Hugh McCurdy

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} ''' Hugh Kyle McCurdy ''' (born 9 March 1958)<ref>Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}}</ref> is a retired priest in the Church of England who served as Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech<ref>[http://www.ely.anglican.org/about/whos_who/hugh_mccurdy.html Diocesan website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927210932/http://www.ely.anglican.org/about/whos_who/hugh_mccurdy.html |date=2011-09-27 }}</ref>

McCurdy was educated at Portsmouth Polytechnic and the University of Wales. He was ordained after a period of study at Trinity College, Bristol in 1986. He fathered three children alongside his wife, Ruth McCurdy. He became a curate at StJohn's, Egham and then St John's, Woking.<ref>Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) {{ISBN|0-7151-8088-6}}</ref> After this he became the Vicar of St Andrew's, Histon. In 1994 he became Rural Dean of Stowe and in 1998 also Priest-in-Charge of Impington. In 2004 he was made Honorary Canon of Ely Cathedral. He was appointed Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech in 2005.<ref name="Ely diocese" />

In 2010 he was elected to the General Synod.<ref name="Ely diocese">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elydiocese.org/about/leadership/senior-staff/archdeacon-of-huntingdon-and-wisbech.php|title = Diocese of Ely | Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech}}</ref> He regularly travelled to visit churches across Africa, such as in Rwanda and other developing countries. He was awarded the Canterbury Cross in June 2020 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hihub.info/news-in-brief/former-vicar-of-histon-impington-presented-with-the-canterbury-cross/|title= Hugh McCurdy received Canterbury Cross|date= 29 September 2021}}</ref> and retired effective 18 April 2022.<ref>{{cite news |website=Diocese of Ely |title=Announcement: Hugh Kyle McCurdy |url=https://www.elydiocese.org/about/news-jobs-and-events/news-and-announcements/announcements/announcement-the-venerable-hugh-kyle-mccurdy.php |date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201205228/https://www.elydiocese.org/about/news-jobs-and-events/news-and-announcements/announcements/announcement-the-venerable-hugh-kyle-mccurdy.php |archive-date=1 February 2022 |access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McCurdy, Hugh Kyle}} Category:1958 births Category:Alumni of the University of Portsmouth Category:Alumni of the University of Wales Category:Archdeacons of Huntingdon Category:Living people Category:Alumni of Trinity College, Bristol