| Honorific-Prefix: | The Rt Revd |
| George Hacker | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MA(Oxon) |
| Bishop of Penrith | |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Carlisle |
| Term: | 1979–1994 |
| Predecessor: | Edward Pugh |
| Successor: | Richard Garrard |
| Other Post: | Honorary assistant bishop in Carlisle (1994–present) Chaplain, St Boniface's College, Warminster (1959–1964) |
| Ordination: | 1954 (deacon); 1955 (priest) |
| Consecration: | 1979 |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1928 |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Parents: | Edward & Carla Lanyon |
| Spouse: | June Smart (m. 1969) |
| Children: | 1 son; 1 daughter |
| Profession: | Writer |
| Alma Mater: | Exeter College, Oxford |
George Lanyon Hacker (born 27 April 1928), was the sixth Suffragan Bishop of Penrith in the modern era.[1]
Hacker was educated at Kelly College, Tavistock[2] and Exeter College, Oxford. He was ordained after a period of study at Cuddesdon in 1955.[3] He began his career with a curacy at St Mary Redcliffe[4] before spells as Chaplain at King's College London, Perpetual curate at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Bishopwearmouth and Rector of Tilehurst.
In 1979 he ascended to the Episcopate, a post he held for 15 years. In retirement he has continued to serve the church as an Assistant Bishop within his old diocese.