Archdeacon of Bodmin explained

The Archdeacon of Bodmin is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Truro. The role was established by Order in Council on 21 May 1878, two years after the diocese itself was created, by splitting the Archdeaconry of Cornwall.

The archdeacon has statutory oversight over the archdeaconry of Bodmin, which is one of the two principal divisions of the diocese and covers its eastern parts. The archdeaconry includes five deaneries: East Wivelshire, Stratton, Trigg Major, Trigg Minor & Bodmin and West Wivelshire. Originally, the archdeaconry consisted of six deaneries – Bodmin and Trigg Minor were separate and East Wivelshire and West Wivelshire were referred to as East and West respectively.

List of archdeacons

• 1878–1892 (res.): Reginald Hobhouse^{[1] [2]}
• 1892–1924 (ret.): Henry Du Boulay
• 1924–1939 (d.): Montague Williamson
• 1939–1952 (ret.): William Rigg (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1953–1956 (ret.): John Wellington, Assistant Bishop^[3]
• 1956–1961 (ret.): William Prior (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1962–1969 (ret.): Arthur Williams^[4] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1969–1979 (res.): Conrad Meyer
• 1979–1981 (ret.): John Wingfield (afterwards archdeacon emeritus). After Wingfield had announced his retirement, the Rev George Stephen Clark, Vicar of Par, was announced as his replacement; however, Clark died in 1981 prior to being collated as archdeacon.^[5]
• 1981–1989 (d.2003): George Temple (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1989–2000 (ret.): Rodney Whiteman (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 2000–2011 (ret.): Clive Cohen (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 29 July 2011^[6] 28 February 2021:^[7] Audrey Elkington (Acting Archdeacon of Cornwall, 15 May 20181 September 2019)^[8]
• 1 March 2021present: Paul Bryer, Archdeacon of Cornwall and Acting Archdeacon of Bodmin^[9]
• 23 May 2021present: Kelly Betteridge^{[10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.prussiacove.co.uk/houses/haven.htm Prussia Cove houses
2. Web site: Cornwall Record Office; du Boulay . https://archive.today/20121223151620/http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Overview.tcl&dsqSearch=(Title='du')&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0 . dead . 23 December 2012 . Cornwall Council . 2011-09-24 .
3. Brown, H. M. (1976) A Century for Cornwall. Truro: Blackford; pp. 18, 26, 89, 101, 103, 118
4. Web site: Peals rung at St Mary the Virgin, Penzance . University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory . 2011-09-27.
5. Web site: Church Times: "New archdeacon's death", 9 January 1981, p 3. 12 January 2021.
6. News: Installation of new archdeacon of Bodmin . BBC News. 2011-09-24. 2 August 2011.
7. Web site: Resignations and retirements .
8. https://www.trurodiocese.org.uk/2018/02/archdeacon-bill-head-church-renewal-project/ Diocese of Truro — Bill to head up church renewal project
9. Web site: Appointments .
10. Web site: New Archdeacon of Bodmin announced . 31 January 2021 .
11. Web site: Kelly Betteridge licensed as Archdeacon of Bodmin . 23 May 2021 .