Archdeacon of Dudley

The Archdeacon of Dudley is one of two archdeacons in the Anglican Diocese of Worcester, England (the other being the Archdeacon of Worcester).[1]

History

The archdeaconry of Dudley was created by Order in Council on 11 February 1921 from the Worcester archdeaconry and named after the town of Dudley.[2] It consists of the deaneries of Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Dudley, Kidderminster, Kingswinford, Stourbridge and Stourport.[3]

The present Archdeacon of Dudley is the Venerable Nikki Groarke, formerly vicar of St Stephen's Church, Canonbury, Islington, in the Diocese of London; she is the first woman to hold the post and was installed on 5 January 2014.

List of archdeacons

1921–1934 (d.): Sydney James[4]
1934–1951 (ret.): Arthur Shepherd (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[5]
1951–1968 (ret.): Alfred Hurley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[6]
1968–1975 (res.): John Williams (afterwards Archdeacon of Worcester)[7]
1976–1984 (res.): Christopher Campling (afterwards Dean of Ripon)[8][9]
1985–1986 (res.): Robin Bennett[10]
1987–2001 (ret.): John Gathercole[11]
2001–September 2013 (ret.): Fred Trethewey[12]
2014-present: Nikki Groarke[13]

Deaneries, rural deans and lay chairs as of 2019

Deanery	Rural dean	Lay chair
Bromsgrove	Paul Lawlor	David Hargreaves
Droitwich	Canon Wyn Beynon	Janet Bryan
Dudley	Dominic Melville	Anne Penn
Kidderminster	Tim Williams	Bernard Watkins
Kingswinford	David Hoskin	Anthony Lovesy
Stourbridge	Andrew Sillis	John Nicholson
Stourport	Mark Turner	Andrew Quinn

References

Diocese of Worcester – Archdeacons
"No. 32224". The London Gazette. 11 February 1921. pp. 1169–1176.
Deaneries in the Diocese of Worcester Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Diocese of Worcester, UK.
"JAMES, Ven. Sydney Rhodes". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"SHEPHERD, Ven. Arthur Pearce". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"HURLEY, Ven. Alfred Vincent". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"WILLIAMS, Ven. John Charles". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
Campling, Christopher R. (2007). I Was Glad – The Memoirs of Christopher Campling. ISBN 9781857566161. Retrieved 19 June 2012. (Google Books)
"CAMPLING, Very Rev. Christopher Russell". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"BENNETT, Robin". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"GATHERCOLE, Ven. John Robert". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2011 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"TRETHEWEY, Ven. Frederick Martyn". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
Diocese of Worcester – London Vicar to be new Archdeacon of Dudley Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 October 2013)

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[1] Diocese of Worcester – Archdeacons

[2] "No. 32224". The London Gazette. 11 February 1921. pp. 1169–1176.

[3] Deaneries in the Diocese of Worcester Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Diocese of Worcester, UK.

[4] "JAMES, Ven. Sydney Rhodes". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[5] "SHEPHERD, Ven. Arthur Pearce". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[6] "HURLEY, Ven. Alfred Vincent". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[7] "WILLIAMS, Ven. John Charles". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[8] Campling, Christopher R. (2007). I Was Glad – The Memoirs of Christopher Campling. ISBN 9781857566161. Retrieved 19 June 2012. (Google Books)

[9] "CAMPLING, Very Rev. Christopher Russell". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[10] "BENNETT, Robin". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[11] "GATHERCOLE, Ven. John Robert". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2011 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[12] "TRETHEWEY, Ven. Frederick Martyn". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[13] Diocese of Worcester – London Vicar to be new Archdeacon of Dudley Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 October 2013)

Anglican Diocese of Worcester
Worcester Cathedral The Old Palace, Worcester Hartlebury Castle Alvechurch Palace Area scheme (1993–2002)
Office holders	John Inge, Bishop of Worcester Martin Gorick, Bishop suffragan of Dudley AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Peter Atkinson, Dean of Worcester Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon of Dudley Robert Jones, Archdeacon of Worcester
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Coventry (1891–1918; Diocese of Coventry erected) Archdeacon of Gloucester (12th century–1541; became Diocese of Gloucester) Archdeacon of Coventry (1837–1918) & of Warwick (1910–1918) became Diocese of Coventry) Archdeacon of Birmingham (1892–1905; became Diocese of Birmingham)