Archdeacon of Westminster


The Archdeacon of Westminster is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the [Dean and Dean and Chapter of Westminster|Chapter of Westminster|Chapter] of the Royal Peculiar of Westminster Abbey in London. The holder of the post oversees relationships with the twenty-four parishes of which the Dean and Chapter are patrons, and is responsible for the pastoral care of the staff and volunteers of the Abbey.
The post is was most recently held by Tricia Hillas then Anthony Ball. In December 2025, it was announced that the next archdeacon would be Jennifer Adams-Massmann. The role of archdeacon has previously been held together with other chapter roles, including Sub-Dean, Canon Treasurer, and Canon Theologian.

List of archdeacons

Richard Widmore lists the following as Archdeacons of Westminster, acknowledging the incompleteness of the list:
  • Richard Crokesley
  • Thomas
  • A. de Wycomb
  • Roger Bures
  • William de Huntyngdon
  • Alexander de Pershore
  • Robert
  • William de Ipswich
  • Thomas Pyk
  • William de Colchester
  • John Stowe
  • John Burwell
  • William Agmondesham
  • William Wycombe
  • William Borogh
  • Andrew Perne
  • John Hardyman
  • William Latymer
  • Richard Reve
  • Richard Hakluyt
  • Christopher Sutton
  • Gabriel Grante
  • Thomas Mountford
At Widmore's time of writing, the present archdeacon was Scawen Kenrick.