Archdeacon of Maidstone

The Archdeacon of Maidstone is an office-holder in the Diocese of Canterbury (one of the dioceses of the Province of Canterbury in the Church of England). The Archdeacon of Maidstone is an Anglican priest who oversees the Archdeaconry of Maidstone, which is one of three subdivisions of the diocese. The current incumbent is Stephen Taylor, who was collated Archdeacon of Maidstone on 18 September 2011.^[1]

History

The archdeaconry was created from the ancient Archdeaconry of Canterbury by Order in Council on 4 June 1841.^[2]

Composition

The archdeaconry covers approximately the north-west and south-west corners of the diocese. As of 2012, the archdeaconry of Maidstone consists the following deaneries in the Diocese of Canterbury:

• Deanery of Maidstone
• Deanery of North Downs
• Deanery of Ospringe
• Deanery of Sittingbourne
• Deanery of the Weald

List of archdeacons

• 4 June 1841–1845 (res.): William Lyall
• 4 December 1845–25 March 1887 (d.): Benjamin Harrison
• 1887–26 March 1900 (d.): Benjamin Smith^[3][4]
• 1900–1921 (ret.): Henry Spooner^[5][6]
• 1921–1934 (res.): John Macmillan^[7] (also Bishop suffragan of Dover from 1927)^[8]
• 1934–1939 (res.): Karl Sopwith^[9]
• 1939–1942 (res.): Alexander Sargent^[10]
• 1942–1958 (ret.): Julian Bickersteth^{[11][12][13][14]}
• 1959–1965 (res.): Gordon Strutt^[15][16][17]
• 1965–1968 (res.): Michael Nott^[18][19]
• 1968–1972 (res.): Thomas Prichard^[20][21]
• 1972–1979 (ret.): Niel Nye^[22][23] (later archdeacon emeritus)^[24]
• 1979–1989 (res.): Michael Percival Smith^[25]
• 1989–2002 (res.): Patrick Evans^[26][27]
• 2002–13 March 2011 (res.): Philip Down^[28]
• 18 September 2011–present: Stephen Taylor^[1][29]

References

1. "Diocese of Canterbury". Canterburydiocese.org. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
2. The London Gazette: no. 19985. pp. 1433–1434. 4 June 1841. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
3. Clergy List, 1897
4. Smith, Ven. Benjamin Frederick. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
5. Crockford's 1929, p. 1214.
6. Spooner, Rev. Henry Maxwell. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
7. Crockford's 1929, p. 364.
8. Macmillan, Rt Rev. John Victor. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
9. Sopwith, Ven. Thomas Karl. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
10. Sargent, Rev. Canon Alexander. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
11. Bickersteth, John. "Bickersteth, (Kenneth) Julian Faithfull". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74205. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
12. "The Julian Bickersteth Memorial Medal". IHGS. 1962-10-16. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
13. Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1959/1
14. Bickersteth, Rev. Kenneth Julian Faithfull. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
15. "St Mary Magdalene | Detailed History". Stmmm.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
16. Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1959/1 and CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1965/1
17. Strutt, Rt. Rev. Rupert Gordon. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
18. Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1965/1 and CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1968/1
19. Nott, Very Rev. Michael John. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
20. Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1968/1
21. Prichard, Rev. Canon Thomas Estlin. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
22. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 2010–2011
23. "The Ven Niel Nye". Telegraph. 2003-01-25. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
24. Nye, Ven. Nathaniel Kemp. Who Was Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
25. Percival Smith, Ven. (Anthony) Michael. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
26. Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-DCc-MAND/HC/1989/1
27. Evans, Ven. Patrick Alexander Sidney. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
28. Down, Ven. Philip Roy. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
29. Taylor, Ven. Stephen Ronald. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

Sources

• Horn, Joyce M., Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, 3, p. 17