| Type: | priest |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Very Reverend |
| John Hughes | |
| Provost of Leicester Cathedral | |
| Church: | Church of England |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Leicester |
| Appointed: | --> |
| Term: | 1963–1978 |
| Predecessor: | Richard Mayston |
| Successor: | Alan Warren |
| Ordination: | 1950 (deacon) 1951 (priest) |
| Birth Name: | John Chester Hughes |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1924 |
| Tomb: | --> |
| Nationality: | British |
| Religion: | Anglicanism |
| Partner: | --> |
| Previous Post: | --> |
| Education: | Dulwich College |
| Alma Mater: | Durham University |
John Chester Hughes, (20 February 1924 – 16 October 2008) was an Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.
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).