The Archdeacon of Bristol is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Bristol. The archdeaconry was created – within the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol – by Order in Council on 7 October 1836 and became part of the re-erected Diocese of Bristol on 8 February 1898.
As archdeacon she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy"ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 within three area deaneries: Bristol City, Bristol South and Bristol West.
List of archdeacons 1836–1873: Thomas Thorp 1873–1881: Henry Randall 1881–1891: John Norris 1891–1904: Hemming Robeson In 1898, the archdeaconry was transferred from Gloucester & Bristol diocese to the new Diocese of Bristol. 1904–1910: Ravenscroft Stewart 1910–1921: James Tetley 1921–1927: Charles Dickinson 1927–1938: William Welchman (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1938–1941 (res.): Charles Alford 1941–1950: Ivor Watkins (Bishop suffragan of Malmesbury from 1946) 1950–1967: Percy Reddick (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1967–1979: Leslie Williams (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1979–1990: Anthony Balmforth (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1990–1998: David Banfield 1999–July 2012: Tim McClure December 20121 June 2018: Christine Froude, Archdeacon of Malmesbury (Acting) from January 2013 until 1 April 2015, Derek Chedzey was part-time Assistant Archdeacon for the diocese.Diocese of Bristol – Appointment of Assistant Archdeacon (Accessed 13 March 2014)Diocese of Bristol – Changes at Diocesan Office (Accessed 24 June 2015) July 2018July 2019: Michael Johnson (Acting; for a one-year term) 4 September 201930 November 2023: Neil Warwick (became Bishop of Swindon) 1 September 2024present: Becky Waring
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