Lawrie Peat

Lawrence Peat^[1] (b 29 August 1928) is a Church of England priest who was Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness from 1989^[2] until 1995.^[3]

Early life

Peat hails from Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, and grew up there. As a child, he observed the Battle of Britain unfold during the Second World War in 1940 from the town.

Education and career

Initially, Peat was unsure whether to take up ordained ministry. However, he eventually decided to, and was educated at Lincoln Theological College and ordained in 1958.^[4] After a curacy at Bramley he served incumbencies in Stockport, Leeds, Southend-on-Sea, Longsleddale and Kirkby Lonsdale.

Post retirement

Peat now attends St Mary's Church, Whitkirk, Leeds, where his youngest son^[5] is the Priest in Charge. He has preached there for sung Sunday morning Eucharists on several occasions.

Notes

↑ St Annes, Lytham St Annes
↑ Church news. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, March 15, 1989; pg. 22; Issue 63342
↑ PEAT, Ven. Lawrence Joseph’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, Nov 2014 accessed 23 July 2015
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1959-60 p905 London: Oxford University Press, 1959
↑ http://www.whitkirkchurch.org.uk/

Church of England titles
Preceded by Peter St George Vaughan	Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness 1989–1995	Succeeded by David Jenkins

Archdeacons of Westmorland, of Furness, and of Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland	Robert Evans John Cooper John Diggle William Sherwen Campbell West-Watson, Bishop suffragan of Barrow-in-Furness Henry Lafone John Hopkinson Harold Mulliner Hubert Wilkinson Cyril Bulley, Bishop suffragan of Penrith (became Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness)

Furness	Arthur Crosse Thompson Phillips Cecil Boutflower Herbert Campbell Henry Lafone Campbell West-Watson, Bishop suffragan of Barrow-in-Furness Godfrey Smith Herbert Turner, Bishop suffragan of Penrith

Westmorland and Furness	Cyril Bulley, Bishop suffragan of Penrith (previously Archdeacon of Westmorland) Richard Hare Walter Ewbank Arthur Attwell Peter Vaughan Lawrie Peat David Jenkins George Howe Penny Driver

Diocese of Carlisle

Carlisle Cathedral Bishop's House, Keswick Rose Castle Church House, Carlisle

Office holders	James Newcome, Bishop of Carlisle Robert Freeman, Bishop suffragan of Penrith AEO: Glyn Webster, Bishop suffragan of Beverley Mark Boyling, Dean of Carlisle Penny Driver, Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness Richard Pratt, Archdeacon of West Cumberland Chris Sims, Acting Archdeacon of Carlisle

Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Barrow (1889–1944) Archdeacon of Furness (1884–1959; merged into Westmorland)

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