Archdeacon of Sherborne

The Archdeacon of Sherborne is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England. They are 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]