Archdeacon of Bradford
The Archdeacon of Bradford is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Leeds. The archdeaconry was originally created within the now-defunct Diocese of Bradford by Order in Council on 25 February 1921.[1]
As Archdeacon she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[2] within four area deaneries: Airedale, Bowling & Horton, Calverley and Otley.[3]
Since the creation of the Diocese of Leeds[4] on 20 April 2014, the archdeaconry forms the Bradford episcopal area under the Area Bishop of Bradford.[5]
List of archdeacons
- 1921–1928: William Stanton Jones
- 1928–1932: Cecil Wilson (also Provost of Bradford, 1930–1931)
- 1932–1934: Frederick Ackerley
- 1934–1953: Sidney Lowe
- 1953–1957: Kenneth Kay
- 1957–1965: Hubert Higgs
- 1965–1977: William Johnston
- 1977–1984: Frank Sargeant
- 1984–1999: David Shreeve
- 1999–2004: Guy Wilkinson
- 2004–2015: David Lee
- Alistair Helm (Acting)
- 17 January 2016–present:[6] Andy Jolley[7]
References
- ^ "No. 32239". The London Gazette. 25 February 1921. pp. 1565–1570.
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ^ "The diocese of Bradford". Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ The Church of England – Synod approves new Diocese of Leeds for West Yorkshire and The Dales
- ^ Moving towards a new diocese for West Yorkshire and the Dales (Accessed 9 July 2013)
- ^ Ripon Cathedral — Service Notices, 17 January 2016 (Accessed 31 January 2016)
- ^ Diocese of Leeds — Archdeacon of Bradford appointed (Accessed 13 July 2016)