Archdeacon of Doncaster
The Archdeacon of Doncaster is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Sheffield, responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the six area deaneries: Adwick-le-Street, Doncaster, Snaith & Hatfield, Tankersley, Wath and West Doncaster.
History
The archdeaconry of Doncaster was created in the Diocese of York from parts of the York and Sheffield archdeaconries on 18 February 1913 and transferred to the Diocese of Sheffield upon its creation on 23 January 1914.List of archdeacons
- 1913–1941 : Folliott Sandford
- 1941–1947 : Robert Stannard
- 1947–1954 : John Brewis
- 1955–1959 : John Nicholson
- 1959–1967 : Peter Bostock
- 1967–1979 : Evan Rogers
- 1979–1985 : Ian Harland
- 1985–1994 : Desmond Carnelley
- 1994–2001 : Bernard Holdridge
- 2001–2011 : Bob Fitzharris
- 2012 – 31 December 2019 : Steve Wilcockson
- 1 January – 16 May 2020: David Stevens
- 23 September 2020 – present: Javaid Iqbal