Archdeacon of Newark

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

References

1. "No. 28616". The London Gazette. 11 June 1912. pp. 4209–4210.
2. "Hacking, Egbert". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
3. "Hales, John Percy". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
4. "West, Francis Horner". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
5. "Thompson, Kenneth George". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
6. "Woodhams, Brian Watson". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
7. "Leaning, David". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
8. "Hawtin, David Christopher". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
9. "Peyton, Nigel". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
10. "The new Archdeacon of Lancaster is announced | the Diocese of Blackburn".
11. Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham – David Picken Archived 17 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 17 March 2014)
12. "Picken, David Anthony". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
13. "A Service of Welcome and the Collation of the Archdeacon of Newark - Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham". southwell.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021.