Archdeacon of Dudley

The Archdeacon of Dudley is one of two archdeacons in the Anglican Diocese of Worcester, England (the other being the Archdeacon of Worcester). ^[1]

History

The archdeaconry of Dudley was created by Order in Council on 11 February 1921 from the Worcester archdeaconry and named after the town of Dudley. ^[2] It consists of the deaneries of Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Dudley, Kidderminster, Kingswinford, Stourbridge and Stourport. ^[3]

The present Archdeacon of Dudley is the Venerable Nikki Groarke, formerly vicar of St Stephen's Church, Canonbury, Islington, in the Diocese of London; she is the first woman to hold the post and was installed on 5 January 2014.

List of archdeacons

• 1921–1934 (d.): Sydney James ^[4]
• 1934–1951 (ret.): Arthur Shepherd (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) ^[5]
• 1951–1968 (ret.): Alfred Hurley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) ^[6]
• 1968–1975 (res.): John Williams (afterwards Archdeacon of Worcester) ^[7]
• 1976–1984 (res.): Christopher Campling (afterwards Dean of Ripon) ^{[8] [9]}
• 1985–1986 (res.): Robin Bennett ^[10]
• 1987–2001 (ret.): John Gathercole ^[11]
• 2001–September 2013 (ret.): Fred Trethewey ^[12]
• 2014-present: Nikki Groarke ^[13]

Deaneries, area deans and lay chairs as of 2024

Deanery	Rural dean	Lay chair
Redditch & Bromsgrove	The Revd Canon Paul Lawlor	Kashmir Garton
Greater Dudley	The Revd Andrew Sillis	John Nicholson

See also

• Bishop of Worcester
• Worcester Cathedral

References

1. "Diocese of Worcester – Archdeacons". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
2. "No. 32224". The London Gazette . 11 February 1921. pp. 1169–1176.
3. Deaneries in the Diocese of Worcester Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Diocese of Worcester, UK.
4. "JAMES, Ven. Sydney Rhodes" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
5. "SHEPHERD, Ven. Arthur Pearce" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
6. "HURLEY, Ven. Alfred Vincent" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
7. "WILLIAMS, Ven. John Charles" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
8. Campling, Christopher R. (2007). I Was Glad – The Memoirs of Christopher Campling. ISBN   9781857566161 . Retrieved 19 June 2012. (Google Books)
9. "CAMPLING, Very Rev. Christopher Russell" . Who's Who . Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
10. "BENNETT, Robin" . Who's Who . Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
11. "GATHERCOLE, Ven. John Robert" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2011 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
12. "TRETHEWEY, Ven. Frederick Martyn" . Who's Who . Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
13. Diocese of Worcester – London Vicar to be new Archdeacon of Dudley Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 October 2013)

External links

• Worcester Diocesan website
• Church of England Statistics 2002 Archived 3 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine