Archdeacon of Aston
The Archdeacon of Aston is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Birmingham.
The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [1] within the six area deaneries: Aston and Yardley, Bordesley, Coleshill, Polesworth and Solihull, Sutton Coldfield and Yardley.
The post was created from the Archdeaconry of Birmingham by Order-in-Council on 23 October 1906[2] and is currently held by Simon Heathfield.
List of archdeacons
- 1906–1912 (res.): Mansfield Owen[3]
- 1912–1913 (res.): Walter Hobhouse[4]
- 1913–1920 (res.): George Gardner[5]
- 1920–1938 (res.): Harold Richards[6]
- 1938–1946 (res.): Henry McGowan (afterwards Bishop of Wakefield)[7]
- 1946–1954 (res.): Michael Parker (afterwards Bishop suffragan of Aston)[8]
- 1954–1955: vacant
- 1955–2 October 1964 (d.): Maxwell Dunlop[9]
- 1965–1977 (ret.): Francis Warman (afterward archdeacon emeritus)[10]
- 1977–1982 (res.): Donald Tytler (afterwards Bishop suffragan of Middleton)[11]
- 1982–1990 (res.): John Cooper[12]
- 1990–2003 (ret.): John Barton[13] (afterward archdeacon emeritus)
- 2005–25 January 2014 (res.): Brian Russell[14][15]
- 16 November 2014–present: Simon Heathfield[16]
References
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ^ "No. 27960". The London Gazette. 23 October 1906.
- ^ Owen. "Owen, Very Rev. Charles Mansfield". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Hobhouse. "Hobhouse, Rev. Walter". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Gardner. "Gardner, Ven. George Lawrence Harter". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Richards. "Richards, Very Rev. John Harold". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ McGowan. "McGowan, Rt Rev. Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Parker. "Parker, Rt Rev. Clement George St Michael". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Dunlop. "Dunlop, Ven. Maxwell Tulloch". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Warman. "Warman, Ven. Francis Frederic Guy". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Tytler. "Tytler, Rt Rev. Donald Alexander". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Cooper. "Cooper, Rev. Canon John Leslie". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Barton. "Barton, Ven. (Charles) John Greenwood". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Russell. "Russell, Ven. Brian Kenneth". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Diocese in Europe – From Aston to Oslo (Accessed 8 November 2013)
- ^ Diocese of Birmingham – Notification of Appointments, 8 September 2014 (Accessed 13 September 2014)