Archdeacon of Warwick

The Archdeacon of Warwick (now called Archdeacon Missioner) is the senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of the archdeaconry of Warwick in the Diocese of Coventry. The Archdeaconry of Warwick has five Deaneries which centre on Warwick and Leamington Spa, Alcester, Stratford upon Avon, Shipston and Southam.

History

The archdeaconry was originally created, on 10 January 1910, from the Archdeaconry of Worcester, and in the Diocese of Worcester (consisting of the rural deaneries of Alcester, of Blockley, of Evesham, of Feckenham, of North Kineton, of South Kineton, of Pershore, and of Warwick).^[1] Since 2009 the post has been redefined and renamed as Archdeacon Missioner. From the retirement of Michael Paget-Wilkes in 2009, the Archdeacon of Coventry also had statutory oversight over the Archdeaconry of Warwick, delegated from the Archdeacon Missioner, in preparation for the merging of the two archdeaconries,^[2] until that post was replaced by that of Archdeacon Pastor. Rodham and Green remained, legally, collated to the Archdeaconries of Warwick and of Coventry.^[3]

List of archdeacons

The archdeaconry was created in Worcester diocese in 1910.

• 1910 – 1921 (res.): James Peile, Rector of Great Comberton (until 1917), then Rector of Alvechurch (became Archdeacon of Worcester)^[4]

In 1918, the archdeaconries of Warwick and of Coventry were erected into the new Coventry diocese.

• 1920 – 1923 (res.): Claude Blagden (became Archdeacon of Coventry)^[5]
• 1923 – 27 December 1928 (d.): Hugh Back, Rector of Berkswell (until 1924), then Rector of Hampton-Lucy^[6]
• 1929 – 1936 (res.): St Barbe Holland, Rector of Hampton Lucy (became Bishop of Wellington)^[7]
• 1936 – 1945 (ret.): Algernon Ward, Rector of Hampton Lucy^[8][9]
• 1945 – 30 April 1958 (ret.): Malcolm Parr^[10][11]
• 1958–1974: Jesse Proctor,^[12] Vicar of Sherbourne (until 1969; afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[13]
• 1974 – 24 October 1982 (d.): Edward Taylor,^[14] Vicar of Sherbourne (until 1977)^[15]
• 1983 – 1990 (ret.): Peter Bridges (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[16]
• 1990 – 2009 (ret.): Michael Paget-Wilkes^[17][18]
• 2010 – 19 June 2019 (res.):^[19] Morris Rodham (Archdeacon Missioner)^[20]
• 6 October 2019 – present:^[21] Barry Dugmore (Archdeacon Missioner)^[22]

References

1. "No. 28331". The London Gazette. 21 January 1910. pp. 522–523.
2. "Background Notes to the Appointment of an Archdeacon Missioner" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
3. National Archdeacons' Forum — Archdeacons’ News — #26, July 2017 (Accessed 9 September 2017)
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10. "Church news: preferments and appointments". Church Times. No. 4311. 7 September 1945. p. 508. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 February 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
11. "Archdeacon of Warwick retiring". Church Times. No. 4960. 7 March 1958. p. 24. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 February 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
12. "The Venerable Jesse Proctor". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
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15. "Taylor, Edward". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 February 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
16. "Bridges, Peter Sydney Godfrey". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 February 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
17. Stratford Service to thank the Archdeacon of Warwick^{[permanent dead link‍]}
18. "Paget-Wilkes, Michael Jocelyn James". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 February 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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20. "Rodham, Morris". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 February 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
21. "Choral Evensong and licensing of Barry Dugmore as Archdeacon Missioner – Coventry Cathedral". Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
22. "Diocese of Coventry Archive - Story archive".