Archdeacon of Lynn

The Archdeacon of Lynn is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Norwich.

As archdeacon he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [1] within the area deaneries. The archdeaconry of Lynn was created from those of Norwich and of Norfolk on 28 August 1894.[2]

List of archdeacons

1894–1903 (res.): Arthur Lloyd, Bishop suffragan of Thetford[3]
1903–6 January 1926 (d.): John Bowers, Bishop suffragan of Thetford[4]
1926–1946 (ret.): Harry Radcliffe (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[5]
1946–1953 (ret.): John Woodhouse, Bishop suffragan of Thetford[6]
1953–28 September 1956 (d.): William Musselwhite[7]
1957–1961 (ret.): Percival Smith (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[8]
1961–1972 (ret.): William Llewellyn (also first Bishop suffragan of Lynn from 1963)[9]
1973–1980 (res.): Aubrey Aitken, Bishop suffragan of Lynn[10]
1980–1987 (ret.): Geoffrey Grobecker (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[11]
1987–1998 (res.): Tony Foottit[12]
1999–2009 (ret.): Martin Gray (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[13]
2009–2018 (ret.): John Ashe[14]
9 September 2018 – present: Ian Bentley[15]

References

"ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
"No. 26546". The London Gazette. 28 August 1894. pp. 4997–4999.
"Lloyd, Arthur Thomas". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Bowers, John Phillips Allcot". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Radcliffe, Harry Sydney". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Woodhouse, John Walker". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Musselwhite, William Ralph". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Smith, (Harry Kingsley) Percival". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Llewellyn, William Somers". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Aitken, William Aubrey". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Grobecker, Geoffrey Frank". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Foottit, Anthony Charles". Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Gray, Martin Clifford". Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Ashe, (Francis) John". Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
Diocese of Norwich — New Archdeacon of Lynn announced (Accessed 19 April 2018)

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[1] "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5

[2] "No. 26546". The London Gazette. 28 August 1894. pp. 4997–4999.

[3] "Lloyd, Arthur Thomas". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[4] "Bowers, John Phillips Allcot". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[5] "Radcliffe, Harry Sydney". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[6] "Woodhouse, John Walker". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[7] "Musselwhite, William Ralph". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[8] "Smith, (Harry Kingsley) Percival". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[9] "Llewellyn, William Somers". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[10] "Aitken, William Aubrey". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[11] "Grobecker, Geoffrey Frank". Who's Who. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[12] "Foottit, Anthony Charles". Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[13] "Gray, Martin Clifford". Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[14] "Ashe, (Francis) John". Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 12 December 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[15] Diocese of Norwich — New Archdeacon of Lynn announced (Accessed 19 April 2018)

Diocese of Norwich
Norwich Cathedral Bishop's House, Norwich Diocesan House, Norwich
Office holders	Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich Alan Winton, Bishop suffragan of Thetford Jonathan Meyrick, Bishop suffragan of Lynn AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough Jane Hedges, Dean of Norwich Steven Betts, Archdeacon of Norfolk Karen Hutchinson, Archdeacon of Norwich Ian Bentley, Archdeacon of Lynn
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Ipswich (1899–1909) Archdeacon of Suffolk (12th century–1914; formed Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich) Archdeacon of Sudbury (12th century–1837; transferred to Ely)