Archdeacon of Hackney

The Archdeacon of Hackney is a senior Anglican priest serving the diocese of London,^[1] responsible for disciplinary and pastoral supervision of the clergy^[2] within its three area deaneries: Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets.^[3]

Created from the archdeaconry of London by Order-in-Council on 2 March 1951, at its erection the archdeaconry comprised the rural deaneries of Bethnal Green, of Hackney and Stoke Newington, of Islington, of Poplar and of Stepney.^[4]

List of archdeacons

1951 – 1971 (resigned): Michael Hodgins^[5]
1971 – 1981 (retired): George Timms (then Archdeacon Emeritus)^[6]
1981 – 1992 (resigned): Roger Sharpley^[7]
1992 – 1999 (translated): Clive Young (then Bishop of Dunwich)^[8]
1999 – 2010 (retired): Lyle Dennen^[9]
2011 – 2015 (translated): Rachel Treweek (then Bishop of Gloucester)^[10]
2015 – 2016 (acting): Jonathan Brewster^[11]
5 April 2016 – 13 August 2021 (resigned): Liz Adekunle^[12]^[13]
10 April 2022 – present: Peter Farley-Moore^[14]^[15]

References

^ Diocesan web site Archived February 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
^ Crockford's on line accessed Saturday 4 February 2012 13:23 GMT
^ "No. 39161". The London Gazette. 2 March 1951. p. 1103.
^ "Hodgins, Michael Minden". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 11 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Timms, George Boorne". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 11 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Sharpley, Roger Ernest Dion". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 11 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Young, Clive". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 11 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Dennen, Lyle". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 11 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Treweek, Rachel". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 11 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Diocese of Carlisle — New Archdeacon of Carlisle is appointed Archived 2016-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 17 June 2016)
^ Diocese of London — Liz Adekunle was collated... (Accessed 18 April 2016)
^ "Resignations and retirements".
^ "Joanne Woolway Grenfell". Twitter. 10 April 2022. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ "Appointments". Church Times. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.