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An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop.
The archdeacons in the Church of England are senior Anglican clergy who serve under their dioceses' bishops, usually with responsibility for the area's church buildings and pastoral care for clergy. As of 25 November 2024 [update] , there are 131 archdeacons (including vacancies): four archdeacons hold two archdeaconries each, while six hold no ...
The archdeacons in the Church of Ireland are senior Anglican clergy who serve under their dioceses' bishops, usually with responsibility for the area's church buildings and pastoral care for clergy. [ 1 ]
The Archdeacon of Gower: Jonathan Davies [4] 14 September 1969 (age 55) 25 September 2016 [5] 33 64 260,421 St Davids: The Archdeacon of St Davids: Paul Mackness [6] 1973 (age 51–52) 22 March 2018 [7] 30 113 120,075 St Davids: The Archdeacon Missioner [8] Mones Farah: 1964 (age 60–61) 12 August 2018 (for New Church Communities) [9]
The Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven is an archdiaconal post in the Church of England. It was created in about 1088 within the See of York and was moved in 1541 to the See of Chester , in 1836 to the See of Ripon [ 3 ] and after 2014 to the See of Leeds , in which jurisdiction it remains today.
The Archdeacon of London is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England. They are responsible for the eastern Archdeaconry (the Archdeaconry of London) of the Two Cities ( London and Westminster ) in the Diocese of London , an area without area bishop and, rather, overseen by the diocesan Bishop of London .
Mann belongs to the liberal Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England, though she was brought up an Evangelical-Charismatic Christian. She supports the full inclusion of the LGBT people in the church. [7] Since 2020, Mann is a patron of the Open Table Network, an ecumenical Christian community for LGBT people and their allies. [14]
The archdeacons in the Diocese in Europe are senior clergy of the Church of England Diocese in Europe.They each have responsibility over their own archdeaconry, of which there are currently seven, each of which is composed of one or more deaneries, which are composed in turn of chaplaincies (as opposed to the parishes of the mainland and Manx dioceses).