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The Ven. William Methven Gordon Ducat (17 March 1847 – 17 March 1922) was the Archdeacon of Berkshire from 1903 until his death.

Ducat was born in Edinburgh and educated at Edinburgh Academy and Balliol College, Oxford and ordained in 1873.

Ducat began his ordained ministry as a curate of All Souls, Langham Place after which he was the chaplain of Cuddesdon College. He was the rector of Lamplugh from 1877 to 1880 when he became the principal of Leeds Clergy School. He returned to Cuddesdon as Principal in 1883 and remained there until 1894 when he became the vicar of St Giles's Reading, a position he held until 1911. He was appointed archdeacon of Berkshire in early January 1903, and was a rural dean.

References

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"The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
The Times, 18 March 1922; pg. 1; Issue 42983; col A, Deaths
Rootsweb
The Edinburgh Academy, The Caledonian Mercury, (Edinburgh, Scotland), 23 July 1863; Issue 23103
University Intelligence, The Standard (London, England), 23 December 1871; pg. 6; Issue 14788, 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II
The Morning Post (London, England), 22 December 1873; pg. 2; Issue 31662, (1806 words), 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
“Who was Who 1897-1990" London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
Ecclesiastical Intelligence, The Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton, England), 30 June 1883; pg. 2; Issue 3865, 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
The Times, 20 December 1894; pg. 6; Issue 34452; col A, Ecclesiastical Intelligence
National Archives
"Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times. No. 36975. London. 12 January 1903. p. 5.

v t e Archdeacons of Berkshire
High Medieval	Roger Geoffrey de Vernun Alberic Geoffrey William of Merton Clement William de Raley Giles of Bridport William Walter Scammel Stephen of Newbury William de Berges
Late Medieval	Richard de Bello Tydo de Varesio Gilbert de Stapleton Robert de Ayleston Edmund de la Beche Thomas Paxton John Harewell Guillaume Cardinal d'Aigrefeuille Thomas Yokflete papal grants: Andrea Cardinal Bontempi Martini Christopher Cardinal Marini Walter Cook royal grants: John Southam Walter Cook Ralph Repyngton John Wynwyk John Southam Thomas Southam John Fraunceys Simon Sydenham Walter Medford Peter de Alcobasso Thomas Brunce John Castell Alexander Sparrow John Norton Richard Ewen Robert Stillington John Russell John Morton Richard Martyn Oliver King Stephen Bereworth Christopher Twineho Stephen Bereworth (again) William Grey Robert Audley
Early modern	John Crayford William Pye Thomas Whyte Martin Culpepper, Dean of Chichester Leonel Sharp Edward Davenant John Ryves Peter Mews John Sharp William Richards Jonas Proast Richard West Edward Talbot Martin Benson Samuel Knight John Spry William Dodwell Arthur Onslow John Fisher Edward Berens James Randall
Late modern	Alfred Pott William Ducat Richard Wickham Legg Arthur Parham, Bishop of Reading Eric Knell, Bishop of Reading Eric Wild, Bishop of Reading Raymond Birt John Brown David Griffiths Mike Hill Norman Russell Olivia Graham Stephen Pullin

v t e Diocese of Oxford
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Bishop's Lodge, Kidlington Diocesan Church House, Oxford Dorchester Abbey Cuddesdon Palace Osney Abbey Area scheme (1984–present)
Office holders	Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford Gavin Collins, area Bishop of Dorchester Mary Gregory, area Bishop-designate of Reading Dave Bull, area Bishop-designate of Buckingham AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Sarah Foot, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford Jonathan Chaffey, Archdeacon of Oxford Guy Elsmore, Archdeacon of Buckingham Stephen Pullin, Archdeacon of Berkshire David Tyler, Archdeacon of Dorchester
Selected deaneries	Deanery of Reading

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