Archdeacon of Dudley

History

The archdeaconry of Dudley was created by Order in Council on 11 February 1921 from the Worcester archdeaconry and named after the town of Dudley. It consists of the deaneries of Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Dudley, Kidderminster, Kingswinford, Stourbridge and Stourport.

The present Archdeacon of Dudley is the Venerable Nikki Groarke, formerly vicar of St Stephen's Church, Canonbury, Islington, in the Diocese of London; she is the first woman to hold the post and was installed on 5 January 2014.

List of archdeacons

• 1921–1934 (d.): Sydney James{{Who's Who | access-date = 23 March 2013
• 1934–1951 (ret.): Arthur Shepherd (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who | access-date = 23 March 2013
• 1951–1968 (ret.): Alfred Hurley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who | access-date = 23 March 2013
• 1968–1975 (res.): John Williams (afterwards Archdeacon of Worcester){{Who's Who | access-date = 23 March 2013
• 1976–1984 (res.): Christopher Campling (afterwards Dean of Ripon){{Who's Who | access-date = 23 March 2013
• 1985–1986 (res.): Robin Bennett{{Who's Who | access-date = 23 March 2013
• 1987–2001 (ret.): John Gathercole{{Who's Who | access-date = 23 March 2013
• 2001–September 2013 (ret.): Fred Trethewey{{Who's Who | access-date = 23 March 2013
• 2014-present: Nikki Groarke

Deaneries, area deans and lay chairs as of 2024

References

References

1. "Diocese of Worcester – Archdeacons".
2. {{London Gazette. (11 February 1921)
3. [http://www.cofe-worcester.org.uk/159 Deaneries in the Diocese of Worcester] {{webarchive. link. (27 September 2011 , Diocese of Worcester, UK.)
4. (2007). "I Was Glad – The Memoirs of Christopher Campling".
5. [http://www.cofe-worcester.org.uk/news/news.php?i479 Diocese of Worcester – London Vicar to be new Archdeacon of Dudley] {{webarchive. link. (2014-12-29 (Accessed 4 October 2013))