Archdeacon of Plymouth explained

The Archdeacon of Plymouth is a senior clergy position in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter^[1] and is responsible for the supervision of the clergy within the five rural deaneries: Ivybridge, Plymouth Moorside, Plymouth Devonport, Plymouth Sutton and Tavistock.^[2]

The archdeaconry was created by an Order-in-Council splitting the Archdeaconry of Totnes on 22 March 1918. The current archdeacon is Jane Bakker.

List of archdeacons

• 19181920 (res.): Arthur Perowne
• 192128 April 1928 (d.): Ernest Newman
• 19281950 (ret.): Whitfield Daukes (also Bishop suffragan of Plymouth from 1934)
• 19501962 (ret.): Norman Clarke, Bishop suffragan of Plymouth
• 19621978 (res.): Frederick Matthews (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 19781982 (res.): Kenneth Newing (became Bishop suffragan of Plymouth)
• 19822000 (ret.): Robin Ellis
• 20012010 (ret.): Tony Wilds
• 201031 December 2018 (ret.):^[3] Ian Chandler (on leave during 2018)^[4]
• 18 June 201930 April 2023 (ret.):^[5] Nick Shutt^[6] (Acting since 2018)
• 13 June 2023present: Jane Bakker^[7]

Notes and References

1. http://www.exeter.anglican.org/index.cfm?page=about.content&cmid=92 Diocese of Extern website
2. [Crockford's Clerical Directory|Crockford's on line]
3. Web site: Exon . Robert . Ad Clerum: Advent 2018 . Church of England in Devon - Diocese of Exeter.
4. https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2018-02/Archdeacons%20News%2030.pdf National Archdeacons' Forum — Archdeacons’ News — #30, January 2018
5. Nick Shutt . nicthevic . 1652927408780058624 . 1 May 2023 . I am now officially retired! . 2 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602220110/https://twitter.com/nicthevic/status/1652927408780058624 . 2 June 2023 .
6. Web site: Collation of the Venerable Nick Shutt as the new Archdeacon of Plymouth. 19 June 2019.
7. Web site: Diocese of Exeter . Plymouth archdeaconry welcomes its first female archdeacon . 20 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624211426/https://exeter.anglican.org/plymouth-archdeaconry-welcomes-its-first-female-archdeacon/ . 24 June 2023 . 8 September 2023 .