The Archdeacon of Halifax is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of Halifax, an administrative division of the Church of England Diocese of Leeds (formerly in the Diocese of Wakefield.)[1]
History
editThe Archdeaconry was founded (from the Archdeaconry of Craven in the Diocese of Ripon, plus three parishes of the Archdeaconry of York) with the erection of the Diocese of Wakefield on 20 November 1888.[2] From then until its reorganisation in 1927, the archdeaconry of Huddersfield comprised all but the northwestern corner of that diocese. In 1927, the archdeaconry was renamed to that of Halifax and its borders moved to cover the western half of the diocese (the old Halifax archdeaconry became the archdeaconry of Pontefract).[3]
The (second) archdeaconry of Halifax has constituted the western half of the diocese since the 1927 reorganisation, covering the deaneries of Calder Valley, Halifax, Brighouse and Elland, Huddersfield, Almondbury and Kirkheaton. Since the creation of the Diocese of Leeds[4] on 20 April 2014, the archdeaconry forms the Huddersfield episcopal area.[5]
List of archdeacons
editArchdeacons of Huddersfield
edit- 1888–1892 (res.): Norman Straton[6]
- April 1892 – 1913 (ret.): William Donne[7]
- 1914–1927: Richard Harvey (became Archdeacon of Halifax)[8]
Archdeacons of Halifax
editWith the diocesan reorganisation of 1927, the archdeaconry was renamed to Halifax.
- 1927–1935 (ret.): Richard Harvey (previously Archdeacon of Huddersfield)
- 1935–1946 (ret.): Albert Baines[9]
- 1946–1949 (res.): Arthur Morris[10]
- 1949–1961 (res.): Eric Treacy[11]
- 1961–1972 (res.): John Lister[12]
- 1972–1984 (ret.): John Alford (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[13]
- 1985–1989 (res.): Alan Chesters[14]
- 1989–1994 (res.): David Hallatt[15]
- 1995–2003 (res.): Richard Inwood (became Bishop suffragan of Bedford)
- 2003–28 October 2011 (res.): Robert Freeman[1][16]
- 22 January 2012 – 31 October 2021 (ret.): Anne Dawtry[17][18][19]
- 27 February 2022 – present:[20] Bill Braviner[21]
References
edit- ^ a b Diocese of Wakefield – Archdeaconry of Halifax Archived April 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 25876". The London Gazette. 20 November 1888. pp. 6279–6281.
- ^ "No. 33248". The London Gazette. 15 February 1927. pp. 1029–1034.
- ^ The Church of England – Synod approves new Diocese of Leeds for West Yorkshire and The Dales
- ^ Moving towards a new diocese for West Yorkshire and the Dales (Accessed 9 July 2013)
- ^ "Straton, Norman Dumenil John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Donne, William". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Harvey, Richard Charles Musgrave". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Baines, Albert". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Morris, Arthur Harold". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Treacy, Eric". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Lister, John Field". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Alford, John Richard". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Chesters, Alan David". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Hallatt, David Marrison". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Freeman, Robert". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Huddersfield Parish Church – Archdeacon Anne Dawtry's Welcome in St Peter’s
- ^ "Dawtry, Anne Frances". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 May 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Thanks and tributes to Archdeacon Anne who retires this Autumn | the Diocese of Leeds, Church of England".
- ^ "New Archdeacon for Halifax joins our Diocese at Wakefield Cathedral". Diocese of Leeds. 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "New Archdeacon of Halifax announced". Diocese of Leeds. 1 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.