Hundt was born in
Hanover, Ontario. He attended St. Francis Xaivier School in
Carlsruhe, Ontario; Holy Family School in Hanover; and high school at
Sacred Heart Catholic High School in
Walkerton, Ontario. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from
St. Jerome's College, in
Waterloo, Ontario Upon his return to Canada, he served as vice-chancellor of the Hamilton Diocese from 1987-1990 and then chancellor from 1990 to his appointment in 1994 as pastor of Holy Cross Parish in
Georgetown, Ontario. On February 11, 2006,
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him
Titular Bishop of
Tarasa in Byzacena and auxiliary bishop of the
Archdiocese of Toronto, Ontario. He was ordained a bishop on April 25, at the
Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King in Hamilton with Cardinal
Aloysius Ambrozic, Archbishop of Toronto, as the principal consecrator and assisted by
Anthony F. Tonnos, Bishop of Hamilton, and by
Matthew Francis Ustrzycki Titular Bishop of
Nationa and auxiliary bishop of Hamilton. As an auxiliary bishop, he was responable for the Northern Region of the archdiocese. On March 1, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him the Bishop of
Corner Brook and Labrador. He was installed on April 13, 2011. On December 12, 2018 he was appointed
Archbishop of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada by Pope Francis. He was installed on January 20, 2019. == References ==