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

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

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

References

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  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.)
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  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.
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  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.
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