George Hacker (bishop)
English Anglican clergyman (1928–2025)
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George Lanyon Hacker (27 April 1928 – 30 April 2025) was an English Anglican clergyman who was the sixth Suffragan Bishop of Penrith in the modern era.[1]
George Hacker | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Penrith | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Carlisle |
| In office | 1979–1994 |
| Predecessor | Edward Pugh |
| Successor | Richard Garrard |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Carlisle (1994–2025) Chaplain, St Boniface's College, Warminster (1959–1964) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1954 (deacon); 1955 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1979 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1928 |
| Died | 30 April 2025 (aged 97) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Edward & Carla Lanyon |
| Spouse | June Smart (m. 1969) |
| Children | 1 son; 1 daughter |
| Profession | Writer |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Biography
Hacker was educated at Kelly College, Tavistock[2] and Exeter College, Oxford. He was ordained after a period of study at 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, settling at Milburn, Cumbria, he continued to serve the church as an Assistant Bishop within his old diocese.[5]
Hacker died on 30 April 2025, at the age of 97.[6]
