Archdeacon of Tonbridge
The Archdeacon of Tonbridge is a senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of the Tonbridge archdeaconry in the Church of England Diocese of Rochester. The archdeaconry was created – as the Archdeaconry of Tonbridge – by Order in Council on 4 April 1906.[1]
The archdeaconry covers 6 deaneries, namely Malling, Paddock Wood, Sevenoaks, Shoreham, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.[2]
List of archdeacons
- Richard Mason
- ?1906–?1926: Avison Terry Scott (first archdeacon, died 1926)
- 1953–1976: Edward Ernest Maples Earle [3]
- 1996–2002: Judith Rose (retd) [4]
- 2002–present: Clive Mansell [2]
References
- ^ "No. 27903". The London Gazette. 10 April 1906.
- ^ a b "Archdeacon Clive Mansell". Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "The History of St James". Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Archdeacon to retire". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 October 2013.