Henry B. Hucles III

Henry Boyd Hucles III (September 21, 1923 – August 4, 1989) was suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, serving from his consecration on June 20, 1981 to his death in 1989.

The Right Reverend

Henry Boyd Hucles III
Suffragan Bishop of Long Island
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseLong Island
ElectedMarch 14, 1981
In office1981-1988
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 1947
by Wiley Roy Mason
ConsecrationJune 20, 1981
by John Allin
Personal details
Born(1923-09-21)September 21, 1923
New York City, New York, United States
DiedAugust 4, 1989(1989-08-04) (aged 65)
Virginia, United States
BuriedRiverview Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsHenry B. Hucles, Jr. and Alma Leola Lewis
SpouseMamie Dalceda Adams
Children2

Biography

Hucles was born in New York City on September 21, 1923, the son of Henry B. Hucles, Jr. and Alma Leola Lewis. He was educated in public school in New York City and later graduated from Virginia Union University with a Bachelor of Science in 1943. He then attended Bishop Payne Divinity School, which later merged with Virginia Theological Seminary, and graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1946.[1]

He was ordained deacon in July 1946 and priest in September 1947 by Wiley Roy Mason, Suffragan Bishop of Virginia. On September 18, 1948, hr married Mamie Dalceda Adams and together has 2 children. After ordination he became priest-in-charge of Grace Church in Millers Tavern, Virginia and of St Andrews Church in Upright, Virginia. In 1949 he became rector of St George's Church in Brooklyn, New York, eventually later becoming Archdeacon of Brooklyn, New York in 1979.[2] He also became a member of the cathedral canons.

On March 14, 1981, Hucles was elected Suffragan Bishop of Long Island on the seventh ballot in the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, New York.[3] He was then consecrated on June 20, 1981 by Presiding Bishop John Allin at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, New York. He retired his post in 1988 and died a year later on August 4, 1989 in Virginia.[4][5]

References
  1. "Suffragan Elected on L.I.". The Living Church. 182: 6. April 27, 1981.
  2. "Henry Boyd Hucles, III", Episcopal Church, 30 April 2003. Retrieved on 20 October 2019.
  3. "Recently Consecrated Bishops". The Episcopal Church Annual: 314. 1982.
  4. "News Brief", Episcopal News Service, 18 August 1989. Retrieved on 20 October 2019.
  5. "Hucles, Henry B. III". The Sphinx: 51. 1990.


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