This is a list of archdeacons of Manchester, a position in the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, England.
The archdeaconry of Manchester, unusually, was established (in 1843) a few years before the bishopric of Manchester (in 1847).[1]
| Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Rushton[2] | 1843 | 1854 | |
| Robert Mosley Master[2] | 1854 | 1867 | died in office |
| Richard Durnford | 1867 | 1870 | Bishop of Chichester, 1870–1895 |
| George Henry Grevill Anson[3][4] | 1870 | 1890 | son of Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet |
| James Maurice Wilson | 1890 | 1905 | |
| Foster Grey Blackburne[5] | 1905 | 1909 | died in office |
| John Charles Wright | 1909 | 1909 | Archbishop of Sydney, 1909–1933 |
| Willoughby Charles Allen[6][7] | 1909 | 1916 | Archdeacon of Blackburn, 1916–1920 |
| Noel Lake Aspinall[8][9] | 1919 or earlier | 1934 | died in office |
| Arthur Selwyn Bean[10] | 1934 | 1966 | grandson of New Zealand prime minister Richard John Seddon[11] |
| Stuart Hetley Price | ? | 1972 | Bishop of Doncaster, 1972–1975; Bishop of Ripon, 1976–1977 |
| Arthur H. Ballard[12] | 1972 | 1980 | Archdeacon of Rochdale, 1966–1972 |
| Reginald Brian Harris[8] | 1980 | 1998 | |
| Alan Wolstencroft[13] | 1998 | 2004 | |
| Andrew Ballard[14] | 2005 | ? | |
| Mark Ashcroft[15] | 24 May 2009 | present |
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