Archdeacon of Blackburn

The Archdeacon of Blackburn is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Blackburn. Originally created on 17 August 1877[1] within the Diocese of Manchester, the office became a part of the new Diocese of Blackburn upon its creation on 12 November 1926.[2]

As archdeacon she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[3] within the seven area deaneries: Accrington, Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Chorley, Leyland, Pendle and Whalley.

## List of archdeacons

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* 1877–1885 (res.): Edward Birch (c. 1814–1886; first Archdeacon)
* 1885–1899 (res.): Robert Rawstorne
* 1900–1901 (d.): Francis Cramer-Roberts, Vicar of Blackburn and assistant bishop
* 1901–1916 (d.): Robert Fletcher
* 1916–1920 (res.): Willoughby Allen
* 1920–1921 (d.): Edward Richardson
* 1922–1936 (d.): Atherton Rawstorne, Bishop suffragan of Whalley

The archdeaconry was transferred from the diocese of Manchester to the newly created diocese of Blackburn by Order-in-Council on 12 November 1926.[2]

* 1936–1936 (res.): Henry Fosbrooke
* 1936–1946 (ret.): Richard Newman
* 1946–1959 (res.): Charles Lambert
* 1959–1962 (d.): Arnold Picton
* 1962–1973 (d.): Norman Hodd
* 1973–1986 (ret.): Desmond Carroll (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
* 1986–1996 (ret.): David Robinson[4] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
* 1996–September 2001 (res.): John Marsh
* 2002–31 July 2015 (ret.): John Hawley
* 31 July–aft. September 2015 (Acting): Roger Smith[5]
* bef. November 2015–February 2016 (Acting): Timothy Lipscomb[6]
* 14 February 2016–present:[7] Mark Ireland[8]
* 13 April 2017 - 5 February 2018 (ret.): Sue Penfold, Temporary Assistant Archdeacon and Director of Discipleship and Ministry[9]
* 1 July 2018 onwards (announced): Grant Ashton, Temporary Assistant Archdeacon[10]

## References

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1. ^ "No. 24495". The London Gazette. 17 August 1877. pp. 4789–4791.
2. ^ a b "No. 33220". The London Gazette. 12 November 1926. p. 7321.
3. ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
4. ^ "Church Times". Retrieved 28 June 2012.
5. ^ Lancashire Telegraph — Warm welcome for historic Hyndburn churches' new vicar (Accessed 31 January 2016)
6. ^ The Parish of Adlington St Paul — Notices, Sunday 8 Nov 2015[permanent dead link] (Accessed 31 January 2016)
7. ^ National Archdeacons' Forum — Archdeacons’ News, January 2015 (sic) Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 31 January 2016)
8. ^ Diocese of Blackburn — New Archdeacon of Blackburn is announced Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 27 November 2015)
9. ^ Diocese of Blackburn — Clergy Moves (Archived from the original, 6 July 2017; accessed 23 June 2018)
10. ^ Diocese of Blackburn — Clergy Moves Archived 2018-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 23 June 2018)

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Archdeacons of Blackburn

Manchester diocese|

* Edward Birch
* Robert Rawstorne
* Francis Cramer-Roberts
* Robert Fletcher
* Willoughby Allen
* Edward Richardson
* Atherton Rawstorne

Blackburn diocese|

* Atherton Rawstorne
* Henry Leonard Fosbrooke
* Richard Newman
* Charles Lambert
* Arnold Picton
* Norman Hodd
* Desmond Carroll
* David Robinson
* John Marsh
* John Hawley
* Roger Smith (Acting)
* Timothy Lipscomb (Acting)
* Mark Ireland

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Diocese of Blackburn

* Blackburn Cathedral
* Bishop's House, Salesbury
* Church House, Blackburn
* Whalley Abbey

Office holders|

* Philip North, Bishop of Blackburn
* Jill Duff, Bishop suffragan of Lancaster
* Joe Kennedy, Bishop suffragan of Burnley
* AEO: the bishop diocesan & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
* Peter Howell-Jones, Dean of Blackburn
* Mark Ireland, Archdeacon of Blackburn
* David Picken, Archdeacon of Lancaster

Historic offices|

* Bishop of Whalley (until 1936)
* Provost of Blackburn (1931–2000; see Dean of Blackburn)

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Anglican Diocese of Manchester

* Manchester Cathedral
* Bishopscourt, Broughton
* Church House, Manchester

Office holders|

* David Walker, Bishop of Manchester
* Mark Davies, Bishop suffragan of Middleton and acting Bishop of Sodor and Man
* Matthew Porter, Bishop suffragan of Bolton
* AEO: Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
* Rogers Govender, Dean of Manchester
* Karen Lund, Archdeacon of Manchester
* Rachel Mann, Archdeacon of Bolton and Salford
* Karen Smeeton, Archdeacon-designate of Rochdale

Historic offices|

* Bishop suffragan of Burnley (1901–1926; moved to Diocese of Blackburn)
* Bishop suffragan of Whalley (1909–1926; moved to Diocese of Blackburn)
* Bishop suffragan of Hulme (1924–2009)
* Archdeacon of Lancaster (1847–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn)
* Archdeacon of Blackburn (1877–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn)

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Archdeacons in the Church of England

Current|

| northern
province|

* Auckland
* Blackburn
* Bolton
* Bradford
* Carlisle
* Chester
* Cleveland
* Doncaster
* Durham
* East Riding (York)
* Halifax
* Lancaster
* Leeds
* Lindisfarne
* Liverpool
* Knowsley and Sefton
* Macclesfield
* Man
* Manchester
* Newark
* Nottingham
* Northumberland
* Pontefract
* Richmond and Craven
* Rochdale
* St Helens and Warrington
* Salford
* Sheffield and Rotherham
* Stoke
* Sunderland
* Walsall
* West Cumberland
* Westmorland and Furness
* Wigan and West Lancashire
* York (West Riding)

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southern
province|

* Ashford
* Aston
* Barnstaple
* Barking
* Bath
* Bedford
* Berkshire
* Birmingham
* Bodmin
* Boston
* Bournemouth
* Brighton & Lewes
* Bristol
* Bromley & Bexley
* Buckingham
* Cambridge
* Canterbury
* Chelmsford
* Charing Cross ("Two Cities")
* Cheltenham
* Chichester
* Colchester
* Cornwall
* Coventry ("Archdeacon Pastor")
* Croydon
* Derby City and South Derbyshire
* Derbyshire Peak and Dales
* Dorchester
* Dorking
* Dorset
* Dudley
* East Derbyshire
* Eastern Archdeaconry (Europe)
* Exeter
* France
* Germany and Northern Europe
* Gibraltar
* Gloucester
* Hackney
* Hampstead
* Hastings
* Hereford
* Hertford
* Horsham
* Huntingdon and Wisbech
* Ipswich
* Isle of Wight
* Italy and Malta
* Lambeth
* Leicester
* Lewisham & Greenwich
* Lichfield
* Lincoln
* London
* Loughborough
* Ludlow
* Lynn
* Maidstone
* Malmesbury
* The Meon
* Middlesex
* Norfolk
* North West Europe
* Northampton
* Northolt
* Norwich
* Oakham
* Oxford
* Plymouth
* Portsdown
* Reigate
* Rochester
* St Albans
* Salop/Shropshire (Lichfield diocese)
* Sarum
* Sherborne
* Southend
* Southwark
* Stansted
* Stow and Lindsey
* Sudbury
* Suffolk
* Surrey
* Switzerland
* Taunton
* Tonbridge
* Totnes
* Wandsworth
* Warwick ("Archdeacon Missioner")
* Wells
* West Ham
* Westminster
* Wilts
* Winchester
* Worcester

non-territorial|

* Military archdeacons: Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force
* Prison Service
* "Archdeacon Missioner" (see Warwick) & "Archdeacon Pastor" (see Coventry)
* Rural Mission (Eds & Ips diocese)

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| England|

* Basingstoke
* Bromley
* Chesterfield
* Cirencester
* Craven
* Derby
* Ely
* Essex
* Furness
* Generous Giving and Stewardship (York diocese)
* Halifax (old)
* Harlow
* Huddersfield
* Huntingdon
* Kingston-on-Thames
* Lewes
* Lewes & Hastings
* Lewisham
* Lindsey
* Mission Resources (Leeds diocese)
* North Wilts
* Portsmouth
* Richmond
* Ripon
* Salisbury
* Shropshire/Salop (Hereford diocese)
* Stafford
* Stow
* Swindon
* Warrington
* Westmorland
* Winchester (ancient)
* Wisbech

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* Europe
* Italy
* Malta
* Northern France
* the Riviera
* Scandinavia
* Scandinavia and Germany
* South-Eastern Europe
* Spain (or the Peninsula) and North Africa

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