Hugo de Waal
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The Rt Revd Hugo de Waal MA(Cantab) |
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| Bishop of Thetford | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
| In office | 1992–2000 (retired) |
| Predecessor | Timothy Dudley-Smith |
| Successor | David Atkinson |
| Other posts |
Honorary assistant bishop in Europe (2002–2007) Principal, Ridley Hall, Cambridge (1978–1991) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1960 (deacon); 1961 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1992 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 March 1935 Jember Regency, Indonesia |
| Died | 6 January 2007 (aged 71) Bury St Edmunds, UK |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Bernard & Albertine |
| Spouse | Brigit Massingberd–Mundy (m. 1960) |
| Children | 1 son; 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Hugo Ferdinand de Waal (16 March 1935 – 6 January 2007) was Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge from 1978 to 1991 and the suffragan Bishop of Thetford from 1992 until 2000.
He was born at Jember on East Java and educated at Tonbridge School and Pembroke College, Cambridge before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Martin in the Bull Ring after which he was Chaplain at his old college then Rector of Dry Drayton. Following this he was Vicar of St John the Evangelist, Blackpool and then (his final appointment before elevation to the Episcopate) Principal of Ridley Hall theological college in Cambridge (1978–91).
In retirement he continued to serve the Church as an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese in Europe until his death.
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