Archdeacon of Aston explained

The Archdeacon of Aston is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Birmingham.

The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy^[1] within the archdeaconry's three deaneries: Aston and Sutton Coldfield, Coleshill and Polesworth, and Yardley and Solihull.

The post was created from the Archdeaconry of Birmingham by Order-in-Council on 23 October 1906 and is currently held by Phelim O'Hare, who was collated at Aston Parish Church on 14 July 2024.^{[2] [3]}

List of archdeacons

• 1906–1912 (res.): Mansfield Owen
• 1912–1913 (res.): Walter Hobhouse
• 1913–1920 (res.): George Gardner
• 1920–1938 (res.): Harold Richards
• 1938–1946 (res.): Henry McGowan (afterwards Bishop of Wakefield)
• 1946–1954 (res.): Michael Parker (afterwards Bishop suffragan of Aston)
• 1954–1955: vacant
• 1955–2 October 1964 (d.): Maxwell Dunlop
• 1965–1977 (ret.): Francis Warman (afterward archdeacon emeritus)
• 1977–1982 (res.): Donald Tytler (afterwards Bishop suffragan of Middleton)
• 1982–1990 (res.): John Cooper
• 1990–2003 (ret.): John Barton (afterward archdeacon emeritus)
• 2005–25 January 2014 (res.): Brian Russell^[4]
• 16 November 201430 September 2022 (res.): Simon Heathfield^[5]
• 14 July 2024present: Phelim O'Hare

Notes and References

1. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001
2. Web site: Birmingham . Church of England . Archdeacon of Aston announced - Church of England Birmingham . 2024-07-17 . www.cofebirmingham.com . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717182453/https://www.cofebirmingham.com/news-stories/archdeacon-of-aston-announced-.php . 17 July 2024 .
3. Web site: Elmdon Church . notice sheet . 7 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706082441/https://www.elmdonchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Prayer-sheet-070724.pdf . 6 July 2024 . 1 August 2024 .
4. http://europe.anglican.org/news/news/post/570-from-aston-to-oslo Diocese in Europe – From Aston to Oslo
5. http://www.cofebirmingham.com/news/2014/09/08/notification-appointments/ Diocese of Birmingham – Notification of Appointments, 8 September 2014