Archdeacon of Aston

Church of England ecclesiastical office

The Archdeacon of Aston is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Birmingham.

The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[1] within the archdeaconry's three deaneries: Aston and Sutton Coldfield, Coleshill and Polesworth, and Yardley and Solihull.

The post was created from the Archdeaconry of Birmingham by Order-in-Council on 23 October 1906[2] and is currently held by Phelim O'Hare, who was collated at Aston Parish Church on 14 July 2024.[3][4]

## List of archdeacons

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* 1906–1912 (res.): Mansfield Owen[5]
* 1912–1913 (res.): Walter Hobhouse[6]
* 1913–1920 (res.): George Gardner[7]
* 1920–1938 (res.): Harold Richards[8]
* 1938–1946 (res.): Henry McGowan (afterwards Bishop of Wakefield)[9]
* 1946–1954 (res.): Michael Parker (afterwards Bishop suffragan of Aston)[10]
* 1954–1955: vacant
* 1955–2 October 1964 (d.): Maxwell Dunlop[11]
* 1965–1977 (ret.): Francis Warman (afterward archdeacon emeritus)[12]
* 1977–1982 (res.): Donald Tytler (afterwards Bishop suffragan of Middleton)[13]
* 1982–1990 (res.): John Cooper[14]
* 1990–2003 (ret.): John Barton[15] (afterward archdeacon emeritus)
* 2005–25 January 2014 (res.): Brian Russell[16][17]
* 16 November 2014 – 30 September 2022 (res.):[18] Simon Heathfield[19]
* 14 July 2024 – present: Phelim O'Hare[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
2. ^ "No. 27960". The London Gazette. 23 October 1906. pp. 7089–7090.
3. ^ a b Birmingham, Church of England. "Archdeacon of Aston announced - Church of England Birmingham". www.cofebirmingham.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
4. ^ a b "notice sheet" (PDF). Elmdon Church. 7 July 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
5. ^ "Owen, Charles Mansfield". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
6. ^ "Hobhouse, Walter". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
7. ^ "Gardner, George Lawrence Harter". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
8. ^ "Richards, John Harold". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
9. ^ "McGowan, Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
10. ^ "Parker, Clement George St Michael". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
11. ^ "Dunlop, Maxwell Tulloch". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
12. ^ "Warman, Francis Frederic Guy". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
13. ^ "Tytler, Donald Alexander". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
14. ^ "Cooper, John Leslie". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
15. ^ "Barton, (Charles) John Greenwood". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
16. ^ "Russell, Brian Kenneth". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
17. ^ Diocese in Europe – From Aston to Oslo Archived 2014-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 8 November 2013)
18. ^ "Resignations and retirements". Church Times. 18 November 2022. ISSN 0009-658X.
19. ^ Diocese of Birmingham – Notification of Appointments, 8 September 2014 Archived 14 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 13 September 2014)

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Archdeacons of Aston

* Mansfield Owen
* Walter Hobhouse
* George Gardner
* Harold Richards
* Henry McGowan
* Michael Parker
* Maxwell Dunlop
* Francis Warman
* Donald Tytler
* John Cooper
* John Barton
* Brian Russell
* Simon Heathfield
* Phelim O'Hare

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Diocese of Birmingham

* St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham
* Bishop's Croft, Harborne
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Office holders|

* Michael Volland, Bishop of Birmingham
* Esther Prior, Bishop suffragan of Aston
* AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
* Matt Thompson, Dean of Birmingham
* Jenny Tomlinson, Archdeacon of Birmingham
* Phelim O'Hare, Archdeacon of Aston

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* Provost of Birmingham (1931–2000; see Dean of Birmingham)

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