Archdeacon of Hackney explained

The Archdeacon of Hackney is a senior Anglican priest serving the diocese of London,^[1] responsible for disciplinary and pastoral supervision of the clergy^[2] within its three area deaneries: Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets.^[3]

Created from the archdeaconry of London by Order-in-Council on 2 March 1951, at its erection the archdeaconry comprised the rural deaneries of Bethnal Green, of Hackney and Stoke Newington, of Islington, of Poplar and of Stepney.

List of archdeacons

• 19511971 (resigned): Michael Hodgins
• 19711981 (retired): George Timms (then Archdeacon Emeritus)
• 19811992 (resigned): Roger Sharpley
• 19921999 (translated): Clive Young (then Bishop of Dunwich)
• 19992010 (retired): Lyle Dennen
• 20112015 (translated): Rachel Treweek (then Bishop of Gloucester)
• 20152016 (acting): Jonathan Brewster^[4]
• 5 April 201613 August 2021 (resigned): Liz Adekunle^{[5] [6]}
• 10 April 2022present: Peter Farley-Moore^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.london.anglican.org/Archdeacons Diocesan web site
2. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001
3. [Crockford's Clerical Directory|Crockford's on line]
4. http://www.carlislediocese.org.uk/news/1677/61/New-Archdeacon-of-Carlisle-is-appointed.html Diocese of Carlisle — New Archdeacon of Carlisle is appointed
5. https://twitter.com/dioceseoflondon/status/717655834340298752 Diocese of London — Liz Adekunle was collated...
6. Web site: Resignations and retirements.
7. Web site: Twitter . Joanne Woolway Grenfell . 10 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220410194938/https://twitter.com/joannegrenfell/status/1513242732734599185 . 10 April 2022 . 30 June 2022.
8. News: Appointments . 27 November 2023 . Church Times . 21 January 2022.