The Archdeacon of Loughborough is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the

Diocese of Leicester The Diocese of Leicester is a Church of England diocese based in Leicester and including the current county of Leicestershire. The cathedral is Leicester Cathedral, where the Bishop of Leicester has his episcopal chair. The diocese is divided int ...

. The archdeaconry was created within the Diocese of Peterborough and from the

Archdeaconry of Leicester The Archdeacon of Leicester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Leicester. History The first archdeacon of Leicester is recorded before 1092 – around the time when archdeacons were first appointed in England � ...

on 25 February 1921 but became part of the new Diocese of Leicester upon her creation on 12 November 1926. The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the area deaneries: Akeley East, Akeley South, Akeley West, Guthlaxton, Sparkenhoe East and Sparkenhoe West. Claire Wood became the Archdeacon of Loughborough on 8 October 2017.Diocese of Leicester — Claire Wood announced as new Archdeacon of Loughborough
(Accessed 27 April 2017)

List of archdeacons

* 1921–1921 (res.): Charles Boucher * 1921–15 November 1922 (d.): Percy Bowers * 1923–1940 (ret.): William Hurrell (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) * 1940–1953 (ret.): William Lyon (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) * 1953–1963 (res.):

Berkeley Cole The Venerable (Ronald) Berkeley Cole (1913–1996) was an eminent Anglican priest and author in the first half of the mid 20th century. After an earlier career as a Registrar (education), Registrar with the London County Freehold and Leasehold ...

* 1963–1986 (ret.):

Harold Lockley The Venerable Harold Lockley (16 July 1916 – 26 September 2004) was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century. Lockley was educated at Loughborough College and the University of London and served in the British Royal ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) * 1986–1992 (ret.): Hughie Jones (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) * 1992–2005 (ret.): Ian Stanes (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) * 2005–2009 (res.):

Paul Hackwood The Venerable Paul Colin Hackwood is a priest in the Church of England and currently a Canon Residentiary at Leicester Cathedral. Hackwood was born in 1961 and educated at Birmingham University and the Bradford University School of Management ...

* 200927 March 2017 (ret.):Diocese of Leicester — New Warden for Launde Abbey
(Accessed 27 April 2017) David Newman * 28 February8 October 2017: Sue Field, acting archdeacon and

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Diocese of Leicester — Appointment of interim Acting Archdeacon of Loughborough
(Accessed 19 December 2016) * 8 October 2017present: Claire Wood

References

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