Archdeacon of Westminster
The Archdeacon of Westminster is a senior ecclesiastical officer within Chapter of the Royal Peculiar of Westminster Abbey in London. The post entails overseeing relationships with the twenty-four parishes of which the Dean and Chapter are patrons, and being responsible for the pastoral care of the staff and volunteers of the Abbey.[1]
The post has been held by Andrew Tremlett since 2014;[N 1] he became Sub-Dean at a similar time but has been a canon residentiary and the Rector of St Margaret's since 9 October 2010.[4] The role of archdeacon has previously been held with other chapter roles, including Canon Steward, Speaker's Chaplain and Canon Treasurer.
List of archdeacons
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- 1734–?: Scawen Kenrick, Speaker's Chaplain (canon 1729–1753; Rector of St Margaret's from 1730; Sub-Dean from 1743)
- 1809–1864: William Bentinck
- 1864–1868 (res.): Christopher Wordsworth (canon 1844–1869; later Bishop of Lincoln)[5]
- 1868–1883: John Jennings (canon 1837–1885)[6]
- 1883–1894 (res.): Frederick Farrar (canon 1876–1895; Speaker's Chaplain from 1890; later Dean of Canterbury)[7]
- 1894–1900: Charles Furse (father of artist Charles Wellington Furse)
- 1900–13 May 1916 (d.): Basil Wilberforce, Speaker's Chaplain (canon since 1894)[8]
- 1916–1918: Ernest Pearce[9] (canon 1911–1919; became Sub-Dean)
- 1918–1919: William Carnegie, Speaker's Chaplain (canon 1913–1936; became Sub-Dean)
- 1919–30 January 1931 (d.): Robert Charles (canon since 1913)[10]
- 1931–December 1936 (res.): Vernon Storr (canon since 1921)
- 1937–?: Frederic Donaldson (canon 1921–1951)
- 1946–1951 (res.): Stephen Marriott (canon since 1937; became Sub-Dean)
- Adam Fox (canon 1941–1964)
- 1959–1964 (ret.): Stephen Marriott (again; canon since 1937)
- 1963–1974 (res.): Edward Carpenter (canon since 1951; became Dean of Westminster)[11]
- 1974–1 September 1975 (res.): Ronald Jasper (canon since 1968)
- 1975–1987 (ret.): Edward Knapp-Fisher (Sub-Dean from 1982)[12]
- 1999–2005 (ret.): David Hutt,[13] Sub-Dean (canon since 1995)
- 2006–2010 (res.): Jane Hedges,[1] Canon Steward (canon until 2014)
- 2009–2010 (ret.): Robert Wright,[14] Sub-Dean, Rector of St Margaret's & Speaker's Chaplain (canon since 1998)
- 2010–21 June 2014 (res.): Jane Hedges,[1] Canon Steward (again; canon since 2006; Sub-Dean since 2013)
- 2014–present: Andrew Tremlett[N 1], Sub-Dean and Rector of St Margaret's (canon since 2010)
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 "ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CONFERENCE" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ Services at St Margaret's Church – 6 July 2014 (Accessed 18 August 2014)
- ↑ Sermons given – 3 August 2014 (Accessed 18 August 2014)
- ↑ Westminster Abbey – Sagovsky appointed Sub-Dean (Accessed 21 July 2014)
- ↑ "Christopher Wordsworth 1807-1885". Christian Quotes. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Kelly's Directory South Wales 1895". GENUKI. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "St Winifreds:Frederick William Farrar". Retrieved 21 June 2012. Google Books
- ↑ "Archdeacon Wilberforce, his ideals and teaching". Retrieved 21 June 2012. Google Books
- ↑ "Pearce, Ernest Harold (1865–1930), bishop of Worcester". ODNB. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ History of New Testament Research: From Jonathan Edwards to Rudolf Bultmann. Retrieved 21 June 2012. Google Books
- ↑ Webster, Alan (28 August 1998). "Obituary: The Rev Edward Carpenter". London: The Independent. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "The Rt Rev Edward Knapp-Fisher". London: The Telegraph. 10 February 2003. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "The Ven David Hutt". Debretts. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Canon Wright to leave Abbey". Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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