Archdeacon of Westminster
The Archdeacon of Westminster is a senior ecclesiastical officer within Chapter of the Royal Peculiar of Westminster Abbey in London. The post entails overseeing relationships with the twenty-four parishes of which the Dean and Chapter are patrons, and being responsible for the pastoral care of the staff and volunteers of the Abbey.[1]
The post is currently held by Vernon White, Sub-Dean and Canon Theologian of the Abbey, who took up the position in 2016.[2] The role of archdeacon has previously been held with other chapter roles, including Canon Steward, Speaker's Chaplain and Canon Treasurer.
List of archdeacons
- 1809–1864: William Bentinck
- 1864–1868 (res.): Christopher Wordsworth (canon 1844–1869; later Bishop of Lincoln)[3]
- 1868–1883: John Jennings (canon 1837–1885)[4]
- 1883–1894 (res.): Frederick Farrar (canon 1876–1895; Speaker's Chaplain from 1890; later Dean of Canterbury)[5]
- 1894–1900: Charles Furse (father of artist Charles Wellington Furse)
- 1900–13 May 1916 (d.): Basil Wilberforce, Speaker's Chaplain (canon since 1894)[6]
- 1916–1918: Ernest Pearce[7] (canon 1911–1919; became Sub-Dean)
- 1918–1919: William Carnegie, Speaker's Chaplain (canon 1913–1936; became Sub-Dean)
- 1919–30 January 1931 (d.): Robert Charles (canon since 1913)[8]
- 1931–December 1936 (res.): Vernon Storr (canon since 1921)
- 1937–?: Frederic Donaldson (canon 1921–1951)
- 1946–1951 (res.): Stephen Marriott (canon since 1937; became Sub-Dean)
- Adam Fox (canon 1941–1964)
- 1959–1964 (ret.): Stephen Marriott (again; canon since 1937)
- 1963–1974 (res.): Edward Carpenter (canon since 1951; became Dean of Westminster)[9]
- 1974–1 September 1975 (res.): Ronald Jasper (canon since 1968)
- 1975–1987 (ret.): Edward Knapp-Fisher (Sub-Dean from 1982)[10]
- 1987-1999 (ret.): Anthony Harvey,[11] Sub-Dean
- 1999–2005 (ret.): David Hutt,[12] Sub-Dean (canon since 1995)
- 2006–2010 (res.): Jane Hedges,[1] Canon Steward (canon until 2014)
- 2009–2010 (ret.): Robert Wright,[13] Sub-Dean, Rector of St Margaret's & Speaker's Chaplain (canon since 1998)
- 2010–21 June 2014 (res.): Jane Hedges,[1] Canon Steward (again; canon since 2006; Sub-Dean since 2013)
- 2014–17 July 2016 (res.): Andrew Tremlett[N 1], Sub-Dean and Rector of St Margaret's (canon since 2010)
- 2016–present: Vernon White, Sub-Dean[2] (canon and Canon Theologian since 2011)
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 "ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CONFERENCE" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- 1 2 Westminster Abbey — Annual Review 2016 (Accessed 1 September 2017)
- ↑ "Christopher Wordsworth 1807-1885". Christian Quotes. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Kelly's Directory South Wales 1895". GENUKI. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "St Winifreds:Frederick William Farrar". Retrieved 21 June 2012. Google Books
- ↑ "Archdeacon Wilberforce, his ideals and teaching". Retrieved 21 June 2012. Google Books
- ↑ "Pearce, Ernest Harold (1865–1930), bishop of Worcester". ODNB. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ History of New Testament Research: From Jonathan Edwards to Rudolf Bultmann. Retrieved 21 June 2012. Google Books
- ↑ Webster, Alan (28 August 1998). "Obituary: The Rev Edward Carpenter". London: The Independent. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "The Rt Rev Edward Knapp-Fisher". London: The Telegraph. 10 February 2003. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Canon Anthony Ernest HARVEY". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
- ↑ "The Ven David Hutt". Debretts. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Canon Wright to leave Abbey". Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ Services at St Margaret's Church – 6 July 2014 (Accessed 18 August 2014)
- ↑ Sermons given – 3 August 2014 (Accessed 18 August 2014)
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