The

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s in the Diocese of Portsmouth are senior ecclesiastical officers in the

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in south-east

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and the

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. They currently include: the Archdeacon of the Meon, the Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight and the Archdeacon of Portsdown. Each one has responsibility over a geographical area within the diocese, providing organisational leadership and pastoral support to clergy within their area.

History

The

Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth The Diocese of Portsmouth is an administrative division of the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England. The diocese covers south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The see is based in the City of Portsmouth in Hampshire, where ...

was created on 1 May 1927 from the

Diocese of Winchester The Diocese of Winchester forms part of the Province of Canterbury of the Church of England. Founded in 660 AD, it is one of the older dioceses in England. It once covered the Kingdom of Wessex, many times its present size. Today it is most of th ...

's archdeaconries of the Isle of Wight and of Portsmouth, which had been created in that diocese on 22 December 1871 and 6 February 1925 respectively. In November 1999, the Portsmouth archdeaconry was split in two: Lowson remained as Archdeacon of Portsdown and a new Archdeacon of the Meon was appointed.

List of archdeacons

Archdeacons of the Isle of Wight

:''The archdeaconry was created in Winchester diocese, split from Winchester archdeaconry, in 1871.'' *1874–16 November 1886 (d.):

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(also

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) *1886–7 September 1906 (d.): Henry Haigh *1906–2 February 1922 (d.):

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(also Bishop suffragan of Southampton until 1920; afterwards assistant bishop for the island) *1922–1928 (res.):

Lewen Tugwell Lewen Greenwood Tugwell was an Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight. Tugwell was born in 1862 into an ecclesiastical family, the son of the Rev. L. S. Tugwell and educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1895. He held curacies at St Savio ...

:''Wight archdeaconry has been part of Portsmouth diocese since the latter's creation in 1927.'' *1929–1936 (ret.):

Robert McKew Right Rev. Robert McKew (16 February 1872''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 11 October 1944) was an Irish Anglican priest in the 20th century. McKew was born on Valentia Island, County Kerry. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ...

*1937–31 August 1948 (d.):

Hampton Weekes Christian William Hampton Weekes (3 September 1880 – 31 August 1948),The Times, Thursday, Sep 02, 1948; pg. 6; Issue 51166; col E ''Obituary'' known as Hampton Weekes, was Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight from 1937 until his death. Weekes was ed ...

*1948–1952 (res.): Edward Roberts *1952–1961 (ret.):

Alexander Cory The Venerable Alexander Cory was Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight. Born into an ecclesiastical family on 19 March 1890, he was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, Keble College, Oxford and Ripon College Cuddesdon he was ordained in 1914. Af ...

(afterward archdeacon emeritus) *1961–1965 (res.):

Geoffrey Tiarks Geoffrey Lewis Tiarks (8 October 190913 January 1987) was a British Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Maidstone in the latter part of the 20th century. Early life and education Born into an ecclesiastical family on 8 October 1909, his father ...

*1965–1977 (res.): Ron Scruby *1977–1986 (res.): Freddie Carpenter (afterward archdeacon emeritus) *1986–1996 (ret.): Tony Turner (afterward archdeacon emeritus) *1996–2003 (ret.): Mervyn Banting (afterward archdeacon emeritus) *2003–2006 (res.): Trevor Reader *2006–2011 (res.):

Caroline Baston Caroline Jane Baston (born 17 October 1956) is a Church of England priest. From 2006 to 2011, she served as Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight. Early life and education Baston was born on 17 October 1956. She studied at the University of Birmingham ...

*2011–2018 (res.): Peter Sutton *18 May 20192022 (res.): Peter Leonard *22 January 2023present:

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(also Vicar of

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)

Archdeacons of Portsmouth

*1925–1927 (res.):

Neville Lovett Ernest Neville Lovett, (16 February 1869 – 8 September 1951) served as the Bishop of Portsmouth in the Church of England from 1927 to 1936 and as the Bishop of Salisbury from 1936 to 1946. Life Lovett was born in Torquay on 16 February 1 ...

*1927–1936 (res.):

Harold Rodgers Rt Rev Harold Nickinson Rodgers (6 July 1881''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 22 June 1947) was the third Anglican Bishop of Sherborne in the modern era. Educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1910 and his mini ...

*1937–1945 (res.): Harold Hyde-Lees *1945–1952 (res.): Arthur Kitching (also an assistant bishop) *1952–1956 (res.): Edward Roberts *1956–1964 (res.): Michael Peck *1965–1969 (res.): Geoffrey Tiarks *1969–1977 (ret.): Christopher Prior (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1977–1985 (ret.): Ron Scruby (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1985–1993 (ret.): Norman Crowder (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1993–1999 (res.):

Graeme Knowles Graeme Paul Knowles (born 25 September 1951) is a retired Anglican bishop who is serving as Acting Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. He served latterly as the Acting Dean of St Edmundsbury, having previously served as Bishop o ...

*February''November 1999'': Chris Lowson ''(became Archdeacon of Portsdown)'' :''In November 1999, the archdeaconry of Portsmouth was split into Portsdown and the Meon.''

Archdeacons of Portsdown

*''November 1999''–2006: Chris Lowson ''(previously Archdeacon of Portsmouth)'' *2006–2013 (ret.): Trevor Reader *14 April 20133 July 2019 (res.):

Joanne Grenfell Joanne Woolway Grenfell (born 27 May 1972) is a bishop of the Church of England serving as Bishop of Stepney, an area bishop of the Diocese of London, since 2019. Early life and education Grenfell was born on 27 May 1972. She was educated at Eg ...

(became

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) *3 July 2019present: ''vacant'' *202031 January 2024 (res.): Jenny Rowley

Archdeacons of the Meon

*1999–2010 (res.): Peter Hancock *11 September 201128 January 2021: Gavin Collins *28 January 20212 July 2023 (Acting):

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*2 July 2023present: Kathryn Percival

References

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