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The Rt Rev.William Edward Augustus Pugh (known as Edward) was the fifth Bishop of Penrith in the modern era.He was born on 22 July 1909 and educated at Leeds University and the College of the Resurrection Mirfield. Ordained in 1934 he began his career with a Curacy at Staveley Derbyshire. From here he became Vicar of Norwell and then Harrington before his appointment as Archdeacon of West Cumberland. Elevation to the Episcopate followed in 1970 and he retired nine years later.