Archdeacon of Manchester

The Archdeacon of Manchester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England in Greater Manchester.

The archdeaconry of Manchester was established on 29 September 1843^[1] a few years before the Diocese of Manchester (on 1 September 1847.)^[2] The archdeaconry was therefore initially, for the time being, established in the Diocese of Chester.

List of archdeacons

Archdeacons of Manchester
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
25 October 1843	1854 (res.)	John Rushton
2 September 1854	1 July 1867 (d.)	Robert Master	Died in office.
1867	1870 (res.)	Richard Durnford
1870	1890 (res.)^[3]	George Anson	Son of William Anson.
1890	1905 (res.)	James Wilson	^[4]
1905	1 February 1909 (d.)	Foster Blackburne	^[5] Died in office.
1909	1909 (res.)	John Wright	^[6] Elected Anglican Archbishop of Sydney.
1909	1916 (res.)	Willoughby Allen	^[7]
1916	17 June 1934 (d.)	Noel Aspinall	^[8] Died in office.
1934	1966 (ret.)	Selwyn Bean	Grandson of New Zealand prime minister Richard Seddon via his mother was Jennie Seddon Bean; afterwards archdeacon emeritus.^[9]
1966	1972 (res.)	Hetley Price	^[10]
1972	1980 (ret.)	Arthur Ballard	^[11]
1980	1998 (ret.)	Brian Harris	^[12]
1998	2004 (ret.)	Alan Wolstencroft	Afterwards archdeacon emeritus.^[13]
2005	2009 (ret.)	Andrew Ballard	^[14]
24 May 2009	2016	Mark Ashcroft	^[15]
14 May 2017	present	Karen Lund	^[16]

References

^ "No. 20265". The London Gazette. 29 September 1843. pp. 3173–3174.
^ "No. 20769". The London Gazette. 31 August 1847. pp. 3157–3160.
^ Transactions of Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Vol. XVI p. 213
^ "Wilson, James Maurice". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Blackburne, Foster Grey". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Wright, John Charles". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Allen, Willoughby Charles". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Aspinall, Noel Lake". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Bean, Arthur Selwyn". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Price, (Stuart) Hetley". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Ballard, Arthur Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Harris, (Reginald) Brian". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Wolstencroft, Alan". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Ballard, Andrew Edgar". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Ashcroft, Mark David". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Diocese of Manchester — New Archdeacon of Manchester Archived 14 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 13 February 2017)

Sources

Horn, Joyce M.; Smith, David M.; Mussett, Patrick (2004), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 11, pp. 117–118
Horn, Joyce M.; Smith, David M.; Mussett, Patrick (2004), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 11, p. 121

[1] "No. 20265". The London Gazette. 29 September 1843. pp. 3173–3174.

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

[3] Transactions of Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Vol. XVI p. 213

[4] "Wilson, James Maurice". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[5] "Blackburne, Foster Grey". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[6] "Wright, John Charles". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[7] "Allen, Willoughby Charles". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[8] "Aspinall, Noel Lake". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[9] "Bean, Arthur Selwyn". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[10] "Price, (Stuart) Hetley". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[11] "Ballard, Arthur Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[12] "Harris, (Reginald) Brian". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[13] "Wolstencroft, Alan". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[14] "Ballard, Andrew Edgar". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[15] "Ashcroft, Mark David". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[16] Diocese of Manchester — New Archdeacon of Manchester Archived 14 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 13 February 2017)

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v t e Anglican Diocese of Manchester
Manchester Cathedral Bishopscourt, Broughton Church House, Manchester
Office holders	David Walker, Bishop of Manchester Mark Davies, Bishop suffragan of Middleton 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 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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