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It's not long now until the next Archdeacon of Lancaster, The Venerable David Picken, officially joins our Diocese.
David's Installation Service takes place on February 4 at Blackburn Cathedral from 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend from across Lancashire and beyond.
- You can read the initial story about the Archdeacon's appointment here on the Diocesan website.
Recently, there was a farewell service for David and his wife Cathy in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, where David had held the position of Archdeacon of Newark since 2012.
- You can now view an album of pictures from that farewell service here on Flickr and this is the story of the evening.
Meanwhile, as the date of his arrival in Blackburn Diocese approaches, Archdeacon David also recently recorded a video greeting during a recent visit ...
Ronnie Semley, December 2019