Archdeacon of Rochdale
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The Archdeacon of Rochdale is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Manchester.
As Archdeacon he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [1] within the five area deaneries: Ashton-under-Lyne, Heywood and Middleton, Rochdale, Oldham East and Oldham West.
Created on 3 June 1910 from the Manchester archdeaconry,[2] the post is currently held by Cherry Vann.
List of archdeacons
- 1910–1919 (ret.): Arthur Clarke[3]
- 1919–1935 (ret.): Thomas Sale (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[4]
- 1935–20 December 1950 (d.): Albert Gaskell[5]
- 1951–1962 (ret.): Edgar Stephenson (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[6]
- 1962–1966 (res.): Len Tyler[7]
- 1966–1972 (res.): Arthur Ballard (became Archdeacon of Manchester)[8]
- 1972–1982 (ret.): Harold Fielding (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[9]
- 1982–1991 (res.): David Bonser (became Bishop suffragan of Bolton)[10]
- 1991–2000 (res.): Mark Dalby (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[11]
- 2005–2005 (res.): Andrew Ballard (became Archdeacon of Manchester)[12]
- 2006–2008 (res.): Mark Davies (became Bishop suffragan of Middleton)[13]
- 2008–present: Cherry Vann[14]
References
- ↑ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28381. pp. 3867–3868. 3 June 1910. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
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