The Archdeacon of Colchester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Chelmsford[1] – she or he has responsibilities within her archdeaconry (the Archdeaconry of Colchester) including oversight of church buildings and some supervision, discipline and pastoral care of the clergy.

History

The title first appears in sources before 1144, as one of four archdeacons in the (then much larger) Diocese of London, but there had been four archdeacons prior to this point, some of whom may be regarded as essentially predecessors in the line of the Colchester archdeacons. The territorial archdeaconry remained part of the London diocese for about 700 years, until, on 1 January 1846, it was transferred by Order in Council to the Diocese of Rochester.[2] The archdeaconry was afterwards in the newly created Diocese of St Albans from 4 May 1877[3] until her transfer to the Diocese of Chelmsford upon her creation on 23 January 1914.[4] On 1 February 2013, by Pastoral Order of the Bishop of Chelmsford, the new Archdeaconry of Stansted was created from the Colchester archdeaconry; initially, the Archdeacon of Colchester was also Acting Archdeacon of Stansted.[5]

List of archdeacons

Notes

  1. ^ a b c These archdeacons never occur with the title Archdeacon of Colchester, but occur with fellow archdeacons or other colleagues such that their territorial role can be deduced.

References

  1. ^ Chelmsford Cathedral Archived 1 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "No. 20499". The London Gazette. 20 August 1845. pp. 2541–2546.
  3. ^ "No. 24453". The London Gazette. 4 May 1877. p. 2933.
  4. ^ "No. 28795". The London Gazette. 23 January 1914. p. 588.
  5. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford – Archdeaconries in the Diocese of Chelmsford (Accessed 30 October 2015)
  6. ^ Hicks, Michael. "Stillington, Robert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26528. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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  8. ^ Curtis, Cathy. "Pace, Richard". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21065. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ "Aldrich, Robert" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  10. ^ "ARCHDEACONS DEPRIVED UNDER QUEEN ELIZABETH" (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Ecclesiastical Appointments". The Times. 15 June 1882. p. 8.
  12. ^ "Obituary". The Times. 8 December 1908. p. 13.
  13. ^ "Johnson, Henry Frank". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  14. ^ "New Bishop Suffragan Of Colchester". The Times. 21 December 1908. p. 11.
  15. ^ "Whitchombe, Robert Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  16. ^ "Chapman, Thomas Alfred". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  17. ^ "Ridsdale, Charles Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  18. ^ "Narborough, (Frederick) Dudley Vaughan". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  19. ^ "Cleall, Aubrey Victor George". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  20. ^ "Coote, Roderic Norman". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  21. ^ "Bond, (Charles) Derek". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  22. ^ "Roxburgh, James William". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  23. ^ "Stroud, Ernest Charles Frederick". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  24. ^ "Wallace, Martin William". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  25. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford — Cooper will retire in November (Accessed 11 May 2018)
  26. ^ "Cooper, Annette Joy". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 October 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  27. ^ "New Archdeacon of Colchester appointed". The Church of England in Essex and East London - Diocese of Chelmsford. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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