Archdeacon of Croydon

The Archdeacon of Croydon is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Southwark. ^[1] As such the deacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy ^[2] within its five rural deaneries: Croydon Addington, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South and Sutton. ^[3]

History

The archdeaconry was created in the Diocese of Canterbury from the Archdeaconry of Maidstone by Order in Council on 1 April 1930 ^[4] and transferred to the Diocese of Southwark on 1 January 1985. ^[5]

List of archdeacons

• 1930 –1937 (res.): Edward Woods, Bishop suffragan of Croydon ^[6]
• 1930 –1942 (res.): William Anderson, Bishop suffragan of Croydon ^[7]
• 1942 –1946 (res.): Harold Bradfield ^[8]
• 1946 –1947 (res.): Maurice Harland (also Bishop suffragan of Croydon since 1942) ^[9]
• 1948 –27 March 1957 (d.): Charles Tonks ^[10]
• 1957 –1967 (res.): Jesse Clayson ^[11]
• 1967 –1977 (ret.): John Hughes (also Bishop suffragan of Croydon since 1956) ^[12]
• 1978 –1993 (res.): Frederick Hazell ^[13]

The archdeaconry was transferred to Southwark diocese on 1 January 1985.

• 1994 –17 September 2011 (ret.): Tony Davies (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) ^[14]
• 2011 –1 February 2013 (ret.): Barry Goodwin (Acting)
• 14 April 2013 –29 February 2020 (ret.): ^[15] Chris Skilton ^{[16] [17]}
• 15 March 2020 –24 June 2022: Rosemarie Mallett ^{[18] [19]} (became Bishop of Croydon)
• 4 December 2023 –present: Greg Prior ^{[20] [21] [22]}

References

1. Diocesan web site Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
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6. "Woods, Edward Sydney" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
7. "Anderson, William Louis" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
8. "Bradfield, Harold William" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
9. "Harland, Maurice Henry" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
10. "Tonks, Charles Frederick" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
11. "Clayson, Jesse Alec Maynard" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
12. "Hughes, John Taylor" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
13. "Hazell, Frederick Roy" . Who's Who . Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
14. "Davies, (Vincent) Anthony" . Who's Who . Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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16. "Appointments" . Church Times . No. 7807. 2 November 2012. p. 28. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 7 June 2014.
17. "New Archdeacons for Southwark Diocese" (Press release). The Diocese of Southwark. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
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19. "News Archive".
20. "New Archdeacon of Croydon announced". Diocese of Southwark. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
21. Southwark Diocese [@SouthwarkCofE] (4 December 2022). "The Revd Greg Prior is collated and installed Archdeacon of Croydon..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023– via Twitter.
22. "'The Bridge' newspaper". Diocese of Southwark (issuu). December 2022 – January 2023. p. 11. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.