Archdeacon of Macclesfield

The Archdeacon of Macclesfield is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Chester.^[1] As such she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy^[2] within its six rural deaneries: Bowdon, Congleton, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Mottram Nantwich, Chadkirk, Cheadle and Stockport.^[3]

The archdeaconry of Macclesfield was created from the Chester archdeaconry on 21 September 1880^[4] (the Diocese of Liverpool having been created from the Liverpool archdeaconry earlier that year). The current incumbent is Ian Bishop.

List of archdeacons

• 1880–1884 (res.): James Kelly^[5]
• 1884–1893 (res.): Arthur Gore^[6]
• 1893–1904 (res.): Maxwell Woosnam^[7]
• 1904–28 December 1918 (d.): Maitland Wood^[8]
• 1919–27 April 1922 (d.): Edward Mercer^[9]
• 1922–7 January 1932 (d.): John Thorpe^[10]
• 1932–26 October 1941 (d.): John Armitstead^[11]
• 1941–7 October 1950 (d.): Frank Okell (also Bishop suffragan of Stockport from 1949)^[12]
• 1950–1958 (ret.): Tyler Whittle (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[13]
• 1958–4 April 1965 (d.): Thomas Clarke^[14]
• 1965–13 May 1967 (d.): Harry Saunders^[15]
• 1967–1978 (ret.): Francis House (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[16]
• 1978–1985 (ret.): Rennie Simpson (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[17]
• 1985–1994 (res.): John Gaisford^[18]
• 1994–2010 (ret.): Richard Gillings (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[19]
• 2011–present: Ian Bishop^[20]

References

1. Diocesan web site
2. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
3. Crockford's on line (Accessed Sunday 4 December 2011)
4. The London Gazette: no. 24884. pp. 4986–4991. 21 September 1880. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
5. Kelly, Most Rev. James Butler Knill. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
6. Gore, Rev. Arthur. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
7. Woosnam, Ven. Charles Maxwell. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
8. Wood, Ven. Alfred Maitland. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
9. Mercer, Rt. Rev. John Edward. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
10. Thorpe, Ven. John Henry. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
11. Armitstead, Ven. John Hornby. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
12. Okell, Rt Rev. Frank Jackson. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
13. Whittle, Ven. John Tyler. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
14. Clarke, Ven. Thomas. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
15. Saunders, Ven. Harry Patrick. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
16. House, Ven. Francis Harry. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
17. Simpson, Ven. Rennie. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
18. Gaisford, Rt Rev. John Scott. Who's Who 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
19. Gillings, Ven. Richard John. Who's Who 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
20. Bishop, Ven. Ian Gregory. Who's Who 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 December 2013.