The Archdeacon of Hackney is a senior Anglican priest serving the diocese of London, [1] responsible for the disciplinary and pastoral supervision of the clergy [2] within its three area deaneries: Hackney, Islington, and Tower Hamlets. [3]
Created from the archdeaconry of London by Order-in-Council on 2 March 1951, the archdeaconry originally comprised the rural deaneries of Bethnal Green, Hackney, Stoke Newington, Islington, Poplar, and Stepney. [4]