Archdeacon of Blackburn
The Archdeacon of Blackburn is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Blackburn. Originally created on 17 August 1877[1] within the Diocese of Manchester, the office became a part of the new Diocese of Blackburn upon its creation on 12 November 1926.[2]
As archdeacon she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[3] within the seven area deaneries: Accrington, Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Chorley, Leyland, Pendle and Whalley.
List of archdeacons
- 1877–1885 (res.): Edward Birch (c. 1814–1886; first Archdeacon)
- 1885–1899 (res.): Robert Rawstorne
- 1900–1901 (d.): Francis Cramer-Roberts, Vicar of Blackburn and assistant bishop
- 1901–1916 (d.): Robert Fletcher
- 1916–1920 (res.): Willoughby Allen
- 1920–1921 (d.): Edward Richardson
- 1922–1936 (d.): Atherton Rawstorne, Bishop suffragan of Whalley
- The archdeaconry was transferred from the diocese of Manchester to the newly created diocese of Blackburn by Order-in-Council on 12 November 1926.[2]
- 1936–1936 (res.): Henry Fosbrooke
- 1936–1946 (ret.): Richard Newman
- 1946–1959 (res.): Charles Lambert
- 1959–1962 (d.): Arnold Picton
- 1962–1973 (d.): Norman Hodd
- 1973–1986 (ret.): Desmond Carroll (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
- 1986–1996 (ret.): David Robinson[4] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
- 1996–September 2001 (res.): John Marsh
- 2002–31 July 2015 (ret.): John Hawley
- 31 July–aft. September 2015 (Acting): Roger Smith[5]
- bef. November 2015 – February 2016 (Acting): Timothy Lipscomb[6]
- 14 February 2016 – April 2025:[7] Mark Ireland[8] (retired)[9]
References
- ^ "No. 24495". The London Gazette. 17 August 1877. pp. 4789–4791.
- ^ a b "No. 33220". The London Gazette. 12 November 1926. p. 7321.
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ^ "Church Times". Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ Lancashire Telegraph — Warm welcome for historic Hyndburn churches' new vicar (Accessed 31 January 2016)
- ^ The Parish of Adlington St Paul — Notices, Sunday 8 Nov 2015 (Accessed 31 January 2016)
- ^ National Archdeacons' Forum — Archdeacons’ News, January 2015 (sic) Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 31 January 2016)
- ^ Diocese of Blackburn — New Archdeacon of Blackburn is announced Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 27 November 2015)
- ^ "Archdeacon of Blackburn bids farewell to Lancashire as he retires". Diocese of Blackburn. 7 April 2025. Archived from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.