Archdeacon of Sherborne

The Archdeacon of Sherborne is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury. As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy ^[1] within its four area deaneries: Dorchester, Lyme Bay, Sherborne and Weymouth & Portland.^[2]

The archdeaconry was created by Order in Council of 31 March 1916^[3] from the Archdeaconry of Dorset. The post is currently held by Paul Taylor.^[4]

List of archdeacons

• 1916–1919 (ret.): Frederic Wallis^[5]
• 1919–1941 (ret.): Albert Joscelyne, Vicar of Chardstock (until 1930), then of Preston (1930–1937)^[6]
• 1941–1961 (res.): Jack Chute, Rector of Piddlehinton (until 1957)^[7]
• 1961–1967 (res.): David Maddock, Rector of Bradford Peverell and Stratton (until 1966), then of West Stafford with Frome Billet (became Bishop suffragan of Dunwich)^[8]
• 1967–1984 (ret.): Edwin Ward, Rector of West Stafford (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[9]
• 1985–1990 (res.): John Oliver (became Bishop of Hereford)^[10]
• 1991–2003 (ret.): Paul Wheatley, Priest in Charge of West Stafford with Frome Billet (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[11]
• 2004–present: Paul Taylor^[12]

References

1. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
2. Crockford's on line accessed Friday 17 February 2012 16:32GMT
3. The London Gazette: no. 29529. p. 3454. 31 March 1916. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
4. Diocesan Web site
5. Wallis, Rt Rev. Frederic. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
6. Joscelyne, Rt Rev. Albert Ernest. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
7. Chute, Ven. John Chaloner. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
8. Maddock, Rt. Rev David Rokeby. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
9. Ward, Ven. Edwin James Greenfield. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
10. Oliver, Rt Rev. John Keith. Who's Who 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
11. Wheatley, Ven. Paul Charles. Who's Who 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
12. Taylor, Ven. Paul Stanley. Who's Who 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014.