Alexander Sargent

Alexander Sargent (9 May 1895 – 5 January 1989) was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the mid 20th century.^[1]

He was born on 9 May 1895,^[2] educated at The King's School, Canterbury and St Edmund Hall, Oxford and ordained in 1920. After curacies at St Margaret's at Cliffe and Maidstone^[3] he became Chaplain of Ripon College Cuddesdon. He was then Sub-Warden of St Paul’s College, Grahamstown and after that Resident Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury.^[4] In 1939 he was appointed Archdeacon of Maidstone ^[5] and in 1942 Archdeacon of Canterbury.^[6] He retired in 1968 and died on 5 January 1989.

References

↑ National Archives
↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ witness.com
↑ Ecclesiastical News New Chaplain To The Primate The Times Thursday, Jan 31, 1929; pg. 15; Issue 45115; col D
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
↑ Ecclesiastical news The Times Thursday, Oct 01, 1942; pg. 7; Issue 49355; col D

Church of England titles
Preceded by Karl Sopwith	Archdeacon of Maidstone 1939 to 1942	Succeeded by Julian Bickersteth
Preceded by Thomas Karl Sopwith	Archdeacon of Canterbury 1942 to 1968	Succeeded by Michael John Nott

Archdeacons of Canterbury
High Medieval	Valerius Ansketil William John Helewise Walter Roger de Pont L'Évêque Thomas Becket Geoffrey Ridel Herbert Poore Philip of Poitou Henry de Castilion Henry Sandford Simon Langton Richard de Sancto Johanne Stephen de Monte Luelli/of Vienne Hugh de Mortuo Mari William Middleton Robert of Gernemue Richard de Ferings
Late Medieval	John de Langeton Simon de Faversham Bernard Ezius de le Breto Guichard de le Breto Simon Convenis John Bruton Raymond de Roux Hugh de Angoulême Simon de Montacute Robert de Stratford Bernard Sistre Pierre Roger Simon Islip William Cardinal de la Jugee Henry de Wakefield Aymar Roche John de Fordham William Pakington Adam Mottrum Thomas Butiller Richard Clifford Robert Hallam Angelo Cardinal Acciaioli John Wakering Henry Rumworth/Circeter William Chichele Prospero Cardinal Colonna Thomas Chichele Thomas Winterbourne John Bourgchier Hugh Peynthwyn
Early modern	William Warham Edmund Cranmer Nicholas Harpsfield Edmund Gheast Edmund Freke William Redman Charles Fotherby William Kingsley George Hall William Sancroft Samuel Parker John Battely Thomas Green Thomas Bowers Samuel Lisle Sir John Head William Backhouse John Lynch
Late modern	Houstonne Radcliffe Hugh Percy James Croft Edward Parry Rodney Eden William Walsh Leonard White-Thomson Edward Hardcastle Karl Sopwith Alexander Sargent Michael Nott Bernard Pawley John Simpson Michael Till John Pritchard Patrick Evans Sheila Watson Philip Down & Stephen Taylor, Joint Acting Jo Kelly-Moore

Diocese of Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral The Old Palace, Canterbury Diocesan House, Canterbury
Office holders	Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury (Primate of All England) Trevor Willmott, Bishop suffragan of Dover (pseudo-diocesan) AEO: the Bishop suffragan of Richborough Robert Willis, Dean of Canterbury Jo Kelly-Moore, Archdeacon of Canterbury and Vice-Dean Philip Down, Archdeacon of Ashford Stephen Taylor, Archdeacon of Maidstone
Provincial episcopal visitors	Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Rod Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Maidstone
Channel Islands	Paul Mellor, Dean of Guernsey Bob Key, Dean of Jersey
Selected deaneries	Elham Deanery Romney Deanery
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Croydon (1904–1985; transferred to Southwark) Bishop suffragan of Maidstone (1944–2009) Archdeacon of Croydon (1930–1985; transferred to Southwark)

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