Archdeacon of Lancaster
The Archdeacon of Lancaster is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Blackburn.
As Archdeacon he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [1] within the seven area deaneries: Blackpool, Garstang, Kirkham, Lancaster & Morecombe, Poulton, Preston and Tunstall.
The post was created in 1870 and is currently held by The Ven. Michael Everitt.
Archdeacons of Lancaster
- 1870–1895 William Hornby[2]
- 1895–1905 Arthur Frederick Clarke[3]
- 1905–? William Bonsey [4] (died 1909)
- ?–? Phipps John Hornby
- ?–? Benjamin Pollard (afterwards Anglican Bishop of Lancaster, 1936)
- ?–? Gordon Fallows
- 1966–? Geoffrey Gower-Jones
- 1997–1999 Robert Ladds (afterwards Bishop of Whitby, 1999)[5]
- 1999–2005 Colin Williams
- 2005–2010 Peter Ballard
- 2010-2011 John Hawley (acting)
- 2011-present Michael Everitt
References
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ^ "A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8". British History Online. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8". British History Online. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8". British History Online. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "The Rt Rev Robert Ladds". Debretts. Retrieved 2012-06-16.