The Archdeacon of Manchester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England in Greater Manchester.
The archdeaconry of Manchester was established on 29 September 1843 a few years before the Diocese of Manchester (on 1 September 1847.) The archdeaconry was therefore initially, for the time being, established in the Diocese of Chester.
List of archdeacons Archdeacons of Manchester From Until Incumbent Notes 25 October 1843 1854 (res.) John Rushton 2 September 1854 1 July 1867 (d.) Robert Master Died in office. 1867 1870 (res.) Richard Durnford 1870 1890 (res.)Transactions of Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Vol. XVI p. 213 George Anson Son of William Anson. 1890 1905 (res.) James Wilson 1905 1 February 1909 (d.) Foster Blackburne Died in office. 1909 1909 (res.) John Wright Elected Anglican Archbishop of Sydney. 1909 1916 (res.) Willoughby Allen 1916 17 June 1934 (d.) Noel Aspinall Died in office. 1934 1966 (ret.) Selwyn Bean Grandson of New Zealand prime minister Richard Seddon via his mother was Jennie Seddon Bean; afterwards archdeacon emeritus. 1966 1972 (res.) Hetley Price 1972 1980 (ret.) Arthur Ballard 1980 1998 (ret.) Brian Harris 1998 2004 (ret.) Alan Wolstencroft Afterwards archdeacon emeritus. 2005 2009 (ret.) Andrew Ballard 24 May 2009 2016 Mark Ashcroft 14 May 2017 present Karen Lund Diocese of Manchester — New Archdeacon of Manchester (Accessed 13 February 2017)
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