Archdeacon of Sherborne
The Archdeacon of Sherborne is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England. They are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the five area deaneries: Dorchester, Lyme Bay, Sherborne, Weymouth and Portland, and Blackmore Vale.
The archdeaconry was created by Order in Council of 31 March 1916 from the Archdeaconry of Dorset. The current archdeacon is Penny Sayer.
List of archdeacons
- 1916–1919 : Frederic Wallis
- 1919–1941 : Albert Joscelyne, Assistant Bishop, Vicar of Chardstock, then of Preston
- 1941–1961 : Jack Chute, Rector of Piddlehinton
- 1961–1967 : David Maddock, Rector of Bradford Peverell and Stratton, then of West Stafford with Frome Billet
- 1967–1984 : Edwin Ward, Rector of West Stafford
- 1985–1990 : John Oliver
- 1991–2003 : Paul Wheatley, Priest in Charge of West Stafford with Frome Billet
- 2004 – 24 May 2018 : Paul Taylor
- 25 November 2018 – present: Penny Sayer