Archdeacon of Birmingham

The Archdeacon of Birmingham is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Birmingham.

The archdeaconry was created by Order-in-Council on 12 August 1892 within the Diocese of Worcester^[1] but became part of the new Diocese of Birmingham upon its creation by Order-in-Council on 13 January 1905.^[2]

The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy^[3] within the seven area deaneries: Central Birmingham, Edgbaston, Handsworth, Kings Norton, Moseley, Shirley, and Warley.

The post is currently held by The Venerable Hayward Osborne.

List of archdeacons

• 1894–1903: Edmund Knox, Bishop suffragan of Coventry
• 1903–1904: John Diggle
• 1904–1912: Winfrid Burrows

The archdeaconry was transferred from the diocese of Worcester to the newly created diocese of Birmingham by Order-in-Council on 13 January 1905.^[2]

• 1912–1915: Mansfield Owen
• 1915–1944: Charles Hopton
• 1944–1947: Geoffrey Allen^[4]
• 1947–1967: Sidney Harvie-Clarke
• 1967–1974: Vernon Nicholls
• 1974–1984: Gerald Hollis
• 1985–January 2001: John Duncan^[5]
• 2001–present: Hayward Osborne^[6]

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 26316. pp. 4569–4582. 12 August 1892. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
2. The London Gazette: no. 27754. pp. 311–312. 13 January 1905. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
3. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
4. "Allen Collection". Mundus. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
5. Birmingham Post – Archdeacon to retire after 40 years of service
6. "The Ven the Archdeacon of Birmingham". Debretts. Retrieved 17 June 2012.