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
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Long Island
Elected	March 14, 1981
In office	1981–1988
Orders
Ordination	September 1947 by Wiley Roy Mason
Consecration	June 20, 1981 by John Allin
Personal details
Born	(1923-09-21)September 21, 1923 New York City, New York, United States
Died	August 4, 1989(1989-08-04) (aged 65) Virginia, United States
Buried	Riverview Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Henry B. Hucles, Jr. and Alma Leola Lewis
Spouse	Mamie Dalceda Adams
Children	2

Biography

Hucles was born in New York City on September 21, 1923, the son of the coach and college administrator 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, he 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]