Hugh Christopher Budd (27 May 1937 – 1 April 2023) was a British Roman Catholic prelate who served as the 8th Bishop of Plymouth.
[2] Budd was ordained a priest in Rome on 8 July 1962 for service in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood.
[3] Budd was studying at the Venerable English College during the sitting of the Second Vatican Council, which would later shape his episcopal ministry.
In 1976, he became a theology lecturer at Newman College, and was appointed rector of St John's Seminary, Wonersh, in 1979.
[7][8][9] His funeral took place on 5 May 2023, at Sacred Heart Church, Exeter, with Archbishop John Wilson of Southwark presiding.