Archdeacon of Dudley

The Archdeacon of Dudley is one of two archdeacons in the Anglican Diocese of Worcester, England (the other being the Archdeacon of Worcester).[1]

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.[2] It consists of the deaneries of Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Dudley, Kidderminster, Kingswinford, Stourbridge and Stourport.[3]

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

Deaneries, area deans and lay chairs as of 2024

Deanery Rural dean Lay chair
Redditch & Bromsgrove The Revd Canon Paul Lawlor Kashmir Garton
Greater Dudley The Revd Andrew Sillis John Nicholson

See also

References

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  2. ^ "No. 32224". The London Gazette. 11 February 1921. pp. 1169–1176.
  3. ^ Deaneries in the Diocese of Worcester Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Diocese of Worcester, UK.
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  10. ^ "BENNETT, Robin". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. ^ "GATHERCOLE, Ven. John Robert". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2011 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. ^ "TRETHEWEY, Ven. Frederick Martyn". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  13. ^ Diocese of Worcester – London Vicar to be new Archdeacon of Dudley Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 October 2013)