Archdeacons in the Diocese of Portsmouth

The archdeacons in the Diocese of Portsmouth are senior ecclesiastical officers in the Church of England in south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. They currently include: the Archdeacon of the Meon, the Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight and the Archdeacon of Portsdown. Each one has responsibility over a geographical area within the diocese, providing organisational leadership and pastoral support to clergy within their area.

## History

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The Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth was created on 1 May 1927[1] from the Diocese of Winchester's archdeaconries of the Isle of Wight and of Portsmouth, which had been created in that diocese on 22 December 1871[2] and 6 February 1925 respectively.[3]

In November 1999, the Portsmouth archdeaconry was split in two: Lowson remained as Archdeacon of Portsdown and a new Archdeacon of the Meon was appointed.[4]

## List of archdeacons

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### Archdeacons of the Isle of Wight

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The archdeaconry was created in Winchester diocese, split from Winchester archdeaconry, in 1871.

* 1874–16 November 1886 (d.): Francis McDougall (also assistant bishop)[5]
* 1886–7 September 1906 (d.): Henry Haigh[6]
* 1906–2 February 1922 (d.): James Macarthur (also Bishop suffragan of Southampton until 1920; afterwards assistant bishop for the island)[7][8]
* 1922–1928 (res.): Lewen Tugwell[9]

Wight archdeaconry has been part of Portsmouth diocese since the latter's creation in 1927.

* 1929–1936 (ret.): Robert McKew[10]
* 1937–31 August 1948 (d.): Hampton Weekes[11]
* 1948–1952 (res.): Edward Roberts[12]
* 1952–1961 (ret.): Alexander Cory (afterward archdeacon emeritus)[13]
* 1961–1965 (res.): Geoffrey Tiarks[14]
* 1965–1977 (res.): Ron Scruby[15]
* 1977–1986 (res.): Freddie Carpenter (afterward archdeacon emeritus)[16]
* 1986–1996 (ret.): Tony Turner (afterward archdeacon emeritus)[17]
* 1996–2003 (ret.): Mervyn Banting (afterward archdeacon emeritus)[18]
* 2003–2006 (res.): Trevor Reader[19]
* 2006–2011 (res.): Caroline Baston[20]
* 2011–2018 (res.): Peter Sutton[21]
* 18 May 2019 - 2022 (res.):[22] Peter Leonard
* 22 January 2023 - present: Steve Daughtery (also Vicar of Bembridge)[23]

### Archdeacons of Portsmouth

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* 1925–1927 (res.): Neville Lovett[24]
* 1927–1936 (res.): Harold Rodgers[25]
* 1937–1945 (res.): Harold Hyde-Lees[26]
* 1945–1952 (res.): Arthur Kitching (also an assistant bishop)[27]
* 1952–1956 (res.): Edward Roberts[12]
* 1956–1964 (res.): Michael Peck[28]
* 1965–1969 (res.): Geoffrey Tiarks[14]
* 1969–1977 (ret.): Christopher Prior (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[29]
* 1977–1985 (ret.): Ron Scruby (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[15]
* 1985–1993 (ret.): Norman Crowder (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[30]
* 1993–1999 (res.): Graeme Knowles[31]
* February - November 1999: Chris Lowson[32][33] (became Archdeacon of Portsdown)[34]

In November 1999, the archdeaconry of Portsmouth was split into Portsdown and the Meon.

### Archdeacons of Portsdown

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* November 1999–2006: Chris Lowson (previously Archdeacon of Portsmouth)
* 2006–2013 (ret.): Trevor Reader[19]
* 14 April 2013 - 3 July 2019 (res.): Joanne Grenfell[35] (became Bishop of Stepney)[36]
* 3 July 2019 - present: vacant
* 2020-January 2024: Jenny Rowley[37]

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### Archdeacons of the Meon

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* 1999–2010 (res.): Peter Hancock[39]
* 11 September 2011 - 28 January 2021: Gavin Collins[40]
* 28 January 2021 - 2 July 2023 (Acting): Will Hughes[41]
* 2 July 2023 - present: Kathryn Percival[42][43]

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## References

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1. ^ "No. 33269". The London Gazette. 26 April 1927. p. 2672.
2. ^ "No. 23810". The London Gazette. 22 December 1871. pp. 5716–5717.
3. ^ "No. 33018". The London Gazette. 6 February 1925. pp. 843–845.
4. ^ Diocese of Lincoln – Who's Who Archived 4 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 14 January 2014)
5. ^ Royal College of Surgeons Biographies – McDougall, The Rev Francis Thomas (1817–1886) (Accessed 16 January 2014)
6. ^ "Haigh, Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
7. ^ "Macarthur, James". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
8. ^ "Church news". Church Times. No. 2997\. 2 July 1920. p. 10\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 20 September 2020 - via UK Press Online archives.
9. ^ "Tugwell, Lewen Greenwood". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
10. ^ "McKew, Robert". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
11. ^ "Weekes, Christian William Hampton". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
12. ^ a b "Roberts, Edward James Keymer". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
13. ^ "Cory, Alexander". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
14. ^ a b "Tiarks, Geoffrey Lewis". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
15. ^ a b "Scruby, Ronald Victor". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2011 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
16. ^ "Carpenter, Frederick Charles". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
17. ^ "Turner, Antony Hubert Michael". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
18. ^ "Banting, (Kenneth) Mervyn (Lancelot Hadfield)". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
19. ^ a b "Reader, Trevor Alan John". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
20. ^ "Baston, Caroline". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
21. ^ "Sutton, Peter Allerton". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
22. ^ "Diocese of Portsmouth - News - Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight to step down". Diocese of Portsmouth. 9 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
23. ^ "New Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight appointed". Diocese of Portsmouth. 7 December 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
24. ^ "Lovett, Ernest Neville". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
25. ^ "Rodgers, Harold Nickinson". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
26. ^ "Hyde-Lees, Harold Montagu". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
27. ^ "Kitching, Harold Montagu". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
28. ^ "Peck, Michael David Saville". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
29. ^ "Prior, Christopher". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
30. ^ "Crwoder, Norman Harry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
31. ^ "Knowles, Graeme Paul". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
32. ^ Southern Daily Echo — Archdeacon Peter is man for new era (Accessed 21 December 2015)
33. ^ Diocese of Portsmouth — New Archdeacon for Portsmouth and Havant[permanent dead link] (Accessed 21 December 2015)
34. ^ "Lowson, Chris". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
35. ^ "Grenfell, Joanne Woolway". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
36. ^ "New Bishop of Stepney announced". 7 May 2019.
37. ^ "Diocese of Portsmouth - News - New Archdeacon of Portsdown is appointed".
38. ^ "Diocese of Portsmouth - Archdeacon of Portsdown to step down".
39. ^ "Hancock, Peter". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
40. ^ "Collins, Gavin Andrew". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
41. ^ "Diocesan Announcements - Diocese of Portsmouth".
42. ^ "New Archdeacon of the Meon appointed". Diocese of Portsmouth. 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
43. ^ "Collation and installation of Kathryn Percival". Diocese of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

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Archdeacons in the Diocese of Portsmouth

Isle of Wight|

* Francis McDougall
* Henry Haigh
* James Macarthur, Bishop of Southampton
* Lewen Tugwell
* Robert McKew
* Hampton Weekes
* Edward Roberts
* Alexander Cory
* Geoffrey Tiarks
* Ron Scruby
* Freddie Carpenter
* Tony Turner
* Mervyn Banting
* Trevor Reader
* Caroline Baston
* Peter Sutton
* Peter Leonard
* Steve Daughtery

Portsmouth (until 1999) &
Portsdown (since 1999)|

* Neville Lovett
* Harold Rodgers
* Harold Hyde-Lees
* Arthur Kitching
* Edward Roberts
* Michael Peck
* Geoffrey Tiarks
* Christopher Prior
* Ron Scruby
* Norman Crowder
* Graeme Knowles
* Chris Lowson (became Archdeacon of Portsdown)
* Chris Lowson, Archdeacon of Portsdown
* Trevor Reader, Archdeacon of Portsdown
* Joanne Grenfell, Archdeacon of Portsdown
* Jenny Rowley, Archdeacon-designate of Portsdown

The Meon|

* Peter Hancock
* Gavin Collins
* Will Hughes (acting)
* Kathryn Percival

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Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth

* Portsmouth Cathedral
* Bishopsgrove, Fareham
* Portsmouth Diocesan Office

Office holders|

* Jonathan Frost, Bishop of Portsmouth
* AEO: Bishop suffragan of Richborough (vacant) & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
* Anthony Cane, Dean of Portsmouth
* Jenny Rowley, Archdeacon-designate of Portsdown
* Steve Daughtery, Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight
* Kathryn Percival, Archdeacon of the Meon

Historic offices|

* Provost of Portsmouth (1927–2000; see Dean of Portsmouth)
* Archdeacon of Portsmouth (1924–1999)

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Archdeacons in the Church of England

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* 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
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* 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

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* 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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