George Beck (bishop)

The Most Reverend George Andrew Beck
Archbishop of Liverpool
220px Bishop George Andrew Beck
Appointed	March 1964
Term ended	7 February 1976
Predecessor	John Carmel Heenan
Successor	Derek Worlock
Orders
Ordination	24 July 1927
Personal details
Born	(1904-05-28)28 May 1904 Streatham, London, England
Died	Liverpool, England
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Styles of George Beck
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Archbishop

George Andrew Beck (28 May 1904 – 13 September 1978) was an English prelate who served in the Roman Catholic Church as the Archbishop of Liverpool from 29 January 1964 to 7 February 1976.

George Andrew Beck was born in Streatham, in south London. He was educated at Clapham College and later at the Assumptionist College of St Michael at Hitchin in Hertfordshire. In 1927, he was ordained priest in the order of the Assumptionists (or Augustinians of the Assumption). He was Headmaster of The Becket School in Nottingham and in 1948, he was appointed coadjutor Bishop of Brentwood and titular bishop of Tigias. He succeeded as Bishop of Brentwood in 1951 was subsequently Bishop of Salford from 1955 to 1964. As Bishop of Salford he continued the substantial expansion of new parishes and schools begun by his predecessor Henry Vincent Marshall to implement the Education Act. Beck was an educational expert, and successfully led negotiations with successive governments to better the position of Catholic schools across the country. In 1964 he was appointed Archbishop of Liverpool, from which he resigned at the age of 71 in 1976.

Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College in the Walton area of Liverpool is named after him.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Arthur Doubleday	Bishop of Brentwood 1951—1955	Succeeded by Bernard Patrick Wall
Preceded by Henry Vincent Marshall	Bishop of Salford 1955—1964	Succeeded by Thomas Holland
Preceded by John Carmel Heenan	Archbishop of Liverpool 1964—1976	Succeeded by Derek John Worlock