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The Archdeacon of Bradford is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Leeds. The archdeaconry was originally created within the now-defunct Diocese of Bradford by Order in Council on 25 February 1921.

As Archdeacon she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within four area deaneries: Airedale, Bowling & Horton, Calverley and Otley.

Since the creation of the Diocese of Leeds on 20 April 2014, the archdeaconry forms the Bradford episcopal area under the Area Bishop of Bradford.

List of archdeacons

• 1921–1928: William Stanton Jones
• 1928–1932: Cecil Wilson (also Provost of Bradford, 1930–1931)
• 1932–1934: Frederick Ackerley
• 1934–1953: Sidney Lowe
• 1953–1957: Kenneth Kay
• 1957–1965: Hubert Higgs
• 1965–1977: William Johnston
• 1977–1984: Frank Sargeant
• 1984–1999: David Shreeve
• 1999–2004: Guy Wilkinson
• 2004–2015: David Lee
• Alistair Helm (Acting)
• 17 January 2016–present: Andy Jolley

References

1. "No. 32239". The London Gazette. 25 February 1921. pp. 1565–1570.
2. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
3. "The diocese of Bradford". Retrieved 7 June 2012.
4. The Church of England – Synod approves new Diocese of Leeds for West Yorkshire and The Dales
5. Moving towards a new diocese for West Yorkshire and the Dales (Accessed 9 July 2013)
6. Ripon Cathedral — Service Notices, 17 January 2016 Archived 28 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 31 January 2016)
7. Diocese of Leeds — Archdeacon of Bradford appointed (Accessed 13 July 2016)

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