Mesothelioma Cancer kills Bishop of Peterborough

Peterborough is in mourning today (Saturday) after the sudden death Ian Cundy, the Right Reverend, Bishop of Peterborough.

Ian Bishop (64), whose diocese includes 300 large parishes across Peterborough, Rutland and Northamptonshire, was diagnosed with the mesothelioma in October 2007, cancer of the lung cavity.

Despite undergoing chemotherapy, his doctor had warned him this week that the mesothelioma cancer was spread significantly.