Archdeacon of Croydon

The Archdeacon of Croydon is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Southwark.[1] As such the deacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [2] within its five rural deaneries: Croydon Addington, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South and Sutton.[3]

History

The archdeaconry was created in the Diocese of Canterbury from the Archdeaconry of Maidstone by Order in Council on 1 April 1930[4] and transferred to the Diocese of Southwark on 1 January 1985.[5]

List of archdeacons

• 1930 – 1937 (res.): Edward Woods, Bishop suffragan of Croydon[6]
• 1930 – 1942 (res.): William Anderson, Bishop suffragan of Croydon[7]
• 1942 – 1946 (res.): Harold Bradfield[8]
• 1946 – 1947 (res.): Maurice Harland (also Bishop suffragan of Croydon since 1942)[9]
• 1948 – 27 March 1957 (d.): Charles Tonks[10]
• 1957 – 1967 (res.): Jesse Clayson[11]
• 1967 – 1977 (ret.): John Hughes (also Bishop suffragan of Croydon since 1956)[12]
• 1978 – 1993 (res.): Frederick Hazell[13]

The archdeaconry was transferred to Southwark diocese on 1 January 1985.

• 1994 – 17 September 2011 (ret.): Tony Davies (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[14]
• 2011 – 1 February 2013 (ret.): Barry Goodwin (Acting)
• 14 April 2013 – 29 February 2020 (ret.):[15] Chris Skilton[16][17]
• 15 March 2020 – present: Rosemarie Mallett[18][19]

References

1. Diocesan web site Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
2. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
3. Crockford's on line accessed Tuesday 10 April 2012 20:50GMT
4. "No. 33593". The London Gazette. 1 April 1930. pp. 2046–2047.
5. Podmore, Colin – Aspects of Anglican Identity, p84 (Google Books) (Accessed 23 February 2013)
6. "Woods, Edward Sydney". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
7. "Anderson, William Louis". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
8. "Bradfield, Harold William". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
9. "Harland, Maurice Henry". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
10. "Tonks, Charles Frederick". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
11. "Clayson, Jesse Alec Maynard". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
12. "Hughes, John Taylor". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
13. "Hazell, Frederick Roy". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
14. "Davies, (Vincent) Anthony". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
16. "Appointments". Church Times (#7807). 2 November 2012. p. 28. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
17. "New Archdeacons for Southwark Diocese" (Press release). The Diocese of Southwark. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.