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Archdeacon of Bodmin

Church of England ecclesiastical office

Summary

Church of England ecclesiastical office

The Archdeacon of Bodmin is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Truro. The role was established by Order in Council on 21 May 1878, two years after the diocese itself was created, by splitting the Archdeaconry of Cornwall.

The archdeacon has statutory oversight over the archdeaconry of Bodmin, which is one of the two principal divisions of the diocese and covers its eastern parts. The archdeaconry includes five deaneries: East Wivelshire, Stratton, Trigg Major, Trigg Minor & Bodmin and West Wivelshire. Originally, the archdeaconry consisted of six deaneries – Bodmin and Trigg Minor were separate and East Wivelshire and West Wivelshire were referred to as East and West respectively.

List of archdeacons

  • 1878–1892 (res.): Reginald Hobhouse
  • 1892–1924 (ret.): Henry Du Boulay
  • 1924–1939 (d.): Montague Williamson
  • 1939–1952 (ret.): William Rigg (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
  • 1953–1956 (ret.): John Wellington, Assistant Bishop
  • 1956–1961 (ret.): William Prior (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
  • 1962–1969 (ret.): Arthur Williams (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
  • 1969–1979 (res.): Conrad Meyer
  • 1979–1981 (ret.): John Wingfield (afterwards archdeacon emeritus). After Wingfield had announced his retirement, the Rev George Stephen Clark, Vicar of Par, was announced as his replacement; however, Clark died in 1981 prior to being collated as archdeacon.
  • 1981–1989 (d.2003): George Temple (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
  • 1989–2000 (ret.): Rodney Whiteman (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
  • 2000–2011 (ret.): Clive Cohen (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
  • 29 July 201128 February 2021: Audrey Elkington (Acting Archdeacon of Cornwall, 15 May 20181 September 2019)
  • 1 March 20212021: Paul Bryer, Archdeacon of Cornwall and Acting Archdeacon of Bodmin
  • 23 May 202115 October 2025 (res.): Kelly Betteridge (became Bishop of Basingstoke)

References

References

  1. {{London Gazette. (21 May 1878)
  2. [http://www.prussiacove.co.uk/houses/haven.htm Prussia Cove houses] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-26 ("Cornwall" is a mistake here))
  3. "Cornwall Record Office; du Boulay". Cornwall Council.
  4. Brown, H. M. (1976) ''A Century for Cornwall''. Truro: Blackford; pp. 18, 26, 89, 101, 103, 118
  5. "Peals rung at St Mary the Virgin, Penzance". University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.
  6. "''Church Times'': "New archdeacon's death", 9 January 1981, p 3".
  7. (2 August 2011). "Installation of new archdeacon of Bodmin". BBC News.
  8. "Resignations and retirements".
  9. [https://www.trurodiocese.org.uk/2018/02/archdeacon-bill-head-church-renewal-project/ Diocese of Truro — Bill to head up church renewal project] (Accessed 16 March 2018)
  10. "Appointments".
  11. (31 January 2021). "New Archdeacon of Bodmin announced".
  12. (23 May 2021). "Kelly Betteridge licensed as Archdeacon of Bodmin".
  13. (28 August 2025). "New Bishop of Basingstoke Announced by Downing Street".
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