Archdeacon of Christchurch

The Archdeacon of Christchurch is one of the oldest supervisory posts in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia,[1] dating back to 1866[2] when Henry Jacobs became the first Dean of Christchurch; and also Archdeacon of the diocese[3] Jacobs resigned in May 1889 and was succeeded by Rev. Croasdaile Bowen, a brother of Charles Bowen. Bowen did not serve for long, as he had a stroke in November 1889 and he died in January 1890.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "History". Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE" Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, August 25, 1866; Issue 5913
  3. ↑ Project Canterbury
  4. ↑ Greenaway, Richard L. N. (June 2007). "St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery Tour : Upper Riccarton" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. pp. 12f. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
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