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 Southampton and Seaford, England, and was educated at

Lewes Priory Lewes Priory is a part-demolished medieval Cluniac priory in Lewes, East Sussex in the United Kingdom. The ruins have been designated a Grade I listed building. History The Priory of St Pancras was the first Cluniac house in England and had o ...

and

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. He read theology at Oxford University then entered

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to train for ordained ministry. He also completed an MPhil and PhD at

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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

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, Headington Quarry, Oxford. In 2003, he moved to the Diocese of Portsmouth, where he was

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, 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

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and an

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Personal life

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Alexander James 1975 births Living people People from Honiara People educated at Priory School, Lewes People educated at Eton College Alumni of Greyfriars, Oxford Alumni of St Edmund's College, Cambridge Alumni of Westcott House, Cambridge Archdeacons of Cambridge