John Hughes (priest)

The Very Reverend John Hughes ChStJ
Provost of Leicester Cathedral
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Leicester
In office	1963–1978
Predecessor	Richard Mayston
Successor	Alan Warren
Orders
Ordination	1950 (deacon) 1951 (priest)
Personal details
Birth name	John Chester Hughes
Born	(1924-02-20)20 February 1924
Died	16 October 2008(2008-10-16) (aged 84)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglicanism
Education	Dulwich College
Alma mater	Durham University

John Chester Hughes, ChStJ (20 February 1924 – 16 October 2008) was an Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.

Early life and education

Hughes was born on 20 February 1924, educated at Dulwich College and Durham University.^[1]

Hughes was ordained in 1950. He began his career with a curacy at St Alban, Westcliff-on-Sea after which he was Succentor at Chelmsford Cathedral. He then held incumbencies at St Barnabas, Leicester and St St John the Baptist, Croxton Kerrial.^[2] In 1963 he became Provost of Leicester Cathedral, a post he held for 15 years. His last post before retirement in 1987 was as Vicar of St Nicholas, Bringhurst.

He died on 16 October 2008.^[3]

In November 1974, Hughes was appointed a Chaplain of the Order of St John (ChStJ).^[4]

↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ Who's Who London, A & C Black, 1970 ISBN 0-7136-1140-5
↑ Times on-line
↑ The London Gazette: no. 46417. pp. 11999–12000. 29 November 1974. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Richard John Forrester Mayston	Provost of Leicester Cathedral 1963–1978	Succeeded by Alan Christopher Warren

Provosts and Deans of Leicester

Provosts	Frederick MacNutt Herbert Jones Mervyn Armstrong Richard Mayston John Hughes Alan Warren Derek Hole Vivienne Faull (became Dean)

Deans	Vivienne Faull (previously Provost) David Monteith

Diocese of Leicester

Leicester Cathedral Bishop's Lodge, Leicester St Martin's House, Leicester Launde Abbey

Office holders	John Holbrook, Acting Bishop of Leicester Martyn Snow, Bishop of Leicester Christopher Boyle, Assistant Bishop of Leicester AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough David Monteith, Dean of Leicester David Newman, Archdeacon of Loughborough Tim Stratford, Archdeacon of Leicester

Historic offices	Provost of Leicester (1927–2000; see Dean of Leicester)

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