The Archdeacon of Malmesbury is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the English Diocese of Bristol. This officer holds responsibility for disciplinary supervision of the clergy within its four rural deaneries: Chippenham, Kingswood and South Gloucestershire, North Wiltshire and Swindon. Christopher Bryan has been the incumbent since 2019.
History
The Archdeaconry of North Wilts was created from the Archdeaconry of Bristol in the Diocese of Bristol by Order-in-Council on 12 August 1904[1] and renamed the Archdeaconry of Swindon on 30 May 1919, due to the bishop's concern over confusion with the similarly named Archdeaconry of Wilts in Salisbury diocese.[2] In 1999, Alan Hawker, the last recorded Archdeacon of Swindon, became the first recorded Archdeacon of Malmesbury;[3][4] the current Malmesbury archdeaconry covers a very similar area to the 1904 North Wilts archdeaconry.
John Sherman (d. 1671) was said (once, in 1814) to have succeeded Joshua Childrey as "Archdeacon of North Wiltshire" while serving as chaplain to Seth Ward, Bishop of Salisbury; it is well-recorded that Sharman succeeded Childrey as Archdeacon of Salisbury in 1670.[5]
List of archdeacons
- At its creation, the archdeaconry was called North Wilts.
- 1904–1909 (res.): Hemming Robeson[6][7]
- 1910–1919 (ret.): Ravenscroft Stewart[8][9]
- From 30 May 1919, the archdeaconry was renamed Swindon.
- 1919–1928 (res.): Reginald Talbot[10]
- 1928–1947 (ret.): Ronald Ramsay (also Bishop suffragan of Malmesbury, 1927–1946)[11]
- 1947–1963 (ret.): Leonard Cornwell (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[12]
- 1963–1969 (res.): Cyril Bowles[13]
- 1970–1973 (res.): Freddy Temple[14]
- 1974–1982 (ret.): Jeffrey Maples (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[15]
- 1982–1992 (ret.): Kenneth Clark[16]
- 1992–1997 (res.): Michael Middleton[17]
- 1998–1999: Alan Hawker (became Archdeacon of Malmesbury)[18]
- Since 1999, the archdeaconry has been called Malmesbury.
- 1999 – 1 November 2010 (ret.): Alan Hawker (previously Archdeacon of Swindon; afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[18]
- 1 November 2010 – 2011 (Acting): Hedley Ringrose[19]
- 2011 – 30 September 2018 (ret.): Christine Froude[20] (also Acting Archdeacon of Bristol from December 2012)[21]
- 4 October 2018 – 2019: Graham Archer (Acting)[24]
- 7 May 2019 – present: Christopher Bryan[25]
References
- ^ "No. 27704". The London Gazette. 12 August 1904. pp. 5204–5205.
- ^ "No. 31365". The London Gazette. 30 May 1919. pp. 6646–6647.
- ^ "HAWKER, Ven. Alan Fort". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 April 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Diocese of Bristol – Hawker to retire
- ^ BRYDGES, Sir Egerton, Restituta: Or, Titles, Extracts, and Characters of Old Books in English Literature, Reviewed, Volume 1 (Google eBook) page 63: Dr John Sharman
- ^ Gloucestershire Archives, Tewkesbury Abbey Church: Stone Figure in memory of Archdeacon Hemming Robeson [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Robeson, Hemming". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ SEAVER, J. Montgomery, Stewart Family History page 21
- ^ "Stewart, Ravenscroft". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Talbot, Reginald Thomas". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Ramsay, Ronald Erskine". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Cornwell, Leonard Cyril". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Bowles, Cyril William Johnston". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Temple, Frederick Stephen". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Maples, Jeffrey Stanley". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Clark, Kenneth James". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Middleton, Michael John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Hawker, Alan Fort". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Diocese of Bristol – Ringrose appointed Acting Archdeacon (Accessed 21 March 2014)
- ^ "Froude, Christine Ann". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Appointments". Church Times. No. 7814. 21–28 December 2012. p. 58. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Diocese of Bristol – Appointment of Assistant Archdeacon Archived 2014-03-13 at archive.today (Accessed 13 March 2014)
- ^ Diocese of Bristol – Changes at Diocesan Office (Accessed 24 June 2015)
- ^ "Graham Archer seconded as Acting Archdeacon of Malmesbury". Diocese of Bristol. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Revd Christopher Bryan appointed Archdeacon of Malmesbury". Diocese of Bristol. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.