Archdeacon of Hackney

The Archdeacon of Hackney is a senior Anglican priest serving the diocese of London,^[1] responsible for disciplinary and pastoral supervision of the clergy^[2] within its three area deaneries: Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets.^[3]

Created from the archdeaconry of London by Order-in-Council on 2 March 1951, at its erection the archdeaconry comprised the rural deaneries of Bethnal Green, of Hackney and Stoke Newington, of Islington, of Poplar and of Stepney.^[4]

List of archdeacons

Anglican Archdeacon heraldic ornaments

• 1951 – 1971 (resigned): Michael Hodgins^[5]
• 1971 – 1981 (retired): George Timms (then Archdeacon Emeritus)^[6]
• 1981 – 1992 (resigned): Roger Sharpley^[7]
• 1992 – 1999 (translated): Clive Young (then Bishop of Dunwich)^[8]
• 1999 – 2010 (retired): Lyle Dennen^[9]
• 2011 – 2015 (translated): Rachel Treweek (then Bishop of Gloucester)^[10]
• 2015 – 2016 (acting): Jonathan Brewster^[11]
• 5 April 2016 – 13 August 2021 (resigned): Liz Adekunle^[12][13]
• 10 April 2022 – present: Peter Farley-Moore^[14][15]