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Archdeacon of Doncaster
Officer within the Diocese of Sheffield From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Archdeacon of Doncaster is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Sheffield, responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[1] within the six area deaneries: Adwick-le-Street, Doncaster, Snaith & Hatfield, Tankersley, Wath and West Doncaster.
History
The archdeaconry of Doncaster was created in the Diocese of York from parts of the York and Sheffield archdeaconries on 18 February 1913[2] and transferred to the Diocese of Sheffield upon its creation on 23 January 1914.[3]
List of archdeacons
- 1913–1941 (ret.): Folliott Sandford (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[4]
- The archdeaconry has been in Sheffield diocese since 23 January 1914.
- 1941–1947 (res.): Robert Stannard (afterwards Bishop of Woolwich, 1947) [5]
- 1947–1954 (res.): John Brewis[6]
- 1955–1959 (res.): John Nicholson[7]
- 1959–1967 (res.): Peter Bostock[8][9]
- 1967–1979 (ret.): Evan Rogers (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[10]
- 1979–1985 (res.): Ian Harland (afterwards Bishop of Lancaster, 1985)[11]
- 1985–1994 (ret.): Desmond Carnelley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[12]
- 1994–2001 (ret.): Bernard Holdridge[13]
- 2001–2011 (ret.): Bob Fitzharris (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[14][15]
- 2012 – 31 December 2019 (ret.):[16] Steve Wilcockson[17]
- 1 January – 16 May 2020: David Stevens (acting)[16]
- 23 September 2020 – present:[18] Javaid Iqbal[19] (Acting since 16 May)[20]
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