Archdeacon of Lancaster

The Archdeacon of Lancaster is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Blackburn. Originally created in the Diocese of Manchester it became part of the new Diocese of Blackburn in 1926.

As Archdeacon, they are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy ^[1] within the seven area deaneries: Blackpool, Garstang, Kirkham, Lancaster & Morecambe, Poulton, Preston and Tunstall.

The post was created, simultaneously with Manchester diocese, from the Archdeaconry of Chester on 31 August 1847^[2] but remained unfilled until 1870; and is currently vacant.

List of archdeacons

1847–1870: Post vacant
1870–1895 (ret.): William Hornby^[3] (1810–1899)^[4]
1896–1905 (res.): Arthur Clarke^[5]^[6]
1905–1909 (d.): William Bonsey^[3] (1845–1909)^[7]
1909–1936 (d.): Phipps Hornby (1853–1936; son of William)^[8]^[9]

The archdeaconry was transferred from the diocese of Manchester to the newly created diocese of Blackburn by Order-in-Council on 12 November 1926.^[10]

1936–1950 (d.): Henry Fosbrooke^[11]
1950–1954 (res.): Benjamin Pollard, Bishop suffragan of Lancaster^[12]
1955–1959 (res.): Gordon Fallows^[13]
1959–1966 (ret.): Charles Lambert (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[14]
1966–1980 (ret.): Geoffrey Gower-Jones (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[15]
1981–1997 (ret.): Ken Gibbons (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[16]
1997–1999 (res.): Robert Ladds (afterward Bishop suffragan of Whitby)^[17]^[18]
1999–2005 (res.): Colin Williams (afterwards archdeacon emeritus; born 1952)^[19]
2005–2010 (res.): Peter Ballard (born 1955)^[20]
March 2011 – 22 September 2019 (res.):^[21] Michael Everitt^[22]
- 13 April 2017 – present: Simon Cox, Temporary Assistant Archdeacon^[23]
4 February 2020 – present: David Picken^[24]

References

^ Meakin, T. ABCD: a basic church dictionary. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
^ "No. 20769". The London Gazette. 31 August 1847. pp. 3157–3160.
^ ^a ^b "A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8". British History Online. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
^ "Hornby, William". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8". British History Online. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
^ "Clarke, Arthur Frederic". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Bonsey, William". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Descendants of Phipps Hornby: Phipps Hornby Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Hornby, Phipps John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "No. 33220". The London Gazette. 12 November 1926. p. 7321.
^ "Fosbrooke, Henry Leonard". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Pollard, Benjamin". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Fallows, (William) Gordon". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Lambert, Charles Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Gower-Jones, Geoffrey". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Gibbons, Kenneth Harry". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "The Rt Rev Robert Ladds". Debretts. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
^ "Ladds, Robert Sidney". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Williams, Colin Henry". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Ballard, Peter James". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Archdeacon of Lancaster set to move to one of England's top Cathedrals | the Diocese of Blackburn".
^ "Everitt, Michael John". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Diocese of Blackburn — Clergy Moves (Archived from the original, 6 July 2017; accessed 23 June 2018)
^ "The new Archdeacon of Lancaster is announced | the Diocese of Blackburn".

[1] Meakin, T. ABCD: a basic church dictionary. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5

[2] "No. 20769". The London Gazette. 31 August 1847. pp. 3157–3160.

[british-history-3] "A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8". British History Online. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

[4] "Hornby, William". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[5] "A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8". British History Online. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

[6] "Clarke, Arthur Frederic". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[7] "Bonsey, William". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[8] Descendants of Phipps Hornby: Phipps Hornby Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[9] "Hornby, Phipps John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[10] "No. 33220". The London Gazette. 12 November 1926. p. 7321.

[11] "Fosbrooke, Henry Leonard". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[12] "Pollard, Benjamin". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[13] "Fallows, (William) Gordon". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[14] "Lambert, Charles Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[15] "Gower-Jones, Geoffrey". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[16] "Gibbons, Kenneth Harry". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[17] "The Rt Rev Robert Ladds". Debretts. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

[18] "Ladds, Robert Sidney". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[19] "Williams, Colin Henry". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[20] "Ballard, Peter James". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[21] "Archdeacon of Lancaster set to move to one of England's top Cathedrals | the Diocese of Blackburn".

[22] "Everitt, Michael John". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 August 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[23] Diocese of Blackburn — Clergy Moves (Archived from the original, 6 July 2017; accessed 23 June 2018)

[24] "The new Archdeacon of Lancaster is announced | the Diocese of Blackburn".

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v t e 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 David Picken, Archdeacon of Lancaster Jane Atkinson, Archdeacon-designate of Blackburn
Historic offices	Bishop of Whalley (until 1936) Provost of Blackburn (1931–2000; see Dean of Blackburn)

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