List of Archdeacons of Lewisham
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This is a list of the archdeacon
s of Lewisham
, a position in the diocese of Southwark
of the Church of England
. The diocese was created in 1904. The archdeaconry is now formally titled the Archdeaconry of Lewisham and Greenwich.
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
s of Lewisham
Lewisham
Lewisham is a district in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, a position in the diocese of Southwark
Anglican Diocese of Southwark
The Diocese of Southwark is one of the 44 dioceses of the Church of England, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Diocese forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. It was formed on May 1, 1905 from part of the Diocese of Rochester...
of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
. The diocese was created in 1904. The archdeaconry is now formally titled the Archdeaconry of Lewisham and Greenwich.
- 1906 Charles Ernest Escreet
- 1955-1960 Lawrence Ambrose Brown
- 1989-1996 Gordon Kuhrt
- 1996-2001 David John AtkinsonDavid John AtkinsonThe Rt Rev. David John Atkinson is the former Bishop of Thetford. He was born on 5 September 1943 and educated at Maidstone Grammar School and King's College London. After a short career as a chemistry teacher he was ordained in 1973...
- September 2001–present Christine Hardman