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The Archdeacon of Blackburn is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Blackburn. Originally created on 17 August 1877 within the Diocese of Manchester, the office became a part of the new Diocese of Blackburn upon her creation on 12 November 1926. As Archdeacon he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy〔"ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5〕 within the seven area deaneries: Accrington, Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Chorley, Leyland, Pendle and Whalley. The post is currently vacant following the retirement of John Hawley. ==List of archdeacons== *1877–1885 (res.): Edward Birch (–1886; first Archdeacon) *1885–1899 (res.): Robert Rawstorne *1900–1901 (d.): Francis Cramer-Roberts, assistant bishop (died 1901) *1901–1916 (d.): Robert Fletcher *1916–1920 (res.): Willoughby Allen *1920–1921 (d.): Edward Richardson *1922–1936 (d.): Atherton Rawstorne, Bishop suffragan of Whalley :''The archdeaconry was transferred from the diocese of Manchester to the newly created diocese of Blackburn by Order-in-Council on 12 November 1926.''〔 *1936–1936 (res.): Henry Fosbrooke *1936–1946 (ret.): Richard Newman *1946–1959 (res.): Charles Lambert *1959–1962 (d.): Arnold Picton *1962–1973 (d.): Norman Hodd *1973–1986 (ret.): Desmond Carroll (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1986–1996 (ret.): David Robinson〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Church Times )〕 (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1996–September 2001 (res.): John Marsh *2002–31 July 2015 (ret.): John Hawley *archdeacon-designate (announced): Mark Ireland〔(Diocese of Blackburn — New Archdeacon of Blackburn is announced ) (Accessed 27 November 2015)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Archdeacon of Blackburn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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