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Archdeacon of Lynn

Church of England ecclesiastical office

Church of England ecclesiastical office

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 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{{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 1903–6 January 1926 (d.): John Bowers, Bishop suffragan of Thetford{{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 1926–1946 (ret.): Harry Radcliffe (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 1946–1953 (ret.): John Woodhouse, Bishop suffragan of Thetford{{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 1953–28 September 1956 (d.): William Musselwhite{{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 1957–1961 (ret.): Percival Smith (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 1961–1972 (ret.): William Llewellyn (also first Bishop suffragan of Lynn from 1963){{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 1973–1980 (res.): Aubrey Aitken, Bishop suffragan of Lynn{{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 1980–1987 (ret.): Geoffrey Grobecker (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 1987–1998 (res.): Tony Foottit{{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 1999–2009 (ret.): Martin Gray (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 2009–2018 (ret.): John Ashe{{Who's Who | access-date = 12 December 2013
  • 9 September 20182022 (ret.): Ian Bentley (retired shortly before death, 31 May 2022)
  • 1 October 2022present: Catherine Dobson

References

References

  1. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 {{ISBN. 978-1-85311-420-5
  2. {{London Gazette. (28 August 1894)
  3. [https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/article?id=3642 Diocese of Norwich — New Archdeacon of Lynn announced] (Accessed 19 April 2018)
  4. (9 May 2022). "Following Archdeacon Ian’s decision to retire...".
  5. "Notices for Sunday 25 September 2022".
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