Archdeacon of Dudley

The Archdeacon of Dudley is one of two archdeacons in the Anglican Diocese of Worcester, England (the other being the Archdeacon of Worcester).^[1]

History

The archdeaconry of Dudley was created by Order in Council on 11 February 1921 from the Worcester archdeaconry and named after the town of Dudley.^[2] It consists of the deaneries of Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Dudley, Kidderminster, Kingswinford, Stourbridge and Stourport.^[3]

The present Archdeacon of Dudley is the Venerable Nikki Groarke, formerly vicar of St Stephen's Church, Canonbury, Islington, in the Diocese of London; she is the first woman to hold the post and was installed on 5 January 2014.

List of archdeacons

1921–1934 (d.): Sydney James^[4]
1934–1951 (ret.): Arthur Shepherd (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[5]
1951–1968 (ret.): Alfred Hurley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[6]
1968–1975 (res.): John Williams (afterwards Archdeacon of Worcester)^[7]
1976–1984 (res.): Christopher Campling (afterwards Dean of Ripon)^[8]^[9]
1985–1986 (res.): Robin Bennett^[10]
1987–2001 (ret.): John Gathercole^[11]
2001–September 2013 (ret.): Fred Trethewey^[12]
2014-present: Nikki Groarke^[13]

Deaneries, area deans and lay chairs as of 2024

Deanery	Rural dean	Lay chair
Redditch & Bromsgrove	The Revd Canon Paul Lawlor	Kashmir Garton
Greater Dudley	The Revd Andrew Sillis	John Nicholson

References

^ "Diocese of Worcester – Archdeacons". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^ "No. 32224". The London Gazette. 11 February 1921. pp. 1169–1176.
^ Deaneries in the Diocese of Worcester Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Diocese of Worcester, UK.
^ "JAMES, Ven. Sydney Rhodes". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "SHEPHERD, Ven. Arthur Pearce". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "HURLEY, Ven. Alfred Vincent". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "WILLIAMS, Ven. John Charles". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Campling, Christopher R. (2007). I Was Glad – The Memoirs of Christopher Campling. ISBN 9781857566161. Retrieved 19 June 2012. (Google Books)
^ "CAMPLING, Very Rev. Christopher Russell". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "BENNETT, Robin". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "GATHERCOLE, Ven. John Robert". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2011 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "TRETHEWEY, Ven. Frederick Martyn". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Diocese of Worcester – London Vicar to be new Archdeacon of Dudley Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 October 2013)

External links

Worcester Diocesan website
Church of England Statistics 2002 Archived 3 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Diocese of Worcester – Archdeacons". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

[2] "No. 32224". The London Gazette. 11 February 1921. pp. 1169–1176.

[3] Deaneries in the Diocese of Worcester Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Diocese of Worcester, UK.

[4] "JAMES, Ven. Sydney Rhodes". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[5] "SHEPHERD, Ven. Arthur Pearce". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[6] "HURLEY, Ven. Alfred Vincent". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[7] "WILLIAMS, Ven. John Charles". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[8] Campling, Christopher R. (2007). I Was Glad – The Memoirs of Christopher Campling. ISBN 9781857566161. Retrieved 19 June 2012. (Google Books)

[9] "CAMPLING, Very Rev. Christopher Russell". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[10] "BENNETT, Robin". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[11] "GATHERCOLE, Ven. John Robert". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2011 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[12] "TRETHEWEY, Ven. Frederick Martyn". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[13] Diocese of Worcester – London Vicar to be new Archdeacon of Dudley Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 October 2013)

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

v t e Anglican Diocese of Worcester
Worcester Cathedral The Old Palace, Worcester Hartlebury Castle Alvechurch Palace Area scheme (1993–2002)
Office holders	Martin Gorick, Bishop suffragan of Dudley and Acting Bishop of Worcester AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Stephen Edwards, Dean of Worcester Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon of Dudley Mark Badger, Archdeacon of Worcester
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Coventry (1891–1918; Diocese of Coventry erected) Archdeacon of Gloucester (12th century–1541 & 1552–1554; became Diocese of Gloucester) Archdeacon of Coventry (1837–1918) & of Warwick (1910–1918) became Diocese of Coventry) Archdeacon of Birmingham (1892–1905; became Diocese of Birmingham)