Archdeacon of Plymouth
The Archdeacon of Plymouth is a senior clergy position in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter and is responsible for the supervision of the clergy within the five rural deaneries: Ivybridge, Plymouth Moorside, Plymouth Devonport, Plymouth Sutton and Tavistock.
The archdeaconry was created by an Order-in-Council splitting the Archdeaconry of Totnes on 22 March 1918. The current archdeacon is Jane Bakker.
List of archdeacons
- 1918 – 1920 : Arthur Perowne
- 1921 – 28 April 1928 : Ernest Newman
- 1928 – 1950 : Whitfield Daukes
- 1950 – 1962 : Norman Clarke, Bishop suffragan of Plymouth
- 1962 – 1978 : Frederick Matthews
- 1978 – 1982 : Kenneth Newing
- 1982 – 2000 : Robin Ellis
- 2001 – 2010 : Tony Wilds
- 2010 – 31 December 2018 : Ian Chandler
- 18 June 2019 – 30 April 2023 : Nick Shutt
- 13 June 2023 – present: Jane Bakker