Archdeacon of West Cumberland

The Archdeacon of West Cumberland is responsible for the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, one of three administrative divisions of the Church of England (Anglican) Diocese of Carlisle. The archdeaconry was created (mostly from the Archdeaconry of Westmorland but with a little territory from Furness and Carlisle archdeaconries) by Order-in-Council on 7 August 1959.[1]

List of archdeacons

The archdeaconry was erected in 1959; Pugh was the first archdeacon.

• 1959–1970 (res.): Edward Pugh[2] (became Bishop suffragan of Penrith)[3]
• 1970 – 31 March 1979 (res.): Bill Hardie, Vicar of Haile[4][5][6]
• 1979 – 31 March 1991 (ret.): Burnham Hodgson[7] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[8]
• September 1991 – November 1996 (res.): John Packer, Priest-in-charge of Bridekirk from 1995 (became Bishop suffragan of Warrington)[9][10]
• 1996–2004 (ret.): Alan Davis[11]
• 2004–2008 (ret.): Colin Hill[12]
• 20 January 2009 – present: Richard Pratt[13][14]

References

1. "No. 41783". The London Gazette. 7 August 1959. pp. 4921–4922.
2. "First archdeacon of W. Cumberland". Church Times (#5043). 9 October 1959. p. 8. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 February 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
3. "Pugh, Rt. Rev. William Edward Augustus". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 14 April 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
4. "New archdeacon of West Cumberland". Church Times (#5626). 11 December 1970. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 April 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
5. "Resignations". Church Times (#6034). 6 October 1978. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 April 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
6. "Hardie, Ven. Archibald George". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 14 April 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
7. "Briefly". Church Times (#6680). 22 February 1991. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 April 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
8. "Hodgson, Ven. Thomas Richard Burnham". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 14 April 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
9. "From brown envelope to purple shirt". Church Times (#6980). 22 November 1996. p. 13. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 April 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
10. "Packer, Rt Rev. John Richard". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 14 April 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
11. "Davis, Ven. Alan Norman". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 14 April 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
12. "Hill, Ven. Colin". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 14 April 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
13. Diocese of Carlisle – Archdeacons Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
14. Diocese of Carlisle – New Archdeacon of West Cumberland