Archdeacon of Plymouth

The Archdeacon of Plymouth is a senior clergy position in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter^[1] and is responsible for the supervision of the clergy within the five rural deaneries: Ivybridge, Plymouth Moorside, Plymouth Devonport, Plymouth Sutton and Tavistock.^[2]

The archdeaconry was created by an Order-in-Council splitting the Archdeaconry of Totnes on 22 March 1918.^[3] The current archdeacon is Ian Chandler.

List of archdeacons

• 1918–1920 (res.): Arthur Perowne^[4]
• 1921–28 April 1928 (d.): Ernest Newman^[5]
• 1928–1950 (ret.): Whitfield Daukes (also Bishop suffragan of Plymouth from 1934)^[6]
• 1950–1962 (ret.): Norman Clarke, Bishop suffragan of Plymouth^[7]
• 1962–1978 (res.): Frederick Matthews (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[8]
• 1978–1982 (res.): Kenneth Newing (became Bishop suffragan of Plymouth)^[9]
• 1982–2000 (ret.): Robin Ellis^[10]
• 2001–2010 (ret.): Tony Wilds^[11]
• 2010–present: Ian Chandler^[12]

References

1. Diocese of Extern website
2. Crockford's on line accessed 18 March 2012 21:12 GMT
3. The London Gazette: no. 30591. pp. 3624–3625. 22 March 1918. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
4. Perowne, Rt Rev. Arthur William Thomson. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
5. Newman, Ven. Ernest Frederick. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
6. Daukes, Rt Rev. Francis Whitfield. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
7. Clarke, Rt Rev. Norman Harry. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
8. Matthews, Ven. Frederick Albert John. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
9. Newing, Rt Rev. Dom Kenneth Albert. Who's Who 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
10. Ellis, Ven. Robin Gareth. Who's Who 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
11. Wilds, Ven. Anthony Ronald. Who's Who 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
12. Chandler, Ven. Ian Nigel. Who's Who 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 4 August 2014.