Archdeacon of Loughborough

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The Archdeacon of Loughborough is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Leicester. The archdeaconry was created within the Diocese of Peterborough and from the Archdeaconry of Leicester on 25 February 1921 [1] but became part of the new Diocese of Leicester upon its creation on 12 November 1926. [2]

The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [3] within the area deaneries: Akeley East, Akeley South, Akeley West, Guthlaxton, Sparkenhoe East and Sparkenhoe West.

Claire Wood became the Archdeacon of Loughborough on 8 October 2017. [4]

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  2. "No. 33220". The London Gazette . 12 November 1926. p. 7322.
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