Lawrie Peat
Lawrence Joseph Peat[1][2] (29 August 1928 – 16 March 2018) was a Church of England priest who was Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness from 1989[3] until 1995.[4]
Early life
Peat hailed 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, eventually, he was educated at Lincoln Theological College and ordained in 1958.[5] After a curacy at Bramley he served incumbencies in Stockport, Leeds, Southend-on-Sea, Longsleddale and Kirkby Lonsdale.
Retirement
Peat attended St Mary's Church, Whitkirk, Leeds, where his youngest son[6] is the Priest in Charge. He has preached there for sung Sunday morning Eucharists on several occasions.
Peat died on 16 March 2018.
References
- ^ St Annes, Lytham St Annes
- ^ "Obituary: Lawrence Peat". Church Times. No. 8089. 29 March 2018. p. 39. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ 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/
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