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The Archdeacon of Doncaster is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Sheffield, responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the six area deaneries: Adwick-le-Street, Doncaster, Snaith & Hatfield, Tankersley, Wath and West Doncaster.

History

The archdeaconry of Doncaster was created in the Diocese of York from parts of the York and Sheffield archdeaconries on 18 February 1913 and transferred to the Diocese of Sheffield upon its creation on 23 January 1914.

List of archdeacons

• 1913–1941 (ret.): Folliott Sandford (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)

The archdeaconry has been in Sheffield diocese since 23 January 1914.

• 1941–1947 (res.): Robert Stannard (afterwards Bishop of Woolwich, 1947)
• 1947–1954 (res.): John Brewis
• 1955–1959 (res.): John Nicholson
• 1959–1967 (res.): Peter Bostock
• 1967–1979 (ret.): Evan Rogers (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1979–1985 (res.): Ian Harland (afterwards Bishop of Lancaster, 1985)
• 1985–1994 (ret.): Desmond Carnelley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1994–2001 (ret.): Bernard Holdridge
• 2001–2011 (ret.): Bob Fitzharris (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 2012 – 31 December 2019 (ret.): Steve Wilcockson
• 1 January – 16 May 2020: David Stevens (acting)
• 23 September 2020 – present: Javaid Iqbal (Acting since 16 May)

References

1. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
2. "No. 28691". The London Gazette. 18 February 1913. pp. 1229–1230.
3. "No. 28795". The London Gazette. 23 January 1914. p. 588.
4. "Sandford, Folliott George". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
5. "Stannard, Robert William". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
6. "Brewis, John Salusbury". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
7. "Nicholson, John Malcolm". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
8. "National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives". Retrieved 22 June 2012.
9. "Bostock, Peter Geoffrey". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
10. "Rogers, Evan James Gwyn". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
11. "Harland, Ian". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2009 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
12. "Carnelley, Desmond". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
13. "Holdridge, Bernard Lee". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
14. "Archdeacon of Doncaster Bob Fitzharris to retire". BBC News. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
15. "Fitzharris, Robert Aidan". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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17. "Wilcockson, Stephen Anthony". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 March 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
18. "Installation of the Bishop of Doncaster and the Archdeacon of Doncaster". The Diocese of Sheffield. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020.
19. "New Archdeacon of Doncaster appointed".
20. "Bishop of Sheffield licenses new Archdeacon of Doncaster in virtual service".

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