Eric Treacy
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The Right Reverend Eric Treacy MBE |
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| Bishop of Wakefield | |
At Christ Church Halifax in 1971, after a wedding
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| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Wakefield |
| In office | 1968 to 1976 |
| Predecessor | John Ramsbotham |
| Successor | Colin James |
| Other posts |
Bishop of Pontefract (1961–1968) Archdeacon of Halifax (1949–1961) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1932 (deacon) c. 1933 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1961 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1907 |
| Died | 13 May 1978 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Education | Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Eric Treacy, MBE (2 June 1907 – 13 May 1978) was an English railway photographer and Anglican bishop.
Born in London, Treacy was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School and at King's College London, though he left without taking a degree.
In 1932 he was made a Deacon in the Church of England, and also took up railway photography, being inspired by a visit to Liverpool Lime Street. His photographic work appeared in various magazines during the 1930s.
His photography was interrupted by being an army padre in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department during the Second World War. On 12 March 1940, he was commissioned as Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class (equivalent to captain). By January 1946, he had been promoted to a Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class (equivalent to major).
He published his first book of images in 1946. On demobilisation he became Rector of Keighley and in 1949 was appointed Archdeacon of Halifax.
In 1961, Treacy was consecrated a bishop and appointed the Bishop of Pontefract, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Wakefield. In 1968, he was made Bishop of Wakefield, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Wakefield. He held the post until he retired from full-time ministry in 1976.
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