Simon Nicholas Hartland Baker (born 1957) is a British retired Anglican priest who served as Archdeacon of Lichfield from 2013^[1] until his retirement on 31 May 2019.^[2]

Baker was educated at King's College London and Queen's College, Birmingham.^[3] He was ordained deacon in 1981, and priest in 1982. After a curacy in Tupsley he was Vicar of Shinfield from 1985 to 1988. He was Director of Discipleship and Ministry, and Warden of Readers for the Diocese of Winchester from 2002 to 2013. In that year he became Rector of the United Benefice of St Michael and St Mary with St John at Wall, Lichfield.^[4]

References

^ "Simon Nicholas Hartland Baker". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
^ "Diocese of Lichfield - News - Archdeacon Simon to stand down". www.lichfield.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019.
^ ‘BAKER, Ven. Simon Nicholas Hartland’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016 ; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 1 Feb 2017
^ Benefice web site

v t e Archdeacons of Stafford and of Lichfield
High Medieval (Stafford)	Robert William Helias Ralph de Thamewood Alan Henry Marshal Alexander Henry de Loundres Helyas Robert of Gloucester William of York R. de Langdon Robert of Stafford Richard de Mepham Thomas de Cantilupe Adam Paine Rayner de Vichio/Florence
Late Medieval (Stafford)	John de Brunforte Robert de Patrika John Clarel William de Apeltre Roger de Depyng Richard de Birmingham Roger de Dorkyng John de Marisco William de Grenburgh John de Sulgrave John de Outheby Richard de Toppeclyve Henry Davyd John Fyton Thomas Barton John Fyton (again) William de Admondeston Ralph Prestbury Roger Wall John Wendesley Thomas Hawkins William Moggys William Duffield Edward Willughby John Wardroper Adam Grafton Geoffrey Blythe John Blythe Nicholas Heath John Redman
Early modern (Stafford)	John Dakyn Richard Walker Thomas Bickley Humphrey Tyndall John Fulnetby Martin Tinley Francis Coke Nathaniel Ellison Thomas Allen James Brooks Edmund Law John Carver William Brereton Robert Nares George Hodson Henry Moore
Late modern (Stafford)	John Iles Melville Scott Robert Hodgson Charles Blakeway Hugh Bright Robert Hodson William Parker Basil Stratton Richard Ninis (became Archdeacon of Lichfield)
Lichfield	Richard Ninis (previously Archdeacon of Stafford) George Frost Chris Liley Simon Baker Sue Weller (designate)

v t e Diocese of Lichfield
Lichfield Cathedral Bishop's House, Lichfield St Mary's House, Lichfield Area scheme (1992–present)
Office holders	Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield Sarah Bullock, area Bishop of Shrewsbury Matthew Parker, area Bishop of Stafford area Bishop of Wolverhampton (vacant) Jan McFarlane, Canon and honorary assistant bishop AEO: the Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Dean of Lichfield (vacant) Sue Weller, Archdeacon of Lichfield Julian Francis, Archdeacon of Walsall Megan Smith, Archdeacon of Stoke Archdeacon of Salop (vacant)
Provincial episcopal visitors	Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Chester (12th century – 1541; erected into Chester diocese) Archdeacon of Stafford (12 C. – 1980; renamed to Lichfield archdeaconry) Archdeacon of Coventry (12 C. – 1837; moved to Worcester then erected into Coventry diocese) Archdeacon of Derby (12th C. – 1884; moved to Southwell then erected into Derby diocese)