List of archdeacons of Manchester
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This is a list of archdeacon
s of Manchester, a position in the Anglican Diocese of Manchester
, England.
The archdeaconry of Manchester, unusually, was established (in 1843) a few years before the bishopric of Manchester
(in 1847).
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 Manchester, a position in the Anglican Diocese of Manchester
Anglican Diocese of Manchester
The Diocese of Manchester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, England. Based in the city of Manchester, the diocese covers much of the county of Greater Manchester and small areas of the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.-History:...
, England.
The archdeaconry of Manchester, unusually, was established (in 1843) a few years before the bishopric of Manchester
Bishop of Manchester
The Bishop of Manchester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Manchester in the Province of York.The current bishop is the Right Reverend Nigel McCulloch, the 11th Lord Bishop of Manchester, who signs Nigel Manchester. The bishop's official residence is Bishopscourt, Bury New Road,...
(in 1847).
| Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Rushton | 1843 | 1854 | |
| Robert Mosley Master | 1854 | 1867 | died in office |
| Richard Durnford Richard Durnford The Rt Rev Richard Durnford was the Bishop of Chichester from 1870 to 1895.He was born in Newbury, Berkshire into an ecclesiastical family . He was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford and ordained in 1831. From 1833 he was Rector of Middleton, Lancashire and then its Rural Dean... |
1867 | 1870 | 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... , 1870–1895 |
| George Henry Grevill Anson | 1870 | 1890 | son of Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet General Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet KCB was a general in the British Army noted for his service in Peninsular WarThe Anson Baronetcy was created for him on 30 September 1831.... |
| James Maurice Wilson James Maurice Wilson Rev. James Maurice Wilson was a British theologian, maths and science teacher, and astronomer.-Early life:... |
1890 | 1905 | |
| Foster Grey Blackburne | 1905 | 1909 | died in office |
| John Charles Wright John Charles Wright John Charles Wright, was an Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, responsible for significantly reducing the influence of Anglo-Catholicism in the diocese.... |
1909 | 1909 | Archbishop of Sydney, 1909–1933 |
| Willoughby Charles Allen | 1909 | 1916 | Archdeacon of Blackburn Diocese of Blackburn The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese, covering much of Lancashire, created in 1926 from part of the Diocese of Manchester. The Diocese includes the towns of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, and the cities of Lancaster, and Preston, as well as a large part of the Ribble Valley... , 1916–1920 |
| Noel Lake Aspinall | 1919 or earlier | 1934 | died in office |
| Arthur Selwyn Bean | 1934 | 1966 | grandson of New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... prime minister Richard John Seddon |
| Stuart Hetley Price Stuart Hetley Price Stuart Hetley Price was the inaugural Bishop of Doncaster who was later translated to Ripon. Educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge he was ordained in 1945. His first post was as Curate at St Michael and All Angels, Bournemouth, after which he was Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of... |
? | 1972 | Bishop of Doncaster Bishop of Doncaster The Bishop of Doncaster is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the town of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The see is currently vacant following the retirement of the Rt Revd... , 1972–1975; Bishop of Ripon, 1976–1977 |
| Arthur H. Ballard | 1972 | 1980 | Archdeacon of Rochdale Rochdale Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan... , 1966–1972 |
| Reginald Brian Harris | 1980 | 1998 | |
| Alan Wolstencroft | 1998 | 2004 | |
| Andrew Ballard | 2005 | ? | |
| Mark Ashcroft | 24 May 2009 | present |