Archdeacon of Craven
The Archdeacon of Craven is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Bradford.
As Archdeacon he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [1] within four area deaneries: Bowland, Ewecross, Skipton and South Craven.[2]
The post is currently held by The Ven. Paul John Slater.[3]
Archdeacons of Craven
- 1836–1875 Charles Musgrave (first archdeacon)
- 1875–1880 Vincent Ryan
- 1880–1893 William Boyd
- 1893–1913 Francis Charles Kilner (afterwards Suffragan Bishop of Richmond (Anglican)
- 1913–1928 Henry Lucas Cook
- 1928–1934 James Francis Howson
- 1934–1949 Frederick Ackerley
- 1949–1956 Thomas John Williams
- 1956–? Arthur Sephton
- ?–?1972 David Rogers
- 1972–1977 Martin Kaye (died 1977)
- 1987–1993 Brian Smith (afterwards Bishop of Tonbridge, 1993)
- 1994-2005 Malcolm Leslie Grundy
- 2005–present Paul John Slater
Notes
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ^ Crockford's on line accessed Friday 17 February 2012 16:32GMT
- ^ Diocesan Web site