The archdeaconry of Auckland is a post in the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Brit ...

Diocese of Durham The Diocese of Durham is a Church of England diocese, based in Durham, and covering the historic county of Durham (and therefore including the part of Tyne and Wear south of the River Tyne, and excluding southern Teesdale). It was created in ...

. It was created from the

Archdeaconry of Durham The Archdeacon of Durham is a senior ecclesiastical officer of the diocese of Durham ( Church of England). They have, within the geographical area the ''archdeaconry of Durham'', pastoral oversight of clergy and care of church buildings (among othe ...

by Order-in-Council on 23 May 1882, when the

Diocese of Newcastle The Diocese of Newcastle is a Church of England diocese based in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering the historic county of Northumberland (and therefore including the part of Tyne and Wear north of the River Tyne), as well as the area of Alston Moo ...

was created from Durham's other two archdeaconries.

List of archdeacons

*JuneNovember 1882: Henry Watkins * 1882-1907: Robert Long * 1908-1914: Edwin Price * 1914–1928: Percy Derry * 1929–1936: Alfred Rawlinson, Canon of Durham and bishop's examining chaplain (afterwards

Bishop of Derby The Bishop of Derby is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Derby in the Province of Canterbury.''Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. . The diocese was formed from part of the Diocese o ...

) * 1936–1943:

Leslie Owen Leslie Owen (1886–1947) was an Anglican bishop. Owen was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood. He studied at St John's College, Cambridge and Ely Theological College. He was ordained in 1912 and was a curate at Ashford (1914–19 ...

(

Bishop suffragan of Jarrow The Bishop of Jarrow is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Durham, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the former Anglo Saxon monastery in the town of Jarrow in Tyne and ...

from 1939; afterwards Bishop suffragan of Maidstone and

Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and ...

) * 1944–1949: Colin Dunlop, Bishop suffragan of Jarrow (afterwards

Dean of Lincoln The Dean of Lincoln is the head of the Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral in the city of Lincoln, England in the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln. Christine Wilson was installed as Dean on 22 October 2016.

) * 1950–1958:

John Ramsbotham John Alexander Ramsbotham (25 February 1906 – 16 December 1989) was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the middle third of the 20th century. Early life and education Son of late Rev. Alexander Ramsbotham and of late (Margaret) Emily, née Coo ...

, Bishop suffragan of Jarrow * 1958–1973: Charles Stranks * 1974–1983: George Marchant * 1983–1993: Derek Hodgson (afterwards Archdeacon of Durham) * 1993–2001:

Granville Gibson Sir Charles Granville Gibson (8 November 1880 – 17 July 1948) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Pudsey and Otley division of the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1929 to 1945. Gibson first s ...

* 2001–2006:

Ian Jagger Ian Jagger (born 17 April 1955) is a retired British Anglican priest. From 2006 until retirement, he served as the archdeacon of Durham, a senior priest in the Diocese of Durham, Church of England. After parish ministry in the Diocese of London, ...

(afterwards Archdeacon of Durham) * 2007–2017:

Nick Barker Nicholas Paul Barker is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist who formed a rock, power pop band, Nick Barker & the Reptiles, in March 1988. Their cover version of Cockney Rebel's " Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" reached the top&nbs ...

* 18 February 2018present:

Rick Simpson Rick Simpson is an American set decorator. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for another in the category Best Art Direction. Awards Simpson won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for another: ;Won * ''Dick Tracy ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Auckland, Archdeacons of Lists of Anglicans Lists of English people