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The Archdeacon of Maidstone is an office-holder in the
Diocese of Canterbury (one of the dioceses of the
Province of Canterbury in the
Church of England ). The
Archdeacon of Maidstone is an
Anglican priest who oversees the Archdeaconry of Maidstone, which is one of three subdivisions of the diocese.
History
The archdeaconry was created from the ancient
Archdeaconry of Canterbury by
Order in Council on 4 June 1841.
[1]
As of 2022
[update] , the current archdeacon is Andrew William Sewell .
[2]
Born in 1961, Sewell was educated at the
University of Nottingham , and
St John’s College, Nottingham . He was
ordained
deacon in 1993, and
priest in 1994. He served in parishes in the
Diocese of Ripon and Leeds until 1998 when he was appointed
Priest in Charge of
Otham with Langley in
Kent , becoming the
Rector in 2001. He was Vicar of St Paul’s
Maidstone from 2010 to 2020 and an
Honorary Canon of
Canterbury Cathedral from 2011.
[2]
Composition
The archdeaconry covers approximately the north-west and south-west corners of the diocese. As of 2012
[update] , the archdeaconry of Maidstone consists the following deaneries in the
Diocese of Canterbury :
Deanery of Maidstone
Deanery of North Downs
Deanery of Ospringe
Deanery of Sittingbourne
Deanery of the Weald
List of archdeacons
References
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"No. 19985" .
The London Gazette . 4 June 1841. pp. 1433–1434.
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a
b
"The Ven Andrew William SEWELL" . www.crockford.org.uk .
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Clergy List , 1897
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"Smith, Ven. Benjamin Frederick" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
Crockford's 1929, p. 1214.
^
"Spooner, Rev. Henry Maxwell" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^ Crockford's 1929, p. 364.
^
"Macmillan, Rt Rev. John Victor" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Sopwith, Ven. Thomas Karl" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Sargent, Rev. Canon Alexander" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^ Bickersteth, John. "Bickersteth, (Kenneth) Julian Faithfull".
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press.
doi :
10.1093/ref:odnb/74205 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"The Julian Bickersteth Memorial Medal" . IHGS. 16 October 1962. Retrieved 30 October 2013 .
^ Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1959/1
^
"Bickersteth, Rev. Kenneth Julian Faithfull" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"St Mary Magdalene | Detailed History" . Stmmm.org.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2012 .
^ Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1959/1 and CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1965/1
^
"Strutt, Rt. Rev. Rupert Gordon" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^ Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1965/1 and CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1968/1
^
"Nott, Very Rev. Michael John" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^ Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-DCc-MAND/RC/1968/1
^
"Prichard, Rev. Canon Thomas Estlin" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
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Crockford's Clerical Directory , 2010–2011
^
"The Ven Niel Nye" . Telegraph. 25 January 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2013 .
^
"Nye, Ven. Nathaniel Kemp" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Percival Smith, Ven. (Anthony) Michael" .
Who's Who . Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^ Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-DCc-MAND/HC/1989/1
^
"Evans, Ven. Patrick Alexander Sidney" .
Who's Who . Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
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"Down, Ven. Philip Roy" .
Who's Who . Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
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"Diocese of Canterbury" . Canterburydiocese.org. Archived from
the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2013 .
^
"Taylor, Stephen Ronald" .
Who's Who . Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2013 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
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a
b
[1] &
[2]
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"The Briefing: 2 December" .
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"Appointments" .
Sources
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Former
England
Archdeacons in the Diocese in Europe : The Aegean
Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
Europe
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Malta
Northern France
the Riviera
Scandinavia
Scandinavia and Germany
South-Eastern Europe
Spain (or the Peninsula) and North Africa