Archdeacon of Oakham

The Archdeacon of Oakham is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Peterborough.^[1] As such, they are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy^[2] within its six rural deaneries: Corby, Higham, Kettering, Oundle, Peterborough and Rutland.^[3]

The archdeaconry was created by splitting the Archdeaconry of Northampton on 29 June 1875; the archdeaconry has remained part of Peterborough diocese since its creation.^[4]

List of archdeacons[edit]

1875–1879 (res.): Lord Alwyne Compton (became Dean of Worcester)^[5]
1880–18 September 1906 (d.): Prideaux Lightfoot^[6]
1906–1918 (res.): Edward Moore^[7]
1918–1923 (res.): Walter Whittingham (became Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich)^[8]
1924–1934 (res.): Arthur Greaves (became Sub-Dean of Lincoln)^[9]
1934–1936 (res.): Frank Partridge (became Bishop of Portsmouth)^[10]
1936–1945 (ret.): Norman Lang, Assistant Bishop of Peterborough^[11]
1946–1966 (ret.): Norman Millard (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[12]
1967–1977 (ret.): Frank Towndrow (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[13]
1977–1999 (ret.): Bernard Fernyhough (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[14]
2000–2011 (ret.): David Painter (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[15]
25 February 2012^[16] – 30 November 2021 (ret.): Gordon Steele^[17] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[18]
6 February 2022 present: Alison Booker^[19]

References[edit]

^ Diocesan web site
^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
^ Crockford's on line accessed Sunday 4 December 2011 19:43 GMT
^ "No. 24223". The London Gazette. 29 June 1875. pp. 3291–3293.
^ "Compton, Lord Alwyne". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Lightfoot, Reginald Prideaux". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Moore, Edward Marsham". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Whittingham, Walter Godfrey". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Greaves, Arthur Ivan". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Partridge, Frank". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Lang, Norman Macleod". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Millard, Ernest Norman". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Towndrow, Frank Noel". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Fernyhough, Bernard". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Painter, David Scott". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Peterborough Cathedral – Welcome Service for the new Archdeacon of Oakham Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 1 August 2014)
^ "Steele, Gordon John". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Appointments and retirements (Section: April 2021)". Diocese of Peterborough. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Appointments and retirements (Section: October 2021)". Diocese of Peterborough. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[1] Diocesan web site

[2] "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5

[3] Crockford's on line accessed Sunday 4 December 2011 19:43 GMT

[4] "No. 24223". The London Gazette. 29 June 1875. pp. 3291–3293.

[5] "Compton, Lord Alwyne". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[6] "Lightfoot, Reginald Prideaux". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[7] "Moore, Edward Marsham". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[8] "Whittingham, Walter Godfrey". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[9] "Greaves, Arthur Ivan". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[10] "Partridge, Frank". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[11] "Lang, Norman Macleod". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[12] "Millard, Ernest Norman". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[13] "Towndrow, Frank Noel". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[14] "Fernyhough, Bernard". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[15] "Painter, David Scott". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[16] Peterborough Cathedral – Welcome Service for the new Archdeacon of Oakham Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 1 August 2014)

[17] "Steele, Gordon John". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[18] "Appointments and retirements (Section: April 2021)". Diocese of Peterborough. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[19] "Appointments and retirements (Section: October 2021)". Diocese of Peterborough. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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