The Archdeacon of Dorking is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Guildford, responsible for clergy discipline and church buildings within the area of her/his archdeaconry.

History

The Archdeaconry of Dorking is a subdivision of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford (itself part of the Province of Canterbury.) The archdeaconry consists of the deaneries of Dorking, Emly, Epsom, Leatherhead, Runnymede and Woking.^[1] The archdeaconry of Dorking was split from archdeaconry of Surrey by Order in Council on 17 August 1928.^[2]

List of archdeacons

• 1928–8 July 1930 (d.): Ronald Irwin DSO MC^[3][4]
• 1930–1936 (res.): Cyril Golding-Bird, Assistant Bishop (became Archdeacon of Surrey)^[5]
• 1936–24 July 1954 (d.): Edward Newill^[6][7]
• 1954–1957 (res.): David Loveday^[8]
• 1957–23 December 1962 (d.): Windsor Roberts^[9][10]
• 1963–1968 (res.): Kenneth Evans^[11]
• 1968–1982 (ret.): William Purcell^[12][13]
• 1982–1990 (ret.): Peter Hogben (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[14]
• 1990–1995 (res.): Christopher Herbert^[15]
• 1995–2005 (res.): Mark Wilson (archdeacon emeritus since 2011)^[16]
• 2005–2013: Julian Henderson^{[17][N 1]}
• 2014 – "summer" 2019 (announced):^[19] Paul Bryer^[20]
• 24 November 2019^[21] – present: Martin Breadmore^[22]