# List of archdeacons in the Church of England

Key :
| Active archdeacon | | Male archdeacon |
| Inactive archdeacon | | Female archdeacon |
| Position vacant | Position vacant | Position vacant |
The archdeacons in the Church of England are senior Anglican clergy who serve under their dioceses' bishops, usually with responsibility for the area's church buildings and pastoral care for clergy. As of 25 November 2024, there are 131 archdeacons (including vacancies): four archdeacons hold two archdeaconries each, while six hold no territorial archdeaconry.

## Archdeacons

| Diocese | Archdeacon | Person | Date of birth & age | Collated |
| Canterbury | The Archdeacon of Canterbury | Will Adam | (1969-10-28) 28 October 1969 (age 55) | 18 July 2022 |
| Salisbury | The Archdeacon of Sarum | Alan Jeans | (1958-05-18) 18 May 1958 (age 66) | 2003 |
| Eds & Ips | The Archdeacon of Sudbury | David Jenkins | (1961-10-19) 19 October 1961 (age 63) | February 2010 |
| Chester | The Archdeacon of Chester | Michael Gilbertson | (1961-08-18) 18 August 1961 (age 63) | September 2010 |
| London | The Archdeacon of London | Luke Miller | (1966-06-27) 27 June 1966 (age 58) | 24 January 2011 (Hampstead) 1 January 2016 (London) |
| Blackburn | The Archdeacon of Lancaster | David Picken | (1963-06-05) 5 June 1963 (age 61) | 19 February 2012 (Newark) 4 February 2020 (Lancaster) |
| Norwich | The Archdeacon of Norfolk | Steven Betts | (1964-11-22) 22 November 1964 (age 60) | 29 April 2012 |
| Lincoln | The Archdeacon of Boston | Justine Allain Chapman | (1967-06-30) 30 June 1967 (age 57) | 8 September 2013 |
| Southwark | The Archdeacon of Lambeth | Simon Gates | (1960-07-12) 12 July 1960 (age 64) | 29 September 2013 |
| Worcester | The Archdeaconry of Dudley | Nikki Groarke | (1962-06-02) 2 June 1962 (age 62) | 19 January 2014 |
| Sheffield | The Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham | Malcolm Chamberlain | (1969-12-01) 1 December 1969 (age 55) | 19 January 2014 |
| Peterborough | The Archdeacon of Northampton | Richard Ormston | (1961-11-17) 17 November 1961 (age 63) | 1 February 2014 |
| Oxford | The Archdeacon of Oxford | Jonathan Chaffey | 1962 (age 62–63) | 1 July 2014July 2014 (RAF) 1 May 2020 (Oxford) |
| Ely | The Archdeacon of Cambridge | Alex Hughes | (1975-10-03) 3 October 1975 (age 49) | 14 September 2014 |
| York | The Archdeacon of the East Riding | Andy Broom | 1965 (age 59–60) | 6 October 2014 |
| Lichfield | The Archdeacon of Lichfield | Sue Weller | (1965-08-20) 20 August 1965 (age 59) | 11 January 2015 (Walsall) 13 September 2019 (Lichfield) |
| Chichester | The Archdeacon of Brighton & Lewes | Martin Lloyd-Williams | (1965-05-12) 12 May 1965 (age 59) | 12 January 2015 |
| Exeter | The Archdeacon of Totnes | Douglas Dettmer | (1964-03-05) 5 March 1964 (age 61) | 24 March 2015 |
| York | The Archdeacon of York | Sam Rushton | 1965 (age 59–60) | 6 May 2015 (Cleveland) 19 October 2019 (York) |
| Salisbury | The Archdeacon of Dorset | Antony MacRow-Wood | 1960 (age 64–65) | 24 June 2015 |
| London | The Archdeacon of Hampstead | John Hawkins | (1963-06-06) 6 June 1963 (age 61) | 7 October 2015 |
| Liverpool | The Archdeacon of Knowsley and Sefton | Pete Spiers | (1961-08-31) 31 August 1961 (age 63) | 14 November 2015 |
| Southwark | The Archdeacon of Wandsworth | John Kiddle | (1958-06-28) 28 June 1958 (age 66) | 22 November 2015 |
| Leeds | The Archdeacon of Bradford | Andy Jolley | (1961-03-21) 21 March 1961 (age 63) | 17 January 2016 |
| Blackburn | The Archdeacon of Blackburn | Mark Ireland | (1960-04-05) 5 April 1960 (age 64) | 14 February 2016 |
| Winchester | The Archdeacon of Winchester | Richard Brand | (1965-02-20) 20 February 1965 (age 60) | 21 February 2016 |
| Salisbury | The Archdeacon of Wilts | Sue Groom | (1963-03-28) 28 March 1963 (age 61) | 22 February 2016 |
| Lincoln | The Archdeacon of Lincoln | Gavin Kirk | (1961-12-08) 8 December 1961 (age 63) | 27 March 2016 |
| Oxford | The Archdeacon of Buckingham | Guy Elsmore | 1966 (age 58–59) | 18 July 2016 |
| St Albans | The Archdeacon of Hertford | Janet Mackenzie | 1962 (age 62–63) | 6 September 2016 |
| Bath & Wells | The Archdeacon of Taunton | Simon Hill | 1964 (age 60–61) | 1 October 2016 |
| Southwark | The Archdeacon of Reigate | Moira Astin | (1965-02-18) 18 February 1965 (age 60) | 30 October 2016 |
| Carlisle | The Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness | Vernon Ross | (1957-04-13) 13 April 1957 (age 67) | 25 February 2017 |
| Leeds | The Archdeacon of Leeds | Paul Ayers | 1961 (age 63–64) | 28 February 2017 |
| Manchester | The Archdeacon of Manchester | Karen Lund | 1962 (age 62–63) | 14 May 2017 |
| Bath & Wells | The Archdeacon of Wells | Anne Gell | 1963 (age 61–62) | 20 May 2017 |
| Leicester | The Archdeacon of Loughborough | Claire Wood | 1963 (age 61–62) | 8 October 2017 |
| Canterbury | The Archdeacon of Ashford | Darren Miller | (1967-10-27) 27 October 1967 (age 57) | 13 January 2018 |
| Durham | The Archdeacon of Auckland | Rick Simpson | (1966-07-05) 5 July 1966 (age 58) | 18 February 2018 |
| Winchester | The Archdeacon of Bournemouth | Jean Burgess | (1962-06-10) 10 June 1962 (age 62) | 25 March 2018 (Bolton) 1 July 2020 (Salford) 25 June 2023 (Bournemouth) |
| Hereford | The Archdeacon of Hereford | Derek Chedzey | 1967 (age 57–58) | 9 September 2018 |
| Prisons | Archdeacon of Prisons, The Chaplain-General | James Ridge | 1977 (age 47–48) | 1 October 2018October 2018 |
| Leicester | The Archdeacon of Leicester | Richard Worsfold | (1964-07-17) 17 July 1964 (age 60) | 4 November 2018 |
| Salisbury | The Archdeacon of Sherborne | Penny Sayer | 1959 (age 65–66) | 25 November 2018 |
| Gloucester | The Archdeacon of Gloucester | Hilary Dawson | 1964 (age 60–61) | 27 January 2019 |
| Eds & Ips | The Archdeacon for Rural Mission | Sally Gaze | 1969 (age 55–56) | 10 February 2019 |
| Leeds | The Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven | Jonathan Gough | (1962-05-11) 11 May 1962 (age 62) | 10 March 2019 |
| St Albans | The Archdeacon of Bedford | Dave Middlebrook | 1961 (age 63–64) | 30 March 2019 |
| Bristol | The Archdeacon of Malmesbury | Christopher Bryan | 1975 (age 49–50) | 7 May 2019 |
| Birmingham | The Archdeacon of Birmingham | Jenny Tomlinson | 1961 (age 63–64) | 12 May 2019 |
| Chelmsford | The Archdeacon of Barking | Chris Burke | 1965 (age 59–60) | 12 May 2019 |
| Chelmsford | The Archdeacon of Colchester | Ruth Patten | 1972 (age 52–53) | 12 May 2019 |
| Southwell & Nottingham | The Archdeacon of Nottingham | Phil Williams | 1964 (age 60–61) | 3 July 2019 |
| Exeter | The Archdeacon of Exeter | Andrew Beane | 1972 (age 52–53) | 25 September 2019 |
| Coventry | Archdeacon Missioner (The Archdeacon of Warwick) | Barry Dugmore | 1964 (age 60–61) | 6 October 2019 |
| Europe | The Archdeacon of the East and of Germany and Northern Europe | Leslie Nathaniel | 1967 (age 57–58) | 17 October 2019 |
| Guildford | The Archdeacon of Dorking | Martin Breadmore | 1967 (age 57–58) | 24 November 2019 |
| Europe | The Archdeacon of Gibraltar and of Italy and Malta | David Waller | 1958 (age 66–67) | 14 January 2020 |
| Liverpool | The Archdeacon of St Helens and Warrington | Simon Fisher | 1980 (age 44–45) | 25 January 2020 |
| Oxford | The Archdeacon of Berkshire | Stephen Pullin | 1966 (age 58–59) | 29 February 2020 |
| London | The Archdeacon of Middlesex | Richard Frank | 1970 (age 54–55) | 23 March 2020 |
| York | The Archdeacon of Cleveland | Amanda Bloor | 1962 (age 62–63) | 15 June 2020 |
| Sheffield | The Archdeacon of Doncaster | Javaid Iqbal | 1971 (age 53–54) | 23 September 2020 |
| Durham | The Archdeacon of Durham | Libby Wilkinson | 1965 (age 59–60) | 31 August 2020later summer 2020 |
| London | The Archdeacon of Northolt | Catherine Pickford | 1976 (age 48–49) | 1 September 2020 |
| Newcastle | The Archdeacon of Lindisfarne | Catherine Sourbut Groves | 1967 (age 57–58) | 14 November 2020 |
| Hereford | The Archdeacon of Ludlow | Fiona Gibson | 1970 (age 54–55) | 26 April 2021 |
| Royal Peculiar | The Archdeacon of Westminster, Canon Steward and Speaker's Chaplain | Tricia Hillas | 1966 (age 58–59) | 20 May 2018bef. 31 May 2021 |
| Truro | The Archdeacon of Bodmin | Kelly Betteridge | 1969 (age 55–56) | 23 May 2021 |
| Southwell & Nottingham | The Archdeacon of Newark | Tors Ramsey | 1971 (age 53–54) | 8 June 2021 |
| Europe | The Archdeacon of North West Europe, Chaplain of Groningen | Sam Van Leer | 1967 (age 57–58) | 12 June 2021 (Acting since October 2020) |
| Armed Forces | Archdeacon for the Royal Navy, The Chaplain of the Fleet | Andrew Hillier | 1968 (age 56–57) | 21 June 2021 |
| Chichester | The Archdeacon of Horsham, Rector of Nuthurst | Angela Martin | 1966 (age 58–59) | 4 July 2021 (Acting since 1 March) |
| Newcastle | The Archdeacon of Northumberland | Rachel Wood | 1971 (age 53–54) | 5 September 2021 (Acting since 5 January 2021) |
| Exeter | The Archdeacon of Barnstaple | Verena Breed | 1969 (age 55–56) | 15 September 2021 |
| Lichfield | The Archdeacon of Stoke | Megan Smith | withheld | 3 October 2021 |
| Europe | The Archdeacon of France and of Switzerland | Peter Hooper | 1962 (age 62–63) | 21 November 2021 (France) Acting from 15 February 2021 c. 2022 (Switzerland) |
| Carlisle | The Archdeacon of West Cumberland | Stewart Fyfe | 1969 (age 55–56) | 24 January 2022 |
| Peterborough | The Archdeacon of Oakham | Alison Booker | 1974 (age 50–51) | 6 February 2022 |
| Leeds | The Archdeacon of Halifax | Bill Braviner | 1966 (age 58–59) | 27 February 2022 |
| London | The Archdeacon of Hackney | Peter Farley-Moore | 1972 (age 52–53) | 10 April 2022 |
| Armed Forces | Archdeacon for the Army | Stephen Dunwoody | 1962 (age 62–63) | 2022 |
| Southwark | The Archdeacon of Southwark | Jonathan Sedgwick | 1963 (age 61–62) | 15 May 2022 |
| Derby | The Archdeacon of Derby City and South Derbyshire | Matthew Trick | withheld | 12 June 2022 |
| Derby | The Archdeacon of East Derbyshire | Karen Hamblin | 1959 (age 65–66) | 12 June 2022 |
| Sodor & Man | The Archdeacon of Man, Priest-in-Charge of St George's and All Saints' Douglas | Irene Cowell | 1974 (age 50–51) | 19 June 2022 |
| Chelmsford | The Archdeacon of West Ham | Mike Power | 1961 (age 63–64) | 26 June 2022 (Southend) 5 October 2024 (West Ham) |
| Armed Forces | Archdeacon for the Royal Air Force, The Chaplain-in-Chief | Giles Legood | 1967 (age 57–58) | 22 July 2022mid-2022 |
| Lincoln | The Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey | Aly Buxton | withheld | 18 July 2022 |
| Ely | The Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech | Richard Harlow | 1963 (age 61–62) | 25 September 2022 |
| Norwich | The Archdeacon of Norwich | Keith James | 1969 (age 55–56) | 1 October 2022 |
| Norwich | The Archdeacon of Lynn | Catherine Dobson | 1971 (age 53–54) | 1 October 2022 |
| Southwark | The Archdeacon of Croydon | Greg Prior | 1968 (age 56–57) | 4 December 2022 |
| Portsmouth | The Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight, Vicar of Bembridge | Steve Daughtery | 1961 (age 63–64) | 22 January 2023 |
| Oxford | The Archdeacon of Dorchester | David Tyler | 1969 (age 55–56) | 18 March 2023 |
| Rochester | The Archdeacon of Bromley and Bexley | Allie Kerr | 1976 (age 48–49) | 23 April 2023 |
| Eds & Ips | The Archdeacon of Suffolk | Rich Henderson | 1969 (age 55–56) | 14 May 2023 |
| St Albans | The Archdeacon of St Albans | Charles Hudson | 1973 (age 51–52) | 20 May 2023 |
| Exeter | The Archdeacon of Plymouth | Jane Bakker | 1968 (age 56–57) | 13 June 2023 |
| Portsmouth | The Archdeacon of the Meon | Kathryn Percival | 1974 (age 50–51) | 2 July 2023 |
| Manchester | The Archdeacon of Bolton and of Salford | Rachel Mann | 1970 (age 54–55) | 4 July 2023 |
| Liverpool | The Archdeacon of Liverpool | Miranda Threlfall-Holmes | 1973 (age 51–52) | 9 September 2023 |
| Derby | The Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales | Nicky Fenton | 1970 (age 54–55) | 30 September 2023 |
| Chelmsford | The Archdeacon of Stansted | Kate Peacock | 1978 (age 46–47) | 4 November 2023 |
| Chelmsford | The Archdeacon of Chelmsford | Jonathan Croucher | 1968 (age 56–57) | 4 November 2023 |
| Worcester | The Archdeacon of Worcester | Mark Badger | (1965-10-30) 30 October 1965 (age 59) | 2 December 2023 |
| Guildford | The Archdeacon of Surrey | Catharine Mabuza | 1975 (age 49–50) | 17 March 2024 |
| London | The Archdeacon of Charing Cross | Katherine Hedderly | 1963 (age 61–62) | 15 April 2024 |
| Chester | The Archdeacon of Macclesfield | Jane Proudfoot | 1972 (age 52–53) | 28 April 2024 |
| Leeds | The Archdeacon of Pontefract | Cat Thatcher | 1972 (age 52–53) | 5 May 2024 |
| Truro | The Archdeacon of Cornwall | Clive Hogger | 1970 (age 54–55) | 2 June 2024 |
| Birmingham | The Archdeacon of Aston | Phelim O'Hare | 1971 (age 53–54) | 14 July 2024 |
| Bristol | The Archdeacon of Bristol | Becky Waring | 1969 (age 55–56) | 1 September 2024 |
| Bath & Wells | The Archdeacon of Bath | Charlie Peer | 1969 (age 55–56) | 1 September 2024 |
| Carlisle | The Archdeacon of Carlisle | Ruth Newton | 1971 (age 53–54) | 8 September 2024 |
| Manchester | The Archdeacon of Rochdale | Karen Smeeton | 1975 (age 49–50) | 15 September 2024 |
| Southwark | The Archdeacon of Lewisham & Greenwich | Chigor Chike | 1966 (age 58–59) | 29 September 2024 |
| Chelmsford | The Archdeacon of Southend | Sue Lucas | 1961 (age 63–64) | 16 February 2025 |
| Rochester | The Archdeacon of Rochester | Sandra McCalla | withheld | 23 February 2025 |
| Rochester | The Archdeacon of Tonbridge | Nick Cornell | 1978 (age 46–47) | 23 February 2025 |
| Gloucester | Archdeacon-designate of Cheltenham | Katrina Scott | 1961 (age 63–64) | 31 March 2025 (announced) |
| Lichfield | Archdeacon-designate of Walsall | Liz Jackson | 1967 (age 57–58) | 4 May 2025 (announced) |
| Lichfield | Archdeacon-designate of Salop | Nick Watson | 1967 (age 57–58) | 4 May 2025 (announced) |
| Coventry | Archdeacon Pastor (The Archdeacon of Coventry) | ZpVacant since January 2023 | (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 25) | 7 January 2038 |
| Portsmouth | The Archdeacon of Portsdown | ZqVacant since 31 January 2024 | (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 25) | 8 January 2038 |
| Chichester | The Archdeacon of Hastings | ZtVacant since 14 September 2024 | (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 25) | 11 January 2038 |
| Eds & Ips | The Archdeacon of Ipswich | ZuVacant since 18 October 2024 | (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 25) | 12 January 2038 |
| Canterbury | The Archdeacon of Maidstone | ZvVacant since 18 January 2025 | (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 25) | 13 January 2038 |
| Durham | The Archdeacon of Sunderland | ZwVacant since 26 January 2025 | (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 25) | 14 January 2038 |
| Chichester | The Archdeacon of Chichester | ZxVacant since 27 February 2025 | (2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 25) | 15 January 2038 |