The Archdeacon of Manchester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England in Greater Manchester.
The archdeaconry of Manchester, unusually, was established (on 29 September 1843) a few years before the Diocese of Manchester (on 1 September 1847.) The archdeaconry was therefore initially, for the time being, established in the Diocese of Chester.
| Archdeacons of Manchester | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes | |
| 25 October 1843 | 1854 (res.) | John Rushton | ||
| 2 September 1854 | 1 July 1867 (d.) | Robert Master | Died in office. | |
| 1867 | 1870 (res.) | Richard Durnford | ||
| 1870 | 1890 (res.)[1] | George Anson | Son of William Anson. | |
| 1890 | 1905 (res.) | James Wilson | ||
| 1905 | 1 February 1909 (d.) | Foster Blackburne | Died in office. | |
| 1909 | 1909 (res.) | John Wright | Elected Anglican Archbishop of Sydney. | |
| 1909 | 1916 (res.) | Willoughby Allen | ||
| 1916 | 17 June 1934 (d.) | Noel Aspinall | Died in office. | |
| 1934 | 1966 (ret.) | Selwyn Bean | Grandson of New Zealand prime minister Richard Seddon via his mother was Jennie Seddon Bean; afterwards archdeacon emeritus. | |
| 1966 | 1972 (res.) | Hetley Price | ||
| 1972 | 1980 (ret.) | Arthur Ballard | ||
| 1980 | 1998 (ret.) | Brian Harris | ||
| 1998 | 2004 (ret.) | Alan Wolstencroft | Afterwards archdeacon emeritus. | |
| 2005 | 2009 (ret.) | Andrew Ballard | ||
| 24 May 2009 | 2016 | Mark Ashcroft | ||
| 14 May 2017 | present | Karen Lund | [2] | |