Archdeacon of Bristol

The Archdeacon of Bristol is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Bristol. The archdeaconry was created – within the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol – by Order in Council on 7 October 1836 and became part of the re-erected Diocese of Bristol on 8 February 1898.

As archdeacon she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within three area deaneries: Bristol City, Bristol South and Bristol West.

List of archdeacons

 * 1836–1873: Thomas Thorp
 * 1873–1881: Henry Randall
 * 1881–1891: John Norris
 * 1891–1904: Hemming Robeson
 * In 1898, the archdeaconry was transferred from Gloucester & Bristol diocese to the new Diocese of Bristol.


 * 1904–1910: Ravenscroft Stewart
 * 1910–1921: James Tetley
 * 1921–1927: Charles Dickinson
 * 1927–1938: William Welchman (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
 * 1938–1941 (res.): Charles Alford
 * 1941–1950: Ivor Watkins (Bishop suffragan of Malmesbury from 1946)
 * 1950–1967: Percy Reddick (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
 * 1967–1979: Leslie Williams (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
 * 1979–1990: Anthony Balmforth (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
 * 1990–1998: David Banfield
 * 1999–July 2012: Tim McClure
 * December 2012 – 1 June 2018: Christine Froude, Archdeacon of Malmesbury (Acting)
 * from January 2013 until 1 April 2015, Derek Chedzey was part-time Assistant Archdeacon for the diocese.
 * July 2018 – July 2019: Michael Johnson (Acting; for a one-year term)
 * 4 September 2019 – 30 November 2023: Neil Warwick (became Bishop of Swindon)