The three Archdeacons in the Diocese of Derby are senior ecclesiastical officers in the

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Diocese of Derby The Diocese of Derby is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, roughly covering the same area as the County of Derbyshire. Its diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Derby whose seat (cathedra) is at Derby Cathedral. The dioces ...

. Each archdeacon has responsibility for church buildings and clergy discipline in her/his respective

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History

The first mentions of an archdeacon in the area occurred in the twelfth century – around the time when archdeacons' posts were first being created across England. From that earliest point until the

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reorganisations of church structures, the ''Archdeaconry of Derby'' was in the

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(which during those seven centuries was called in turn Coventry, Coventry & Lichfield, Lichfield & Coventry, and Lichfield). The archdeaconry, at that point covering the whole county of Derby, was transferred by Order in Council to the new

Diocese of Southwell The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It covers all the English county of Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire. It is b ...

on 5 February 1884 and then split on 18 October 1910 — creating the ''Archdeaconry of Chesterfield'' — such that at its 2022 dissolution, Derby archdeaconry covered roughly the southern half of Derbyshire. On 7 July 1927, the

was created from the two Southwell archdeaconries of Derby and of Chesterfield. In 2022, the Archdeaconries of Derby and of Chesterfield were dissolved in order to erect three new archdeaconries. At the point of their dissolution: the Archdeaconry of Derby was divided into the

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of Derby City, Dove and Derwent, Mercia, and South East Derbyshire; and the Archdeaconry of Chesterfield, was divided into the deaneries of Carsington, Hardwick, North East Derbyshire, and Peak.

Archdeacons of Derby

High Medieval

*bef. 1139–aft. 1140: G. *:

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(disputed) *–aft. 1167: FrogerFroger was a Norman in favour with

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, who appointed him his

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. Accordingly he occurs no earlier than 1155. In 1159, he was appointed

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. "While yet Archdeacon of Derby he transmitted to the Abbey of Mortimer en Lions a copy of the Old Testament in two volumes." *: N. *–aft. 1182:

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*bef. 1256–aft. 1261: David de Sancta Frideswida *bef. 1263–aft. 1263: William de Weston *bef. 1278–aft. 1278:

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*bef. 1279–aft. 1281:

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*bef. 1281–July 1311 (d.):

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Late Medieval

*17 December 1311–February 1328 (d.):

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''or''

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*15 March 1328–bef. 1338 (d.):

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*23 February 1339–bef. 1351 (d.):

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*19 August 1351 – 1353 (res.):

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*26 November 1353–bef. 1361 (d.):

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*17 October 1361 – 24 December 1369 (exch.):

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*24 December 1369–bef. 1381 (d.):

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*15 November 1381 – 14 January 1418 (d.):

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*bef. 1428–1431 (res.):

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*2 September 1431 – 23 May 1473 (exch.):

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*23 May 1473–bef. 1485: William Chauntre *12 October 1485 – 8 May 1501 (d.): Edmund Hals *bef. 1506–1515 (res.):

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*9 March 1516–bef. 1533 (res.):

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(also

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::from 1527 and

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from 1528) *April 1533–7 January 1543 (d.): Richard Strete

Early modern

*8 January 1543 – 1557 (res.): David Pole (also

Archdeacon of Salop The Archdeacon of Salop is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield. History Shropshire was historically split between the diocese of Hereford (under the Archdeacon of Shropshire) and the diocese of Coventry ...

) *November 1558 – 1559 (deprived): John Ramridge (also

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) *November 1559–September 1567 (d.): Richard Walker (also

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) *17 September 1567 – 1576 (d.):

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(also Dean of Lichfield) *29 July 1577 – 1587 (d.): Luke Gilpin *March 1588–23 November 1590 (rem.):

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*23 November 1590 – 1 June 1603 (d.): John Walton *9 June 1603–bef. 1609: Valentine Overton *1609–bef. 1617: Christopher Helme *4 December 1617–bef. 1641 (d.): Samuel Clerk *1641–bef. 1666 (d.): William Higgins *bef. 1666–1689 (res.): Thomas Brown (or

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) *7 August 1689–bef. 1704 (d.): Francis Ashenhurst *14 December 1704–bef. 1719 (d.):

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*24 September 1719 – 19 April 1755 (d.):

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*5 May 1755–bef. 1769 (d.):

Sneyd Davies Sneyd Davies (30 October 1709–20 January 1769) was an English poet, academic and churchman, archdeacon of Derby from 1755. Life He was born on 30 October 1709 at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, where, at St Mary's Church, he was baptised the next day ...

*3 February 1769 – 28 February 1795 (d.):

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*10 March 1795 – 25 April 1809 (d.): James Falconer *12 May 1809 – 7 February 1821 (d.): Edmund Outram *24 February 1821 – 1836 (res.): Samuel Butler *9 September 1836 – 5 May 1840 (res.):

Francis Hodgson Francis Hodgson (16 November 1781 – 29 December 1852; also known as Frank Hodgson in correspondence) was a reforming Provost of Eton, educator, cleric, writer of verse, and friend of Byron. Life Hodgson was born on 16 November 1781, son of ...

*30 December 1840 – 1847 (res.): Walter Shirley *11 January 1847 – 18 April 1873 (res.): Thomas Hill

Late modern

:''The archdeaconry of Derby became part of the Southwell diocese on 5 February 1884.'' *1873–29 November 1891 (d.): Edward Balston *1891–1900 (res.): Henry Freer *1900–1909 (res.):

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:''From 7 July 1927, the archdeaconry of Derby was in the Diocese of Derby.'' *1909–1943 (ret.): Edward Noakes (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1943–1952 (ret.): Henry FitzHerbert (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1952–1973 (ret.): John Richardson (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1973–1992 (ret.): Robert Dell (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1993–2005 (ret.):

Ian Gatford Venerable, The Ven. Ian Gatford Associateship of King's College, AKC (born 15 June 1940) was Archdeacon of Derby from 1993 until 2005. After several years with Taylor Woodrow, he studied at King's College London and its postgraduate facility at S ...

*29 April 200631 December 2020 (ret.):

Christopher Cunliffe Christopher John Cunliffe (born 25 September 1955) is a retired Anglican priest who served as Archdeacon of Derby from his appointment in 2006 until his retirement, effective 31 December 2020. He was educated at Charterhouse, Christ Church, Oxfo ...

*1 January 20212022 (acting): Peter Walley :''The Archdeaconry of Derby was dissolved on 6 June 2022.''

Archdeacons of Chesterfield

*1910–1929 (ret.): Edmond Crosse :''Chesterfield archdeaconry became part of the newly created Diocese of Derby in 1927.'' *1928–1934 (res.): Geoffrey Clayton (afterwards Bishop of Johannesburg, 1934) *1934–1963 (ret.):

Talbot Dilworth-Harrison Talbot Dilworth-Harrison (5 July 1886 – 16 May 1975) was Archdeacon of Chesterfield from 1934 until 1943. He was educated at Dean Close School, Keble College, Oxford and Ripon College Cuddesdon. He was a Lecturer at St Boniface Missionary Colle ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1963–1978 (res.): Ingram Cleasby (afterwards

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, 1978) *1978–1996 (ret.): Gerald Phizackerley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1996–2009 (ret.):

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(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *2010–22 October 2016 (res.): Christine Wilson *1 September 20162018: Tony Kaunhoven (Acting) *10 March 20186 June 2022: Carol Coslett (became first Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales) :''The Archdeaconry of Chesterfield was dissolved on 6 June 2022.''

New archdeaconries

On 6 June 2022,

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, dissolved the two existing Archdeaconries of Derby and of Chesterfield in order to erect three new Archdeaconries: of Derby City and South Derbyshire, of East Derbyshire, and of Derbyshire Peak and Dales. On 12 June, she collated Carol Coslett (hitherto Archdeacon of Chesterfield) as Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales;

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as Archdeacon of Derby City and South Derbyshire; and Karen Hamblin as Archdeacon of East Derbyshire. Coslett retired during February 2023; her successor,

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, was collated on 30 September 2023. Hamblin has announced her intention to retired in September 2025.

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