Archdeacon of Oakham
Church of England ecclesiastical office
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The Archdeacon of Oakham is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Peterborough.[1] As such, they are 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]
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] – 30 November 2021 (ret.): Gordon Steele[17] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[18]
- 6 February 2022 present: Alison Booker[19]