Alexander James Hughes (born 3 October 1975) is a British priest in the

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. Since 2014, he has been the Archdeacon of Cambridge.

Early life and education

Alex was born in

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, the

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, to John and Jill Hughes. He grew up in South East England. He read theology at University then entered Westcott House, Cambridge to train for ordained ministry.

Ordained ministry

Alex was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2000 and a priest in 2001. He served his curacy at Holy Trinity, Headington Quarry, Oxford. In 2003, he moved to the Diocese of Portsmouth, where he was Chaplain to Kenneth Stevenson, Bishop of Portsmouth, then parish priest at St Luke's and St Peter's in Somerstown, Portsmouth. Since 2014, he has been Archdeacon of Cambridge in the Diocese of Ely and an honorary canon of

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Personal life

In 1998, Alex married Sarah, a psychotherapist. They have two sons.

References

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