The Archdeacon of Chesterfield was a senior
ecclesiastical officer within the
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 diocesa ...
until 2022. Until 1927 the archdeaconry of Chesterfield was in the diocese of Southwell.
The Archdeacon was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the seven
area deaneries: Alfreton, Bakewell & Eyam, Bolsover & Staveley, Buxton, Chesterfield, Glossop, and Wirksworth.
The post was created in the
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 ...
and from the
Archdeaconry of Derby, by
Order in Council
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on 18 October 1910; it became part of Derby diocese upon the new diocese's creation on 7 July 1927 and was held by the list below.
The position was removed in 2022 by a Bishop's Order.
List of archdeacons
*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 (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
*1963–1978 (res.):
Ingram Cleasby (afterwards
Dean of Chester, 1978)
*1978–1996 (ret.):
Gerald Phizackerley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
*1996–2009 (ret.):
David Garnett
David Garnett (9 March 1892 – 17 February 1981) was an English writer and publisher. As a child, he had a cloak made of rabbit skin and thus received the nickname "Bunny", by which he was known to friends and intimates all his life.
Early ...
(afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
*2010–22 October 2016 (res.):
Christine Wilson
*1 September 20162018: Tony Kaunhoven (Acting)
*10 March 201812 June 2022:
Carol CoslettDiocese of Derby — Coslett collated as new Archdeacon of Chesterfield
(Accessed 25 March 2018)
References
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