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

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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 – 2022: Richard Pratt[13][14] (alone)
* 24 January 2022 – present:[15] Stewart Fyfe was collated Archdeacon of West Cumberland and Richard Pratt licensed as Associate Archdeacon in a job-share arrangement.[16] Pratt was then collated Archdeacon of Carlisle in 2023.[17]

## References

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1. ^ "No. 41783". The London Gazette. 7 August 1959. pp. 4921–4922.
2. ^ "First archdeacon of W. Cumberland". Church Times. No. 5043\. 9 October 1959. p. 8\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 February 2015 - via UK Press Online archives.
3. ^ "Pugh, William Edward Augustus". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
4. ^ "New archdeacon of West Cumberland". Church Times. No. 5626\. 11 December 1970. p. 2\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 April 2015 - via UK Press Online archives.
5. ^ "Resignations". Church Times. No. 6034\. 6 October 1978. p. 15\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 April 2015 - via UK Press Online archives.
6. ^ "Hardie, Archibald George". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
7. ^ "Briefly". Church Times. No. 6680\. 22 February 1991. p. 2\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 April 2015 - via UK Press Online archives.
8. ^ "Hodgson, Thomas Richard Burnham". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
9. ^ "From brown envelope to purple shirt". Church Times. No. 6980\. 22 November 1996. p. 13\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 April 2015 - via UK Press Online archives.
10. ^ "Packer, John Richard". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
11. ^ "Davis, Alan Norman". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
12. ^ "Hill, Colin". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. 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". Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
15. ^ "Diocesan Announcements (Section: January 2022)". Diocese of Carlisle. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
16. ^ "Well-respected Cumbrian vicar appointed new job-share Archdeacon". Diocese of Carlisle. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
17. ^ "The Archdeacon of Carlisle Announces His Retirement". Diocese of Carlisle. 5 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

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Archdeacon of West Cumberland

* Edward Pugh
* Bill Hardie
* Burnham Hodgson
* John Packer
* Alan Davis
* Colin Hill
* Richard Pratt
* Stewart Fyfe (job-share with Pratt as Associate Archdeacon)
* Stewart Fyfe (alone)

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Diocese of Carlisle

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

Office holders|

* Rob Saner-Haigh, Acting Bishop of Carlisle and Bishop suffragan of Penrith
* AEO: Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
* Jonathan Brewster, Dean of Carlisle
* Vernon Ross, Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness
* Stewart Fyfe, Archdeacon of West Cumberland
* Ruth Newton, Archdeacon of Carlisle

Historic offices|

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

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Archdeacons in the Church of England

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* Basingstoke
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* Derby
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* Generous Giving and Stewardship (York diocese)
* Halifax (old)
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* Stafford
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