The Archdeacon of Bombay was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Bombay,Anglican Communion and dates back to the early 19th Century.Project Canterbury As such he was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 within his part of the diocese. It is now the Church of North India Diocese of Bombay.Church of North India – The Diocess (Accessed 24 February 2015)
In 1866, C. H. Leigh Lye had held this post since 1865, and was bishop's commissary.The Clergy List for 1866 (London: George Cox, 1866) p. 433
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