John Hughes (bishop of Kensington) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
John Hughes
Bishop of Kensington
Diocese:Diocese of London
Term:1987–August 1994 (died in office)
Predecessor:Mark Santer
Successor:Michael Colclough
Other Post:Dean of Theology, University College, Cardiff (1984–1987)
Ordination:1960 (deacon); 1961 (priest)
Consecration:1987
Birth Date:30 January 1935
Religion:Anglican
Parents:Joseph and Amy Fisher
Spouse:Maureen Harrison (m. 1963)
Children:2
Profession:Academic (church history)
Alma Mater:Queens' College, Cambridge

John George Hughes (30 January 1935[1] – 19 August 1994) was the ninth area Bishop of Kensington.[2]

Hughes was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1961, he began his ministry as a curate in Brighouse[3] and was then, successively, vicar of St John's Clifton,[4] Director of Education in the Diocese of Wakefield, secretary of the Advisory Council for the Church's Ministry and warden of St. Michael's College, Llandaff, before being ordained to the episcopate – a position he held from 1987 until his death in August 1994, aged 59.

The current Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, was at first rejected for ordination by Hughes, who told Welby that "There is no place for you in the Church of England."[5]

References

  1. .
  2. .
  3. .
  4. .
  5. News: Moreton . Cole . 11 November 2012 . Archbishop of Canterbury: 'You have no future in the Church' . .