The Archdeacon of Tonbridge is a senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of the Archdeaconry of Tonbridge in the Church of England Diocese of Rochester. The archdeaconry was created from Rochester archdeaconry by Order in Council on 4 April 1906.[1]
The archdeaconry covers 6 deaneries, namely Malling, Paddock Wood, Sevenoaks, Shoreham, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.[2]
List of archdeacons
- 1906–18 June 1925 (d.): Avison Scott, Vicar of St James's Tunbridge Wells (first archdeacon)[3]
- 1925–1940 (ret.): Leonard Savill (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[4]
- 1940–1953 (ret.): William Gray,[5] Vicar of St Nicholas, Rochester (until 1942) then Vicar of Kippington (until 1952; afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[6]
- 1953–1976 (ret.): Maples Earle,[7] Rector of Wrotham (until 1959) then Vicar of Shipbourne (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[8]
- 1977–1995 (ret.): Richard Mason,[9] Vicar of Edenbridge (until 1983) then Minister of St Luke's Sevenoaks (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[10]
- 1996–2002 (ret.): Judith Rose[11][12]
- 2002 – 31 July 2017:[13] Clive Mansell[2][14]
- 24 September 2017[15] – 19 July 2021: Julie Conalty[16] (became Bishop of Birkenhead)[17]
- 16 January 2022[18] - current: Sharon Copestake
References
- ↑ "No. 27903". The London Gazette. 10 April 1906. p. 2505.
- 1 2 "Archdeacon Clive Mansell". Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ "Scott, Avison Terry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 January 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Savill, Leonard". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 January 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Kent and Sussex Courier. 22 December 1939.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Gray, William James". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 January 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "The History of St James". Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ "Earle, E(dward) E(rnest) Maples". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 January 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Oxford Index
- ↑ "Mason, Richard John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 January 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Archdeacon to retire". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ "Rose, (Kathleen) Judith". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 January 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Resignations and retirements". Church Times. No. 8033. 3 March 2017. p. 34. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ "Mansell, Clive Neville Ross". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 January 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Diocese of Rochester — Archdeacon of Tonbridge (Accessed 1 September 2017)
- ↑ James Langstaff — New Archdeacon of Tonbridge (Accessed 1 August 2017)
- ↑ "Julie and Sam to be consecrated at York Minster - Diocese of Chester".
- ↑ "Diocese of Rochester | Service welcomes the new Archdeacon of Tonbridge". www.rochester.anglican.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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