The Archdeacon of Croydon is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Southwark.[1] As such the deacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [2] within its five rural deaneries: Croydon Addington, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South and Sutton.[3]

History

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The archdeaconry was created in the Diocese of Canterbury from the Archdeaconry of Maidstone by Order in Council on 1 April 1930[4] and transferred to the Diocese of Southwark on 1 January 1985.[5]

List of archdeacons

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The archdeaconry was transferred to Southwark diocese on 1 January 1985.

References

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  1. ^ Diocesan web site Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
  3. ^ Crockford's on line accessed Tuesday 10 April 2012 20:50GMT
  4. ^ "No. 33593". The London Gazette. 1 April 1930. pp. 2046–2047.
  5. ^ Podmore, ColinAspects of Anglican Identity, p84 (Google Books) (Accessed 23 February 2013)
  6. ^ "Woods, Edward Sydney". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "Anderson, William Louis". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ^ "Bradfield, Harold William". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ "Harland, Maurice Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. ^ "Tonks, Charles Frederick". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. ^ "Clayson, Jesse Alec Maynard". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. ^ "Hughes, John Taylor". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  13. ^ "Hazell, Frederick Roy". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  14. ^ "Davies, (Vincent) Anthony". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  15. ^ "News Archive".
  16. ^ "Appointments". Church Times. No. 7807. 2 November 2012. p. 28. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  17. ^ "New Archdeacons for Southwark Diocese" (Press release). The Diocese of Southwark. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  18. ^ "News Archive".
  19. ^ "News Archive".
  20. ^ "New Archdeacon of Croydon announced". Diocese of Southwark. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  21. ^ Southwark Diocese [@SouthwarkCofE] (4 December 2022). "The Revd Greg Prior is collated and installed Archdeacon of Croydon..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "'The Bridge' newspaper". Diocese of Southwark (issuu). December 2022 – January 2023. p. 11. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.