Archdeacons in the Diocese of Derby explained

The three Archdeacons in the Diocese of Derby are senior ecclesiastical officers in the Church of England Diocese of Derby. Each archdeacon has responsibility for church buildings and clergy discipline in her/his respective archdeaconry.

History

The first mentions of an archdeacon in the area occurred in the twelfth century – around the time when archdeacons' posts were first being created across England. From that earliest point until the Victorian reorganisations of church structures, the Archdeaconry of Derby was in the Diocese of Lichfield (which during those seven centuries was called in turn Coventry, Coventry & Lichfield, Lichfield & Coventry, and Lichfield). The archdeaconry, at that point covering the whole county of Derby, was transferred by Order in Council to the new Diocese of Southwell on 5 February 1884 and then split on 18 October 1910 - creating the Archdeaconry of Chesterfield - such that at its 2022 dissolution, Derby archdeaconry covered roughly the southern half of Derbyshire. On 7 July 1927, the Diocese of Derby was created from the two Southwell archdeaconries of Derby and of Chesterfield.

In 2022, the Archdeaconries of Derby and of Chesterfield were dissolved in order to erect three new archdeaconries. At the point of their dissolution: the Archdeaconry of Derby was divided into the deaneries of Derby City, Dove and Derwent, Mercia, and South East Derbyshire; and the Archdeaconry of Chesterfield, was divided into the deaneries of Carsington, Hardwick, North East Derbyshire, and Peak.[1]

Archdeacons of Derby

High Medieval

Richard (disputed)

N.

Late Medieval

from 1527 and Archdeacon of Halifax from 1528)

Early modern

Late modern

The archdeaconry of Derby became part of the Southwell diocese on 5 February 1884.

From 7 July 1927, the archdeaconry of Derby was in the Diocese of Derby.

The Archdeaconry of Derby was dissolved on 6 June 2022.

Archdeacons of Chesterfield

Chesterfield archdeaconry became part of the newly created Diocese of Derby in 1927.

The Archdeaconry of Chesterfield was dissolved on 6 June 2022.

New archdeaconries

On 6 June 2022, Libby Lane, Bishop of Derby, dissolved the two existing Archdeaconries of Derby and of Chesterfield in order to erect three new Archdeaconries: of Derby City and South Derbyshire, of East Derbyshire, and of Derbyshire Peak and Dales.[11] On 12 June, she collated Carol Coslett (hitherto Archdeacon of Chesterfield) as Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales; Matthew Trick as Archdeacon of Derby City and South Derbyshire; and Karen Hamblin as Archdeacon of East Derbyshire.[12]

Coslett retired during February 2023;[13] her successor, Nicky Fenton,[14] was collated on 30 September 2023.[15]

Notes

  1. Web site: Deaneries - Diocese of Derby . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211201235557/https://derby.anglican.org/en/about-us/deaneries.html. 2021-12-01 .
  2. Froger was a Norman in favour with Henry II, who appointed him his Almoner. Accordingly he occurs no earlier than 1155. In 1159, he was appointed Bishop of Séez. "While yet Archdeacon of Derby he transmitted to the Abbey of Mortimer en Lions a copy of the Old Testament in two volumes."
  3. Web site: The Ven Ian Gatford's Biography . Debretts . 20 January 2010.
  4. Web site: Resignations and retirements.
  5. http://www.derby.anglican.org/index.php/church–at–work/archdeaconries/derby–/archdeacon–of–derby Derby Diocese — The Archdeacon of Derby
  6. Web site: Appointments.
  7. Web site: National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives-View of database record. 19 June 2012.
  8. Web site: The Very Reverend Ingram Cleasby. The Telegraph. 19 June 2012.
  9. http://www.derby.anglican.org/en/news/appointments/july-appointments.html Diocese of Derby — July Appointments
  10. http://www.derby.anglican.org/en/news/latest-news/news-archive/carol-coslett-collated-as-new-archdeacon-of-chesterfield.html Diocese of Derby — Coslett collated as new Archdeacon of Chesterfield
  11. Web site: Diocese of Derby . New archdeacon appointments . 3 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220501142246/https://derby.anglican.org/en/bishop-libby-announces-new-archdeacons.html . 1 May 2022 . 1 May 2022 .
  12. Web site: Diocese of Derby . Collation of archdeacons . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518211050/https://derby.anglican.org/en/news/latest-news/archdeacons-collation-installation.html . 18 May 2022 . 28 June 2022 .
  13. Web site: Diocese of Derby . Announcements (Section: 5 January 2023) . 3 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203220834/https://derby.anglican.org/en/news/announcements.html . 3 February 2023 . 3 February 2023 .
  14. Web site: Diocese of Derby . New Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales . 6 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806151510/https://derby.anglican.org/en/news/latest-news/new-archdeacon-of-derbyshire-peak-and-dales.html . 6 August 2023 . 6 August 2023 .
  15. Web site: Diocese of Derby . Archdeacon Nicky's collation and installation . 30 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001205859/https://derby.anglican.org/en/collation-of-new-archdeacon.html . 1 October 2023 . 11 October 2023 .

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