List of Archdeacons of Horsham
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The post of Archdeacon of Horsham was created in 1975. The archdeaconry of Horsham is in the Diocese of Chichester
which almost exactly covers the counties of East and West Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove, stretching for nearly a hundred miles (160 km) along the south coast of England.
The Diocese originally had two archdeaconries created in the 12th century, namely that of Chichester
and also of Lewes; a third archdeaconry was created in 1912 at Hastings.
The archdeaconries were then reorganised under Bishop Kemp in 1975 with the Archdeaconry of Lewes being merged with that of Hastings and a new archdeaconry at Horsham being created. So now the Bishop of Chichester
is assisted by the suffragan bishop
s of Horsham
and Lewes
and there is one archdeacon for Chichester, one for Horsham and one for the merged Lewes and Hastings archdeaconry.
There follows a list of Archdeacon
s of Horsham.
Diocese of Chichester
The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was created in 1075 to replace the old Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey from 681. The cathedral is Chichester Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Chichester...
which almost exactly covers the counties of East and West Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove, stretching for nearly a hundred miles (160 km) along the south coast of England.
The Diocese originally had two archdeaconries created in the 12th century, namely that of Chichester
Archdeacon of Chichester
The post of Archdeacon of Chichester was created in the 12th Century, although the Diocese of Sussex was founded by St Wilfrid the exiled Bishop of York in AD 681. The original location of the See was in Selsey. The See was...
and also of Lewes; a third archdeaconry was created in 1912 at Hastings.
The archdeaconries were then reorganised under Bishop Kemp in 1975 with the Archdeaconry of Lewes being merged with that of Hastings and a new archdeaconry at Horsham being created. So now the Bishop of Chichester
Bishop of Chichester
The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity...
is assisted by the suffragan bishop
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
s of Horsham
Bishop of Horsham
The Bishop of Horsham is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester, in the Province of Canterbury, England...
and Lewes
Bishop of Lewes
The Bishop of Lewes is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Lewes, the county town of East Sussex.-List of the Bishops of Lewes:...
and there is one archdeacon for Chichester, one for Horsham and one for the merged Lewes and Hastings archdeaconry.
There follows a list of Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
s of Horsham.
Archdeacons of Horsham
List taken from Who's Who and Who Was Who.- 1975–83 Frederick George Kerr-Dineen
- 1983–2002 William Charles Leonard Filby
- 2003–present Roger Combes