Archdeacon of Tonbridge

The Archdeacon of Tonbridge is a senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of the Tonbridge archdeaconry in the Church of England Diocese of Rochester. The archdeaconry was created – as the Archdeaconry of Tonbridge – by Order in Council on 4 April 1906.^[1]

The archdeaconry covers 6 deaneries, namely Malling, Paddock Wood, Sevenoaks, Shoreham, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.^[2]

List of archdeacons

• 1906–18 June 1925 (d.): Avison Scott, Vicar of St James's Tunbridge Wells (first archdeacon)^[3]
• 1925–1940 (ret.): Leonard Savill (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[4]
• 1940–1953 (ret.): William Gray,^[5] Vicar of St Nicholas, Rochester (until 1942) then Vicar of Kippington (until 1952; afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[6]
• 1953–1976 (ret.): Maples Earle,^[7] Rector of Wrotham (until 1959) then Vicar of Shipbourne (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[8]
• 1977–1995 (ret.): Richard Mason,^[9] Vicar of Edenbridge (until 1983) then Minister of St Luke's Sevenoaks (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[10]
• 1996–2002 (ret.): Judith Rose^[11][12]
• 2002–present: Clive Mansell^[2][13]

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 27903. p. 2505. 10 April 1906. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
2. "Archdeacon Clive Mansell". Retrieved 26 October 2013.
3. Scott, Ven. Avison Terry. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
4. Savill, Ven. Leonard. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
5. Kent and Sussex Courier. 22 December 1939. Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. Gray, Ven. William James. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
7. "The History of St James". Retrieved 26 October 2013.
8. Earle, Ven. E(dward) E(rnest) Maples. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
9. Oxford Index
10. Mason, Rev. Canon Richard John. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
11. "Archdeacon to retire". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
12. Rose, Ven. (Kathleen) Judith. Who's Who. 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
13. Mansell, Ven. Clive Neville Ross. Who's Who. 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 January 2015.