Archdeacon of Oakham

The Archdeacon of Oakham is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Peterborough.[1] As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[2] within its six rural deaneries: Corby, Higham, Kettering, Oundle, Peterborough and Rutland.[3]

The archdeaconry was created by splitting the Archdeaconry of Northampton on 29 June 1875; the archdeaconry has remained part of Peterborough diocese since its creation.[4] The current incumbent is Gordon Steele.

List of archdeacons

1875–1879 (res.): Lord Alwyne Compton (became Dean of Worcester)[5]
1880–18 September 1906 (d.): Prideaux Lightfoot[6]
1906–1918 (res.): Edward Moore[7]
1918–1923 (res.): Walter Whittingham (became Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich)[8]
1924–1934 (res.): Arthur Greaves (became Sub-Dean of Lincoln)[9]
1934–1936 (res.): Frank Partridge (became Bishop of Portsmouth)[10]
1936–1945 (ret.): Norman Lang, Assistant Bishop of Peterborough[11]
1946–1966 (ret.): Norman Millard (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[12]
1967–1977 (ret.): Frank Towndrow (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[13]
1977–1999 (ret.): Bernard Fernyhough (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[14]
2000–2011 (ret.): David Painter (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[15]
25 February 2012[16]–present: Gordon Steele[17]

References

Diocesan web site
"ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
Crockford's on line accessed Sunday 4 December 2011 19:43 GMT
"No. 24223". The London Gazette. 29 June 1875. pp. 3291–3293.
"Compton, Lord Alwyne". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Lightfoot, Reginald Prideaux". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Moore, Edward Marsham". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Whittingham, Walter Godfrey". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Greaves, Arthur Ivan". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Partridge, Frank". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Lang, Norman Macleod". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Millard, Ernest Norman". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Towndrow, Frank Noel". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Fernyhough, Bernard". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
"Painter, David Scott". Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
Peterborough Cathedral – Welcome Service for the new Archdeacon of Oakham Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 1 August 2014)
"Steele, Gordon John". Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

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[1] Diocesan web site

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

[3] Crockford's on line accessed Sunday 4 December 2011 19:43 GMT

[4] "No. 24223". The London Gazette. 29 June 1875. pp. 3291–3293.

[5] "Compton, Lord Alwyne". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[6] "Lightfoot, Reginald Prideaux". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[7] "Moore, Edward Marsham". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[8] "Whittingham, Walter Godfrey". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[9] "Greaves, Arthur Ivan". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[10] "Partridge, Frank". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[11] "Lang, Norman Macleod". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[12] "Millard, Ernest Norman". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[13] "Towndrow, Frank Noel". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[14] "Fernyhough, Bernard". Who's Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[15] "Painter, David Scott". Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[16] Peterborough Cathedral – Welcome Service for the new Archdeacon of Oakham Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 1 August 2014)

[17] "Steele, Gordon John". Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

Diocese of Peterborough
Peterborough Cathedral Bishop's Lodging, The Palace, Peterborough The Palace, Peterborough
Office holders	Donald Allister, Bishop of Peterborough John Holbrook, Bishop suffragan of Brixworth AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough Chris Dalliston, Dean of Peterborough Christine Allsopp, Archdeacon of Northampton Gordon Steele, Archdeacon of Oakham
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Leicester (1888–1927; Diocese of Leicester erected) Archdeacon of Leicester (1837–1926; became Diocese of Leicester) Archdeacon of Loughborough (1921–1926; became Diocese of Leicester)