George Hacker (bishop)


George Hacker

Bishop of Penrith
DioceseDiocese of Carlisle
In office1979–1994
PredecessorEdward Pugh
SuccessorRichard Garrard
Other post(s)Honorary assistant bishop in Carlisle (1994–present)
Chaplain, St Boniface's College, Warminster (1959–1964)
Orders
Ordination1954 (deacon); 1955 (priest)
Consecration1979
Personal details
Born (1928-04-27) 27 April 1928 (age 96)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsEdward & Carla Lanyon
SpouseJune Smart (m. 1969)
Children1 son; 1 daughter
ProfessionWriter
Alma materExeter College, Oxford

George Lanyon Hacker (born 27 April 1928), was the sixth Suffragan Bishop of Penrith in the modern era.[1]

  1. ^ '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