Archdeacon of Hampstead explained

The Archdeacon of Hampstead is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of London, named after, and based in and around, the Hampstead area of London. He or she is the priest responsible for the Archdeaconry of Hampstead.

History

The archdeaconry was created by Order in Council on 23 July 1912 from the ancient archdeaconries of Middlesex^[1] and of London; at its erection it consisted the rural deaneries of Enfield, of Holborn, and of Tottenham (from the London archdeaconry) and of Hampstead, of Hornsey, of St Marylebone, of St Pancras, and of Willesden (from the Middlesex archdeaconry). Part of the archdeaconry was split off to create the Charing Cross archdeaconry before 1989. The Hampstead archdeaconry is geographically equivalent to the episcopal area overseen by the area Bishop of Edmonton.

List of archdeacons

• 1912–1920 (ret.): Brook Deedes
• 1920–1950 (ret.): Charles Lambert (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1950–1962 (ret.): Hubert Matthews (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1962–1964 (res.): Graham Leonard (afterwards Bishop suffragan of Willesden)
• 1964–1974 (ret.): Hubert Pink^[2] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1974–1984 (ret.): Fred Pickering (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1985–1994 (ret.): Robert Coogan (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1995–1999 (res.): Peter Wheatley (afterwards area Bishop of Edmonton)
• 1999–2010 (res.): Michael Lawson (since archdeacon emeritus)^[3]
• 2011–31 July 2015 (res.):^{[4] [5]} Luke Miller (currently Archdeacon of London)^[6]
• 2015–present: John Hawkins^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=074-dl_4&cid=0#0 The National Archives – Diocese of London
2. http://www.natsoc200.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/General-Secretaries-of-the-National-Society.doc The National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church Throughout England and Wales
3. Church of England Evangelical Council correspondence: 1 2
4. Web site: Announcement of new Priest in Charge.
5. 627094229983039488. ArchdeaconLuke. Still tasks to complete as Archdeacon of Hampstead, but new things already beginning. @bythewardrobe . 31 July 2015.
6. Web site: Announcement of new Priest in Charge.
7. Web site: Chartres. Richard. New bishops of Edmonton, Islington and new Archdeacon of Hampstead. Diocese of London. 9 July 2015. 8 July 2015.
8. http://www.london.anglican.org/articles/three-new-bishops-and-a-new-archdeacon-for-london-installed-at-st-pauls-cathedral/ Diocese of London — New bishops and archdeacon installed at St Paul’s Cathedral