The Archdeacon of Bodmin is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Truro. The role was established by Order in Council on 21 May 1878,[1] two years after the diocese itself was created, by splitting the Archdeaconry of Cornwall.
The archdeacon has statutory oversight over the archdeaconry of Bodmin, which is one of the two principal divisions of the diocese and covers its eastern parts. The archdeaconry includes five deaneries: East Wivelshire, Stratton, Trigg Major, Trigg Minor & Bodmin and West Wivelshire. Originally, the archdeaconry consisted of six deaneries – Bodmin and Trigg Minor were separate and East Wivelshire and West Wivelshire were referred to as East and West respectively.
List of archdeacons
edit- 1878–1892 (res.): Reginald Hobhouse[2][3]
- 1892–1924 (ret.): Henry Du Boulay
- 1924–1939 (d.): Montague Williamson
- 1939–1952 (ret.): William Rigg (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
- 1953–1956 (ret.): John Wellington, Assistant Bishop[4]
- 1956–1961 (ret.): William Prior (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
- 1962–1969 (ret.): Arthur Williams[5] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
- 1969–1979 (res.): Conrad Meyer
- 1979–1981 (ret.): John Wingfield (afterwards archdeacon emeritus). After Wingfield had announced his retirement, the Rev George Stephen Clark, Vicar of Par, was announced as his replacement; however, Clark died in 1981 prior to being collated as archdeacon.[6]
- 1981–1989 (d.2003): George Temple (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
- 1989–2000 (ret.): Rodney Whiteman (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
- 2000–2011 (ret.): Clive Cohen (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
- 29 July 2011[7] – 28 February 2021:[8] Audrey Elkington (Acting Archdeacon of Cornwall, 15 May 2018 – 1 September 2019)[9]
- 1 March 2021 – present: Paul Bryer, Archdeacon of Cornwall and Acting Archdeacon of Bodmin[10]
- 23 May 2021 – present: Kelly Betteridge[11][12]
References
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- ^ "No. 24583". The London Gazette. 21 May 1878. pp. 3172–3174.
- ^ Prussia Cove houses Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine ("Cornwall" is a mistake here)
- ^ "Cornwall Record Office; du Boulay". Cornwall Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ Brown, H. M. (1976) A Century for Cornwall. Truro: Blackford; pp. 18, 26, 89, 101, 103, 118
- ^ "Peals rung at St Mary the Virgin, Penzance". University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Church Times: "New archdeacon's death", 9 January 1981, p 3". Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Installation of new archdeacon of Bodmin". BBC News. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "Resignations and retirements".
- ^ Diocese of Truro — Bill to head up church renewal project (Accessed 16 March 2018)
- ^ "Appointments".
- ^ "New Archdeacon of Bodmin announced". 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Kelly Betteridge licensed as Archdeacon of Bodmin". 23 May 2021.