archdeacon of Cleveland

{{Short description|Ecclesiastical officer in the Anglican Diocese of York}}

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{{Use British English|date=April 2023}}

The Archdeacon of Cleveland is a senior ecclesiastical officer of an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England diocese and province of York.Diocese of York Directory (published annually by York Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd, Diocesan House, Aviator Court, York YO30 4WJ) The Archdeaconry of Cleveland stretches west from Thirsk, north to Middlesbrough, east to Whitby and south to Pickering. It has a varied geography, including the southern parts of the conurbation of Teesside and the open moors of the North York Moors National Park.

History

Archdeacons occurred in the Diocese of York before 1093; before 1128, there were five serving simultaneously – probably each in their own area, but none occurs with a territorial title before 1133.{{Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae |last=Greenaway |first=Diana E. |period=1066–1300|volume=6 |pages=30–31}} The title Archdeacon of Cleveland is first recorded before 1174 with Ralph, Archdeacon of Cleveland.{{Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae |last=Greenaway |first=Diana E. |period=1066–1300|volume=6 |pages=36–40}} Of the five archdeaconries, Cleveland is one of three which has never split from York diocese.

People

The archdeaconry is led by the area Bishop of Whitby, Barry Hill{{Cite web |last=Dover |first=Lou |date=2024-07-31 |title=New Bishops of Selby and Whitby: the Reverend Canon Doctor Flora Winfield and the Reverend Barry Hill |url=https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/new-bishops-selby-whitby/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Diocese of York |language=en-GB}} and by the Archdeacon of Cleveland, Amanda Bloor since 15 June 2020.{{cite web|url=https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/news-events/news/a-warm-though-distanced-welcome-for-the-new-archdeacon-of-cleveland/|title = A warm though distanced welcome for the new Archdeacon of Cleveland}}

Organisation

In common with other archdeaconries, Cleveland is further subdivided into deaneries:

  • Guisborough
  • Middlesbrough
  • Mowbray
  • Northern Ryedale
  • Stokesley
  • Whitby

List of archdeacons

:Some archdeacons without territorial titles are recorded from around the time of Thomas of Bayeux; see Archdeacon of York.

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| title=Yeoman, Henry Walker

| id = U192510

| type = was

| volume = 1920–2008

| edition = December 2007 online

| access-date = 3 January 2013

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| title=Hutchings, William Henry

| id = U187405

| type = was

| volume = 1920–2008

| edition = December 2007 online

| access-date = 3 January 2013

}}

  • 1907–1938 (ret.): Thomas Lindsay (afterward archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who

| title=Lindsay, Thomas Enraght

| id = U228261

| type = was

| volume = 1920–2008

| edition = December 2012 online

| access-date = 3 January 2013

}}

| title=Carter, Anthony Basil

| id = U223546

| type = was

| volume = 1920–2008

| edition = December 2012 online

| access-date = 3 January 2013

}}

| title=Townley, George Frederick

| id = U160392

| type = was

| volume = 1920–2008

| edition = December 2012 online

| access-date = 3 January 2013

}}

  • 1947–1965 (ret.): William Palin (afterward archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who

| title=Palin, William

| id = U52415

| type = was

| volume = 1920–2008

| edition = December 2012 online

| access-date = 3 January 2013

}}

  • 1965–1974 (ret.): Stanley Linsley (afterward archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who

| title=Linsley, Stanley Frederick

| id = U156782

| type = was

| volume = 1920–2008

| edition = December 2012 online

| access-date = 3 January 2013

}}

| title=Southgate, John Eliot

| id = U182029

| type = was

| volume = 1920–2008

| edition = December 2012 online

| access-date = 3 January 2013

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  • 1985–1991 (ret.): Ron Woodley (afterward archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who

| title=Woodley, Ronald John

| id = U40615

| volume = 2013

| edition = December 2012 online

| access-date = 3 January 2013

}}

  • 1991–2001 (ret.): Chris Hawthorn (afterward archdeacon emeritus){{Who's Who

| title=Hawthorn, Christopher John

| id = U19536

| volume = 2013

| edition = December 2012 online

| access-date = 3 January 2013

}}

| title=Ferguson, Paul John

| id = U29807

| volume = 2013

| edition = December 2012 online

| access-date = 3 January 2013

}}

  • 12 June 2014{{snd}}2015 (Acting): Richard Rowling[http://dioceseofyork.org.uk/news-events/news/acting-archdeacons-of-cleveland-and-the-east-riding/ Diocese of York – Acting Archdeacons of Cleveland and the East Riding] (Accessed 3 July 2014)
  • 6 May 2015{{snd}}9 October 2019: Sam Rushton{{cite web|url=http://dioceseofyork.org.uk/news-events/news/new-archdeacon-of-cleveland/|title=New Archdeacon of Cleveland|author=|website=Diocese of York|access-date=5 April 2015}} (became Archdeacon of York)
  • 9 October 2019{{snd}}15 June 2020: Clay Roundtree, Acting Archdeacon{{cite web|url=http://dioceseofyork.org.uk/news-events/news/archbishop-appoints-acting-archdeacon-of-cleveland/|title=Archbishop appoints Acting Archdeacon of Cleveland|website=Diocese of York|access-date=13 May 2020}}
  • 15 June 2020{{snd}}present: Amanda Bloor

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Notes

References

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Sources

  • {{Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae |last=Greenaway |first=Diana E. |period=1066–1300|volume=6 |pages=36–40}}
  • {{Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae |last=Horn |first=Joyce M. |last2= Smith |first2= David M. |period=1541–1857|volume=5 |pages=14–16}}
  • {{Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae |last=Jones |first=B. |period=1300–1541|volume=6 |pages=19–21}}

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