Archdeacon of Oakham
The Archdeacon of Oakham is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Peterborough. As such, they are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within its six rural deaneries: Corby, Higham, Kettering, Oundle, Peterborough and Rutland.
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.
List of archdeacons
- 1875–1879 : Lord Alwyne Compton
- 1880–18 September 1906 : Prideaux Lightfoot
- 1906–1918 : Edward Moore
- 1918–1923 : Walter Whittingham
- 1924–1934 : Arthur Greaves
- 1934–1936 : Frank Partridge
- 1936–1945 : Norman Lang, Assistant Bishop of Peterborough
- 1946–1966 : Norman Millard
- 1967–1977 : Frank Towndrow
- 1977–1999 : Bernard Fernyhough
- 2000–2011 : David Painter
- 25 February 2012 – 30 November 2021 : Gordon Steele
- 6 February 2022 present: Alison Booker