Archdeacon of Pontefract
{{Short description|Church of England ecclesiastical office}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
The Archdeacon of Pontefract is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Leeds.
As Archdeacon she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 {{ISBN|978-1-85311-420-5}} within the five area deaneries of Dewsbury, Wakefield, Pontefract, Barnsley and Birstall.
History
The Archdeaconry was founded (from the Archdeaconry of Craven in the Diocese of Ripon) with the erection of the Diocese of Wakefield on 20 November 1888.{{London Gazette
|issue=25876
|date=20 November 1888
|pages=6279–6281
}} From then until its reorganisation in 1927, the archdeaconry of Halifax comprised the northwestern corner of that diocese. In 1927, the archdeaconry was renamed to that of Pontefract and its borders moved to cover the eastern half of the diocese (the Huddersfield archdeaconry became the new archdeaconry of Halifax).{{London Gazette
|issue=33248
|date=15 February 1927
|pages=1029–1034
}}
For many years the post of Archdeacon of Pontefract was combined with that of Bishop suffragan of Pontefract. The current incumbent is Peter Townley. Since the creation of the Diocese of Leeds[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] on 20 April 2014, the archdeaconry has formed the Wakefield 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)
List of archdeacons
:Archdeacons of Halifax
- 1888–1906 (d.): Ingham Brooke{{Who's Who
| title=Brooke, Joshua Ingham
| id = U184118
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2007 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 1906–1917 (res.): William Foxley Norris[http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/community/nostalgia/dean_who_helped_to_crown_king_george_1_1982461 Halifax Courier – Dean who helped to crown King George]{{Who's Who
| title=Norris, William Foxley
| id = U214810
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2007 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 1917–29 November 1923 (d.): Henry Walsham How{{Who's Who
| title=How, Henry Walsham
| id = U198190
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2007 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 1923–1927: Richard Phipps (became Archdeacon of Pontefract){{Who's Who
| title=Phipps, Richard
| id = U215500
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2007 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
:In the diocesan reorganisation of 1927, the archdeaconry was renamed to Pontefract. (For Archdeacons of Halifax after 1927, see Archdeacon of Halifax.)
:Archdeacons of Pontefract
- 1927–1930 (ret.): Richard Phipps (previously Archdeacon of Halifax)
- 1931–1938 (res.): Campbell Hone, Bishop suffragan of Pontefract{{Who's Who
| title=Hone, Campbell Richard
| id = U53702
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 1938–1949 (res.): Tom Longworth, Bishop suffragan of Pontefract{{Who's Who
| title=Longworth, Tom
| id = U156848
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 1946–1954 (res.): Arthur Morris, Bishop suffragan of Pontefract{{Who's Who
| title=Morris, Arthur Harold
| id = U157750
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 1954–1961 (res.): George Clarkson, Bishop suffragan of Pontefract{{Who's Who
| title=Clarkson, George William
| id = U153242
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 1961–1968 (res.): Eric Treacy, Bishop suffragan of Pontefract{{Who's Who
| title=Treacy, Eric
| id = U160407
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 1968–1981 (ret.): Edward Henderson (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who
| title=Henderson, Edward Chance
| id = U179131
| type = was
| volume = 1920–2008
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 1981–1992 (ret.): Ken Unwin (afterwards archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who
| title=Unwin, Kenneth
| id = U38372
| volume = 2013
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 1992–1997 (res.): John Flack{{Who's Who
| title=Flack, John Robert
| id = U21281
| volume = 2013
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 1997–2003 (res.): Tony Robinson{{Who's Who
| title=Robinson, Anthony
| id = U32839
| volume = 2013
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 2003–2007 (res.): Jonathan Greener{{Who's Who
| title=Greener, Jonathan Desmond Francis
| id = U6000025
| volume = 2013
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}}
- 2007–2023: Peter Townley{{Who's Who
| title=Townley, Peter Kenneth
| id = U247380
| volume = 2013
| edition = December 2012 online
| access-date = 15 May 2013
}} (resigned effective 25 September 2023 to resume parish ministry){{cite web |website=Diocese of Leeds |title=Peter Townley to leave diocese |url=https://leeds.anglican.org/archdeacon-peter-townley-to-leave-diocese.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806145813/https://leeds.anglican.org/archdeacon-peter-townley-to-leave-diocese.php |archive-date=6 August 2023 |access-date=6 August 2023 }}{{cite web |website=Sherburn in Elmet Group of Parishes |title=This week's notices |date=6 August 2023 |url=https://www.sherburninelmetgroup.org.uk/this-weeks-notices/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806145500/https://www.sherburninelmetgroup.org.uk/this-weeks-notices/ |archive-date=6 August 2023 |access-date=6 August 2023 }}
- 5 May 2024{{snd}}present: Cat Thatcher{{cite web |website=Diocese of Leeds |title=Vicar of Oxenhope to be our new Archdeacon of Pontefract |date=20 November 2023 |url=https://leeds.anglican.org/vicar-of-oxenhope-to-be-our-new-archdeacon-of-pontefract.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231171632/https://leeds.anglican.org/vicar-of-oxenhope-to-be-our-new-archdeacon-of-pontefract.php |archive-date=31 December 2023 |access-date=31 December 2023 }}{{cite web |website=Diocese of Leeds |title=Archdeacon Cat installed as new Archdeacon of Pontefract |date=7 May 2024 |url=https://www.leeds.anglican.org/who-we-are/news/archdeacon-cat-installed-as-new-archdeacon-of-pontefract.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804153934/https://www.leeds.anglican.org/who-we-are/news/archdeacon-cat-installed-as-new-archdeacon-of-pontefract.php |archive-date=4 August 2024 |access-date=4 August 2024 }}
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