George Hacker (bishop)
MA(Oxon) | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Penrith | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Carlisle |
| In office | 1979–1994 |
| Predecessor | Edward Pugh |
| Successor | Richard Garrard |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Carlisle (1994–present) Chaplain, St Boniface's College, Warminster (1959–1964) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1954 (deacon); 1955 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1979 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1928 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Edward & Carla Lanyon |
| Spouse | June Smart (m. 1969) |
| Children | 1 son; 1 daughter |
| Profession | Writer |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
George Lanyon Hacker (born 27 April 1928), was the sixth Suffragan Bishop of Penrith in the modern era.[1]
Biography
Hacker was educated at
ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1955.[3] He began his career with a curacy at St Mary Redcliffe
[4] before spells as Chaplain at King's College London, Perpetual curate at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Bishopwearmouth and Rector of Tilehurst.
In 1979 he ascended to the
Assistant Bishop within his old diocese
.
References
- ^ 'HACKER, Rt Rev. George Lanyon', Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [1], accessed 9 July 2012
- ^ Kelly College –Bishop of Penrith to preach at Founders Service The Times Monday, 19 April 1982; pg. 10; Issue 61211; col C
- ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
- ^ National Archive details
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