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{{Short description|20th and 21st-century Anglican bishop (1931–2023)}}
{{Further|New Wine}}
{{Sources|date=December 2023}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
| name =  David Pytches
| title = [[Bishop of Chile, Bolivia and Peru]]
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| province =
| diocese = [[Diocese of Chile, Bolivia and Peru]]
| see =
| term = 1972–1976
| predecessor = [[Kenneth Walter Howell]]
| successor = [[Colin Bazley]]
| ordination = 1955
| consecration = 20 December 1970
| other_post  = Assistant bishop in Valparaíso (1970–1972)<br />Vicar of St Andrew's Church, [[Chorleywood]], [[Hertfordshire]] (1976–1996)
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|1|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Suffolk]], England
| death_date =  {{death date and age|2023|11|21|1931|1|9|df=y}}
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'''George Edward David Pytches''' (9 January 1931 – 21 November 2023) was an English bishop of the [[Anglican Communion]].<ref name="obit"/> He served as the [[Bishop of Chile, Bolivia and Peru]]. Pytches was also [[vicar]] of St Andrew's, in [[Chorleywood]], England. He was the author of many books, including ''[[Come Holy Spirit (book)|Come Holy Spirit]]'' and his autobiography, ''Living at the Edge''. He was the founder of the [[New Wine]] conferences with his wife Mary, who is also an author in the field of Christian counselling.

Pytches was consecrated a bishop on 20 December 1970, by [[Kenneth Walter Howell]], [[Bishop of Chile, Bolivia and Peru]], in St Paul's Church, [[Valparaíso]],<ref>[http://myrrh.library.moore.edu.au/bitstream/handle/10248/8557/1971-01-28.pdf?sequence=5&isAllowed=y] (Accessed 16 May 2019)</ref> to serve as assistant bishop for the Valparaíso region<ref>{{Church Times | title = New Assistant Bishop in Valparaiso | archive = 1970_12_18_002 | issue = 5627 | date = 18 December 1970 | page = 2 | accessed = 15 May 2019 }}</ref> in the [[Diocese of Chile, Bolivia and Peru]]; in 1972 he became diocesan bishop of that diocese, serving until his return to England in 1977. Until 1996 he was Vicar of St Andrew's, [[Chorleywood]], Hertfordshire, where he later lived in retirement by 2012.<ref name="obit"/>

Pytches supported the [[Soul Survivor (charity)|Soul Survivor]] movement in England during its early days and throughout its history; for example, the Soul in the City event was supported by a large donation received from a New Wine conference only days before.

Pytches, along with Bishop [[C. FitzSimons Allison]] and four others, participated in the consecration in 2000, in [[Singapore]], of two bishops opposed to the [[blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches|blessing of same-sex unions]] by the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church USA]].

Pytches and his wife gave the leadership of [[New Wine]] over to John and Anne Coles in 2001, but still visited the conferences every year and continued to speak there.

Pytches's son-in-law, [[Christopher Cocksworth]], was [[Bishop of Coventry]] from March 2008 until October 2023 and is now the [[Dean of Windsor]].

David Pytches died on 21 November 2023, at the age of 92.<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title=Obituary: The Rt Revd David Pytches |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/8-december/gazette/obituaries/obituary-the-rt-revd-david-pytches |access-date=18 December 2023 |publisher=Church Times |date=8 December 2023}}</ref>

==Books==
*''Pastoral Prayer Ministry Training''
*''Prophecy In The Local Church''
*''Leadership For New Life''
*''Does God Speak Today?''
*''Some Said It Thundered:A Personal Encounter with the Kansas City Prophets'' (1991)
*''Come Holy Spirit: Learning How to Minister in Power'' (with [[John Wimber]]) (1994)
*''[[John Wimber]]: a Tribute''
*''Spiritual Gifts in the Local Church''
*''Living at the Edge'' (2002)
*''Can Anyone Be A Leader?'' (2004)
*''Upside Down: Living the Beatitudes in the 21st Century'' (2007)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.christianitymagazine.co.uk/reviews/books/upside%20down.aspx Upside Down] book review

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