Archdeacon of Aston
The Archdeacon of Aston is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Birmingham.
The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[1] within the archdeaconry's three deaneries: Aston and Sutton Coldfield, Coleshill and Polesworth, and Yardley and Solihull.
The post was created from the Archdeaconry of Birmingham by Order-in-Council on 23 October 1906[2] and is currently held by Phelim O'Hare, who was collated at Aston Parish Church on 14 July 2024.[3][4]
List of archdeacons
- 1906–1912 (res.): Mansfield Owen[5]
- 1912–1913 (res.): Walter Hobhouse[6]
- 1913–1920 (res.): George Gardner[7]
- 1920–1938 (res.): Harold Richards[8]
- 1938–1946 (res.): Henry McGowan (afterwards Bishop of Wakefield)[9]
- 1946–1954 (res.): Michael Parker (afterwards Bishop suffragan of Aston)[10]
- 1954–1955: vacant
- 1955–2 October 1964 (d.): Maxwell Dunlop[11]
- 1965–1977 (ret.): Francis Warman (afterward archdeacon emeritus)[12]
- 1977–1982 (res.): Donald Tytler (afterwards Bishop suffragan of Middleton)[13]
- 1982–1990 (res.): John Cooper[14]
- 1990–2003 (ret.): John Barton[15] (afterward archdeacon emeritus)
- 2005–25 January 2014 (res.): Brian Russell[16][17]
- 16 November 2014 – 30 September 2022 (res.):[18] Simon Heathfield[19]
- 14 July 2024 – present: Phelim O'Hare[3][4]
References
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ^ "No. 27960". The London Gazette. 23 October 1906. pp. 7089–7090.
- ^ a b Birmingham, Church of England. "Archdeacon of Aston announced - Church of England Birmingham". www.cofebirmingham.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ a b "notice sheet" (PDF). Elmdon Church. 7 July 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Owen, Charles Mansfield". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Hobhouse, Walter". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Gardner, George Lawrence Harter". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Richards, John Harold". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "McGowan, Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Parker, Clement George St Michael". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Dunlop, Maxwell Tulloch". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Warman, Francis Frederic Guy". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Tytler, Donald Alexander". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Cooper, John Leslie". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Barton, (Charles) John Greenwood". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Russell, Brian Kenneth". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Diocese in Europe – From Aston to Oslo Archived 2014-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 8 November 2013)
- ^ "Resignations and retirements". Church Times. 18 November 2022. ISSN 0009-658X.
- ^ Diocese of Birmingham – Notification of Appointments, 8 September 2014 Archived 14 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 13 September 2014)
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