Archdeacon of Lynn

The Archdeacon of Lynn is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Norwich.

As archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 within the area deaneries. The archdeaconry of Lynn was created from those of Norwich and of Norfolk on 28 August 1894.

List of archdeacons 1894–1903 (res.): Arthur Lloyd, Bishop suffragan of Thetford 1903–6 January 1926 (d.): John Bowers, Bishop suffragan of Thetford 1926–1946 (ret.): Harry Radcliffe (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1946–1953 (ret.): John Woodhouse, Bishop suffragan of Thetford 1953–28 September 1956 (d.): William Musselwhite 1957–1961 (ret.): Percival Smith (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1961–1972 (ret.): William Llewellyn (also first Bishop suffragan of Lynn from 1963) 1973–1980 (res.): Aubrey Aitken, Bishop suffragan of Lynn 1980–1987 (ret.): Geoffrey Grobecker (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1987–1998 (res.): Tony Foottit 1999–2009 (ret.): Martin Gray (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 2009–2018 (ret.): John Ashe 9 September 20182022 (ret.): Ian BentleyDiocese of Norwich — New Archdeacon of Lynn announced (Accessed 19 April 2018) (retired shortly before death, 31 May 2022) 1 October 2022present: Catherine Dobson

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