Archdeacon of Leeds
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The Archdeacon of Leeds, previously Archdeacon of Ripon, is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Leeds. As such they are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the four deaneries (Allerton, Armley, Headingley and Whitkirk) making up the archdeaconry of Leeds."ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 {{ISBN|978-1-85311-420-5}} Until 2014, the post was in the Diocese of Ripon.
Since the creation of the Diocese of Leeds on 20 April 2014 (approved by the General Synod on 8 July 2013)[http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2013/07/synod-approves-new-diocese-of-leeds-for-west-yorkshire-and-the-dales.aspx The Church of England – Synod approves new Diocese of Leeds for West Yorkshire and The Dales] the archdeaconry forms the Leeds episcopal area.[http://www.churchofengland.org/media/1574318/ydcr5-report.pdf Moving towards a new diocese for West Yorkshire and the Dales] (Accessed 9 July 2013) Paul Ayers has been incumbent archdeacon since from 28 February 2017.[http://www.leeds.anglican.org/news/new-archdeacon-leeds-announced Diocese of Leeds — New Archdeacon of Leeds announced] (Accessed 20 October 2016){{cite news |title=New Archdeacon of Leeds announced {{!}} The Diocese of Leeds, Church of England |url=https://www.leeds.anglican.org/news/new-archdeacon-leeds-announced |access-date=14 March 2022 |work=Leeds Anglican |date=16 October 2016}}
List of archdeacons
:The archdeaconry was founded (as the Archdeaconry of Ripon) on 31 August 1894, from the Archdeaconries of Richmond and of Craven{{London Gazette |issue=26547 |date=31 August 1894 |pages=5068–5077 }}
- 1895–1905 (ret.): Arthur Waugh{{Who's Who
| title=Waugh, Arthur Thornhill
| id = U204423
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2007 online
| access-date = 31 August 2013
}}
- December 1905 – 1934 (d.): Lucius Smith, Bishop suffragan of Knaresborough{{London Gazette |issue=27861 |date=8 December 1905 |page=8811 }}{{Who's Who
| title=Smith, Lucius
| id = U217275
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2007 online
| access-date = 31 August 2013
}}
:The archdeaconry was renamed the Archdeaconry of Leeds on 15 March 1921.{{London Gazette |issue=32257 |date=15 March 1905 |pages=2091–2092 }}
- 1934–1937 (res.): Paul de Labilliere, Bishop suffragan of Knaresborough{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19371118&id=JT5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2311,3391808 |title=Dean of Westminster – Bishop of Knaresborough Appointed |publisher=Glasgow Herald |year=1937 |access-date=22 June 2012 }}{{Who's Who
| title=de Labilliere, Paul Fulcrand Delacour
| id = U227884
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 31 August 2013
}}
- 1937–1940 (res.): Donald Bartlett{{Who's Who
| title=Bartlett, Donald Mackenzie Maynard
| id = U53205
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2007 online
| access-date = 31 August 2013
}}
- 1940–1950 (res.): Lovell Clarke{{cite web|url=http://www.barwickinelmethistoricalsociety.com/7270.html|title=Herbert Lovell Clarke – Rector of Barwick |access-date=14 November 2017 }}{{Who's Who
| title=Clarke, Herbert Lovell
| id = U54543
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2007 online
| access-date = 31 August 2013
}}
- 1950–1969 (ret.): Charles Ellison (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who
| title=Ellison, Charles Ottley
| id = U154214
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 31 August 2013
}}
- 1969–1981 (ret.): Alfred Page (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who
| title=Page, Alfred Charles
| id = U167809
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 31 August 2013
}}
- 1982–1992 (ret.): Tony Comber (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who
| title=Comber, Anthony James
| id = U11611
| volume = 2013
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 31 August 2013
}}
- 1992–2005 (ret.): John Oliver{{Who's Who
| title=Oliver, John Michael
| id = U28856
| volume = 2013
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 31 August 2013
}}
- 2005–2012 (res.): Peter Burrows{{Who's Who
| title=Burrows, Peter
| id = U45671
| volume = 2013
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 31 August 2013
}}
- 2012{{snd}}31 October 2016 (ret.):[http://www.leeds.anglican.org/content/archdeacon-leeds-retire Diocese of Leeds — Archdeacon of Leeds to retire] (Accessed 13 July 2016) Paul Hooper{{Who's Who
| title=Hooper, Paul Denis Gregory
| id = U256472
| volume = 2013
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 31 August 2013
}}
- 1 November 2016{{snd}}2017 (acting): Arani Sen{{Church Times
| title = Appointments
| url = https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2016/30-september/gazette/appointments/appointments
| issue = 8011
| date = 30 September 2016
| page = 31
| accessed = 20 October 2016
}}
- 28 February 2017{{snd}}present: Paul Ayers
References
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{{Archdeacons of Leeds}}
{{Diocese of Leeds}}
{{Archdeacons in the Church of England}}