Archdeacon of Newark
Senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England
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The Archdeacon of Newark is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.
History
The archdeaconry of Newark was created by Order in Council on 11 June 1912[1] and comprises the northern and eastern parts of Southwell diocese. It is now one of two archdeaconries in that diocese, the other being the Archdeacon of Nottingham.
List of archdeacons
- 1913–1936 (ret.): Egbert Hacking (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[2]
- 1936–1946 (ret.): John Hales[3]
- 1947–1962 (res.): Francis West[4]
- 1962–1965 (res.): Kenneth Thompson[5]
- 1965–1979 (ret.): Brian Woodhams (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[6]
- 1980–1991 (res.): David Leaning[7]
- 1992–1999 (res.): David Hawtin[8]
- 1999–2011 (res.): Nigel Peyton[9]
- 25 July 2011 – 19 February 2012 (Acting): Peter Hill, Archdeacon of Nottingham
- 19 February 2012 – 4 February 2020 (res.):[10] David Picken[11][12]
- 8 June 2021 – present:[13] Tors Ramsey