Archdeacon of Birmingham
The Archdeacon of Birmingham is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Birmingham.
The archdeaconry was created by Order-in-Council on 12 August 1892 within the Diocese of Worcester[1] but became part of the new Diocese of Birmingham upon its creation by Order-in-Council on 13 January 1905.[2]
The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[3] within the seven area deaneries: Central Birmingham, Edgbaston, Handsworth, Kings Norton, Moseley, Shirley, and Warley.
The post is currently held by The Venerable Hayward Osborne.
List of archdeacons
- 1894–1903: Edmund Knox, Bishop suffragan of Coventry
- 1903–1904: John Diggle
- 1904–1912: Winfrid Burrows
- The archdeaconry was transferred from the diocese of Worcester to the newly created diocese of Birmingham by Order-in-Council on 13 January 1905.[2]
- 1912–1915: Mansfield Owen
- 1915–1944: Charles Hopton
- 1944–1947: Geoffrey Allen[4]
- 1947–1967: Sidney Harvie-Clarke
- 1967–1974: Vernon Nicholls
- 1974–1984: Gerald Hollis
- 1985–January 2001: John Duncan[5]
- 2001–present: Hayward Osborne[6]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26316. pp. 4569–4582. 12 August 1892. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The London Gazette: no. 27754. pp. 311–312. 13 January 1905. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ↑ "Allen Collection". Mundus. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ Birmingham Post – Archdeacon to retire after 40 years of service
- ↑ "The Ven the Archdeacon of Birmingham". Debretts. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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