The Archdeacons in the Diocese of Chelmsford are senior ecclesiastical officers in the Church of England in Essex and East London. They currently include: the Archdeacon of West Ham, the Archdeacon of Colchester and the archdeacons of Chelmsford, of Harlow, of Barking, of Stansted and of Southend. Each one has responsibility over a geographical area within the diocese.

A window on the south side of Chelmsford Cathedral, showing the seals of the four pre-2013 archdeaconries.

History

When the diocese was created, it consisted of the ancient archdeaconries of Essex and Colchester. The first changes to the diocese's archdeaconries occurred on 17 March 1922 when the Archdeaconry of Southend was created from the old Essex archdeaconry and that old archdeaconry renamed to West Ham: at its erection, the 1922 Southend archdeaconry consisted of the Deaneries of Barstable/Brentwood, of Canewdon and Southend, of Chelmsford, of Chigwell, of Dengie, of Harlow, of Maldon, of Ongar, of Roding, and of Wickford.[1] West Ham archdeaconry was further split in 1993[2] to create the Archdeaconry of Harlow following a 1989 decision of the Diocesan Synod.[3]

As part of Stephen Cottrell's vision for the diocese's long-term future, consultations occurred on proposals to create three new archdeaconries.[4] On 1 February 2013, by Pastoral Order of the Bishop of Chelmsford, the three archdeaconries were created: the new Archdeaconry of Stansted from Colchester archdeaconry, a new Archdeaconry of Barking from West Ham archdeaconry and a new Archdeaconry of Southend created from Southend archdeaconry after it had been renamed the Archdeaconry of Chelmsford.[5] Initially, the Archdeacons of Colchester, of West Ham, and of Chelmsford were also Acting Archdeacons of Stansted, of Barking, and of Southend respectively.

List of archdeacons

References

  1. ^ "No. 32642". The London Gazette. 17 March 1922. pp. 2229–2230.
  2. ^ See window image.
  3. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford – Transforming Leadership[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Stephen Cottrell – Proposals to create new Archdeaconries in the Diocese of Chelmsford (accessed 28 December 2012)
  5. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford – Archdeaconries in the Diocese of Chelmsford Archived January 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 6 February 2013)
  6. ^ "Anglia Ruskin". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  7. ^ Church Times
  8. ^ Church Times
  9. ^ Chelmsford Diocese Archived April 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "The Ven the Archdeacon of Southend's Biography". Debretts. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Gazette". Church Times. No. 7962. 23 October 2015. p. 33. ISSN 0009-658X.
  12. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford — New Archdeacon of Chelmsford appointed (Accessed 6 December 2015)
  13. ^ "The Archdeacon of Chelmsford, Elizabeth Snowden, announces her retirement". Diocese of Chelmsford. 18 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Chelmsford Diocese welcomes Bishop Adam, Archdeacon Kate and Archdeacon Jonathan". Diocese of Chelmsford. 4 November 2023. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Fox, Michael John". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 26 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  16. ^ "Taylor, Peter Flint". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 26 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  17. ^ "Appointments". Church Times. No. 8026. 13 January 2017. p. 30. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Webster, Martin Duncan". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 26 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  19. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford — New Archdeacon of Harlow appointed (Accessed 15 May 2017)
  20. ^ "Resignations and retirements". Church Times. 17 February 2023. ISSN 0009-658X.
  21. ^ a b c Diocese of Chelmsford – Three new Archdeacons appointed (Accessed 12 May 2013)
  22. ^ "New Archdeacon of Barking appointed | Chelmsford Diocese".
  23. ^ "New Archdeacon of Colchester appointed | Chelmsford Diocese".
  24. ^ "The Archdeacon of Stansted, Robin King announces his retirement". Diocese of Chelmsford. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  25. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford — Archdeacon of Southend to retire at the end of 2016 (Accessed 22 December 2016)
  26. ^ a b "The Archdeacon of Southend, the Venerable Mike Lodge, announces his retirement from full time ministry". Diocese of Chelmsford. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  27. ^ Parish of Rayleigh — Meet the Rayleigh Team (Accessed 4 January 2017)
  28. ^ "Power appointed as the new Archdeacon of Southend". Diocese of Chelmsford. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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