Archdeacon of Plymouth

The Archdeacon of Plymouth is a senior clergy position in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter^[1] and is responsible for the supervision of the clergy within the five rural deaneries: Ivybridge, Plymouth Moorside, Plymouth Devonport, Plymouth Sutton and Tavistock.^[2]

The archdeaconry was created by an Order-in-Council splitting the Archdeaconry of Totnes on 22 March 1918.^[3] The current archdeacon is Ian Chandler.

List of archdeacons

• 1918–1920 (res.): Arthur Perowne^[4]
• 1921–28 April 1928 (d.): Ernest Newman^[5]
• 1928–1950 (ret.): Whitfield Daukes (also Bishop suffragan of Plymouth from 1934)^[6]
• 1950–1962 (ret.): Norman Clarke, Bishop suffragan of Plymouth^[7]
• 1962–1978 (res.): Frederick Matthews (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[8]
• 1978–1982 (res.): Kenneth Newing (became Bishop suffragan of Plymouth)^[9]
• 1982–2000 (ret.): Robin Ellis^[10]
• 2001–2010 (ret.): Tony Wilds^[11]
• 2010–present: Ian Chandler^[12]

References

Diocese of Exeter
Exeter Cathedral The Palace, Exeter The Old Deanery, Exeter
Office holders	Robert Atwell, Bishop of Exeter Nick McKinnel, Bishop suffragan of Plymouth Sarah Mullally, Bishop suffragan of Crediton AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Jonathan Draper, Dean of Exeter Ian Chandler, Archdeacon of Plymouth Christopher Futcher, Archdeacon of Exeter Mark Butchers, Archdeacon of Barnstaple Douglas Dettmer, Archdeacon of Totnes
Selected deaneries	Deanery of Barnstaple Deanery of Cadbury Deanery of Christianity (Exeter) Deanery of Hartland
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Cornwall (11th century – 1876; became the Diocese of Truro)