Lawrence Joseph PeatSt Annes, Lytham St Annes (29 August 192816 March 2018) was a Church of England priest who was Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness from 1989Church news. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, March 15, 1989; pg. 22; Issue 63342 until 1995.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
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.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1959-60 p905 London: Oxford University Press, 1959 After a curacy at Bramley he served incumbencies in Stockport, Leeds, Southend-on-Sea, Longsleddale and Kirkby Lonsdale.
Retirement
From 2013, Peat attended St Mary's Church, Whitkirk, Leeds, where his youngest son was the Vicar.
Peat died on 16 March 2018.
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