Archdeacon of Oakham

The Archdeacon of Oakham is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Peterborough.^[1] As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy ^[2] within its six rural deaneries: Corby, Higham, Kettering, Oundle, Peterborough and Rutland.^[3]

The archdeaconry was created by splitting the Archdeaconry of Northampton on 29 June 1875; the archdeaconry has remained part of Peterborough diocese since its creation.^[4] The current incumbent is Gordon Steele.

List of archdeacons

• 1875–1879 (res.): Lord Alwyne Compton (became Dean of Worcester)^[5]
• 1880–18 September 1906 (d.): Prideaux Lightfoot^[6]
• 1906–1918 (res.): Edward Moore^[7]
• 1918–1923 (res.): Walter Whittingham (became Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich)^[8]
• 1924–1934 (res.): Arthur Greaves (became Sub-Dean of Lincoln)^[9]
• 1934–1936 (res.): Frank Partridge (became Bishop of Portsmouth)^[10]
• 1936–1945 (ret.): Norman Lang^[11]
• 1946–1966 (ret.): Norman Millard (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[12]
• 1967–1977 (ret.): Frank Towndrow (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[13]
• 1977–1999 (ret.): Bernard Fernyhough (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[14]
• 2000–2011 (ret.): David Painter (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[15]
• 25 February 2012^[16]–present: Gordon Steele^[17]

References

1. Diocesan web site
2. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
3. Crockford's on line accessed Sunday 4 December 2011 19:43 GMT
4. The London Gazette: no. 24223. pp. 3291–3293. 29 June 1875. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
5. Compton, Rt Rev. Lord Alwyne. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
6. Lightfoot, Ven. Reginald Prideaux. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
7. Moore, Ven. Edward Marsham. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
8. Whittingham, Rt Rev. Walter Godfrey. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
9. Greaves, Rt Rev. Arthur Ivan. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
10. Partridge, Rt Rev. Frank. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
11. Lang, Rt Rev. Norman Macleod. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
12. Millard, Ven. Ernest Norman. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
13. Towndrow, Ven. Frank Noel. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
14. Fernyhough, Ven. Bernard. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
15. Painter, Ven. David Scott. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
16. Peterborough Cathedral – Welcome Service for the new Archdeacon of Oakham Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. (Accessed 1 August 2014)
17. Steele, Ven. Gordon John. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 1 August 2014.