Archdeacon of Bristol
The Archdeacon of Bristol is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Bristol. The archdeaconry was created – within the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol – by Order in Council on 7 October 1836 and became part of the re-erected Diocese of Bristol on 8 February 1898.
As archdeacon she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within three area deaneries: Bristol City, Bristol South and Bristol West.
List of archdeacons
- 1836–1873: Thomas Thorp
- 1873–1881: Henry Randall
- 1881–1891: John Norris
- 1891–1904: Hemming Robeson
- 1904–1910: Ravenscroft Stewart
- 1910–1921: James Tetley
- 1921–1927: Charles Dickinson
- 1927–1938: William Welchman
- 1938–1941 : Charles Alford
- 1941–1950: Ivor Watkins
- 1950–1967: Percy Reddick
- 1967–1979: Leslie Williams
- 1979–1990: Anthony Balmforth
- 1990–1998: David Banfield
- 1999–July 2012: Tim McClure
- December 2012 – 1 June 2018: Christine Froude, Archdeacon of Malmesbury '
- *from January 2013 until 1 April 2015, Derek Chedzey was part-time Assistant Archdeacon for the diocese.
- July 2018 – July 2019: Michael Johnson '
- 4 September 2019 – 30 November 2023: Neil Warwick
- 1 September 2024 – present: Becky Waring