley, Peter (28 May 2009). "Obituary - Ian Cundy". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/28/obituary-right-rev-ian-cundy. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 52973. p. 10709. 25 June 1992. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 54456. p. 9013. 4 July 1996. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
- ^ "Bishop has rare type of lung cancer". Northampton Evening Telegraph. 7 November 2007. http://www.northantset.co.uk/news/Bishop-has-rare-type-of.3450568.jp. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
- ^ Beacock, Kirsten (22 October 2008). "Bishop set to retire early to fight lung cancer". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Bishop-set-to-retire-early.4616457.jp. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Bishop dies on way to see family". BBC News. 8 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8039869.stm. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ Staff, E. T. (8 May 2009). "The Bishop of Peterborough has died". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Breaking-News-Bishop-of-Peterborough.5248874.jp. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ Beacock, Kirsten (20 May 2009). "Funeral of the Bishop of Peterborough". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Funeral-of-the-Bishop-of.5283944.jp. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
[edit] External links
- Christ Church New Malden
- "Order of Service for the funeral of The Right Reverend Ian Patrick Martyn Cundy, 1945–2009" (PDF). http://www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk/downloads/funeralservice.pdf. Retrieved 18 August 2009.[dead link]
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| Preceded by Peter John Ball |
Bishop of Lewes 1992 – 1996 |
Succeeded by Wallace Parke Benn |
| Preceded by William John Westwood |
Bishop of Peterborough 1996 – 2009 |
Succeeded by Donald Spargo Allister |
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