Archdeacon of Tonbridge
The Archdeacon of Tonbridge is a senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of the Tonbridge archdeaconry in the Church of England Diocese of Rochester. The archdeaconry was created – as the Archdeaconry of Tonbridge – by Order in Council on 4 April 1906.[1]
The archdeaconry covers 6 deaneries, namely Malling, Paddock Wood, Sevenoaks, Shoreham, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.[2]
List of archdeacons
- 1906–18 June 1925 (d.): Avison Scott, Vicar of St James's Tunbridge Wells (first archdeacon)[3]
- 1925–1940 (ret.): Leonard Savill (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[4]
- 1940–1953 (ret.): William Gray,[5] Vicar of St Nicholas, Rochester (until 1942) then Vicar of Kippington (until 1952; afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[6]
- 1953–1976 (ret.): Maples Earle,[7] Rector of Wrotham (until 1959) then Vicar of Shipbourne (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[8]
- 1977–1995 (ret.): Richard Mason,[9] Vicar of Edenbridge (until 1983) then Minister of St Luke's Sevenoaks (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[10]
- 1996–2002 (ret.): Judith Rose[11][12]
- 2002–present: Clive Mansell[2][13]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27903. p. 2505. 10 April 1906. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Archdeacon Clive Mansell". Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ Scott, Ven. Avison Terry. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ Savill, Ven. Leonard. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ Kent and Sussex Courier. 22 December 1939. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Gray, Ven. William James. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "The History of St James". Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ Earle, Ven. E(dward) E(rnest) Maples. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ Oxford Index
- ↑ Mason, Rev. Canon Richard John. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Archdeacon to retire". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ Rose, Ven. (Kathleen) Judith. Who's Who. 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ Mansell, Ven. Clive Neville Ross. Who's Who. 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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