Archdeacon of Sherborne

The Archdeacon of Sherborne is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England. He or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[1] within the five area deaneries: Dorchester, Lyme Bay, Sherborne, Weymouth and Portland, and Blackmore Vale.[2]

The archdeaconry was created by Order in Council of 31 March 1916[3] from the Archdeaconry of Dorset. The current archdeacon is Penny Sayer.

List of archdeacons

• 1916–1919 (ret.): Frederic Wallis[4]
• 1919–1941 (ret.): Albert Joscelyne, Assistant Bishop, Vicar of Chardstock (until 1930), then of Preston (1930–1937)[5]
• 1941–1961 (res.): Jack Chute, Rector of Piddlehinton (until 1957)[6]
• 1961–1967 (res.): David Maddock, Rector of Bradford Peverell and Stratton (until 1966), then of West Stafford with Frome Billet (became Bishop suffragan of Dunwich)[7]
• 1967–1984 (ret.): Edwin Ward, Rector of West Stafford (afterwards Archdeacon Emeritus)[8]
• 1985–1990 (res.): John Oliver (became Bishop of Hereford)[9]
• 1991–2003 (ret.): Paul Wheatley, Priest in Charge of West Stafford with Frome Billet (afterwards Archdeacon Emeritus)[10]
• 2004 – 24 May 2018 (ret.):[11] Paul Taylor (afterwards Archdeacon Emeritus)[12]
• 25 November 2018 – present: Penny Sayer[13]

References

1. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
2. "Map of Salisbury Diocese". The Diocese of Salisbury. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
3. "No. 29529". The London Gazette. 31 March 1916. p. 3454.
4. "Wallis, Frederic". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
5. "Joscelyne, Albert Ernest". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
6. "Chute, John Chaloner". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
7. "Maddock, David Rokeby". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
8. "Ward, Edwin James Greenfield". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
9. "Oliver, John Keith". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
10. "Wheatley, Paul Charles". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 15 December 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
11. National Archdeacons' Forum — Archdeacons’ News — #34, April 2018 (Accessed 1 May 2018)
12. {{Who's Who⟨⟩ | surname =Taylor | othernames =Paul Stanley | id =U44332 | volume =2015 | edition =October 2014 online | accessed =15 December 2014 }}
13. Diocese of Salisbury — New Archdeacon of Sherborne (Accessed 6 August 2018)