George Hacker | |
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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]
Hacker was educated at Kelly College, Tavistock [2] and Exeter College, Oxford, he was 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 Episcopate, a post he held for 15 years. In retirement he has continued to serve the church as an Assistant Bishop within his old diocese.