| Year
|
Events
|
No. of archdeaconries at end of year
|
| Ancient foundations (c. 1050–1250)
|
Bath, Taunton and Wells in Bath & Wells Diocese; Canterbury in Canterbury Diocese; Chichester and Lewes in Chichester Diocese; Durham and Northumberland in Durham Diocese; Barnstaple, Cornwall, Exeter and Totnes in Exeter Diocese; Hereford and Shropshire in Hereford Diocese; Chester, Coventry, Derby, Salop and Stafford in Lichfield Diocese; Bedford, Buckingham, Ely, Huntingdon, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton, Oxford and Stow in Lincoln Diocese; Colchester, Essex, London and Middlesex in London Diocese; Norfolk, Norwich, Sudbury and Suffolk in Norwich Diocese; Rochester in Rochester Diocese; Berkshire, Dorset, Salisbury and Wilts in Salisbury Diocese; Surrey and Winchester in Winchester Diocese; Gloucester and Worcester in Worcester Diocese; Cleveland, East Riding, Nottingham, Richmond and York in York Diocese; Anglesey, Bangor and Merioneth in Bangor Diocese; Llandaff in Llandaff Diocese; St Asaph in St Asaph Diocese; Brecon, Cardigan, Carmarthen and St Davids in St Davids Diocese
|
59
|
| 1109
|
Ely transferred from Lincoln to the new Ely Diocese
|
|
| 1133
|
Carlisle created in new Carlisle Diocese (from parts of Durham and York Dioceses)
|
|
| pre-1246
|
Westminster created (unique title within Westminster Abbey)
|
60
|
| pre-1248
|
Man created in Sodor & Man Diocese
|
61
|
| c. 1415
|
St Albans created in London Diocese
|
62
|
| 1540
|
Middlesex transferred from London to the new Westminster Diocese
|
|
| 1541
|
Chester and Richmond transferred from Lichfield and York respectively to the new Chester Diocese; Northampton transferred from Lincoln to the new Peterborough Diocese; Gloucester transferred from Worcester to the new Gloucester Diocese
|
|
| 1542
|
Dorset transferred from Salisbury to the new Bristol Diocese
|
|
| 1546
|
Oxford transferred from Lincoln to the new Oxford Diocese
|
|
| 1550
|
Westminster Diocese abolished and Middlesex transferred back to London Diocese
|
|
| 1836
|
Dorset transferred from Bristol to Salisbury Diocese; remaining areas of Bristol Diocese merge with Gloucester Diocese (including Gloucester archdeaconry) to form the new Bristol & Gloucester Diocese; Bristol created in Bristol & Gloucester Diocese; Berkshire transferred from Salisbury to Oxford Diocese; Richmond transferred from Chester to the new Ripon Diocese; Craven created in Ripon Diocese
|
64
|
| 1837
|
Bedford and Huntingdon transferred from Lincoln to Ely Diocese; Sudbury transferred from Norwich to Ely Diocese; Coventry transferred from Lichfield to Worcester Diocese; Buckingham transferred from Lincoln to Oxford Diocese; Nottingham transferred from York to Lincoln Diocese
|
|
| 1839
|
Leicester transferred from Lincoln to Peterborough Diocese
|
|
| 1841
|
Maidstone created in Canterbury Diocese
|
65
|
| 1842
|
Lindisfarne created in Durham Diocese; Gibraltar and Malta created in new Gibraltar Diocese (from areas previously under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London)
|
68
|
| 1843
|
Manchester created in Chester Diocese; Salisbury becomes known as Sarum
|
69
|
| 1844
|
Monmouth created in Llandaff Diocese; Montgomery created in St Asaph Diocese; Anglesey (Bangor Diocese) discontinued; Bangor (Bangor Diocese) renamed Bangor & Anglesey
|
70
|
| 1846
|
Colchester, Essex and St Albans transferred from London to Rochester Diocese
|
|
| 1847
|
Manchester transferred from Chester to the new Manchester Diocese; Lancaster created in Manchester Diocese (though not filled until 1870); Liverpool and Westmorland created in Chester Diocese (though latter not filled until 1856)
|
73
|
| 1856
|
Westmorland transferred from Chester to Carlisle Diocese
|
|
| 1871
|
Isle of Wight created in Winchester Diocese
|
74
|
| 1875
|
Oakham created in Peterborough Diocese
|
75
|
| 1876
|
Cornwall transferred from Exeter to the new Truro Diocese; Shropshire (Hereford Diocese) renamed Ludlow
|
|
| 1877
|
Colchester, Essex and St Albans transferred from Rochester to the new St Albans Diocese; Stoke created in Lichfield Diocese; Blackburn created in Manchester Diocese
|
77
|
| 1878
|
Bodmin created in Truro Diocese; Southwark created in Rochester Diocese (from areas transferred from Winchester & London dioceses in 1877)
|
79
|
| 1879
|
Kingston created in Rochester Diocese
|
80
|
| 1880
|
Liverpool transferred from Chester to the new Liverpool Diocese; Warrington created in Liverpool Diocese; Macclesfield created in Chester Diocese
|
82
|
| 1882
|
Lindisfarne and Northumberland transferred from Durham to the new Newcastle Diocese; Cirencester created in Bristol & Gloucester Diocese; Auckland created in Durham Diocese
|
84
|
| 1884
|
Derby and Nottingham transferred from Lincoln to the new Southwell Diocese; Sheffield created in York Diocese; Furness created in Carlisle Diocese
|
86
|
| 1888
|
Halifax and Huddersfield created in new Wakefield Diocese (from parts of Ripon Diocese)
|
88
|
| 1890
|
Wrexham created in St Asaph Diocese
|
89
|
| 1892
|
Birmingham created in Worcester Diocese
|
90
|
| 1894
|
Ripon created in Ripon Diocese; Lynn created in Norwich Diocese
|
92
|
| 1897
|
Bristol & Gloucester Diocese split; Bristol transferred to the new Bristol Diocese; Cirencester and Gloucester transferred to the new Gloucester Diocese
|
|
| 1904
|
North Wilts created in Bristol Diocese
|
93
|
| 1905
|
Southwark and Kingston transferred from Rochester to the new Southwark Diocese; Birmingham transferred from Worcester to the new Birmingham Diocese
|
|
| 1906
|
Lewisham created in Southwark Diocese; Aston created in Birmingham Diocese; Tonbridge created in Rochester Diocese
|
96
|
| 1910
|
Rochdale created in Manchester Diocese; Chesterfield created in Southwell Diocese; Warwick created in Worcester Diocese
|
98
|
| 1912
|
Hampstead created in London Diocese; Hastings created in Chichester Diocese; Newark created in Southwell Diocese
|
102
|
| 1913
|
Doncaster created in York Diocese
|
103
|
| 1914
|
Essex and Colchester transferred from St Albans to the new Chelmsford Diocese; Sudbury and Suffolk transferred from Ely and Norwich respectively to the new St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocese; Bedford transferred from Ely to St Albans Diocese; Sheffield and Doncaster transferred from York to the new Sheffield Diocese
|
|
| 1915
|
Wisbech created in Ely Diocese
|
104
|
| 1916
|
Sherborne created in Salisbury Diocese
|
105
|
| 1918
|
Coventry and Warwick transferred from Worcester to the new Coventry Diocese; Plymouth created in Exeter Diocese
|
106
|
| 1919
|
Craven transferred from Ripon to the new Bradford Diocese; Cirencester (Gloucester Diocese) renamed Cheltenham; North Wilts (Bristol Diocese) renamed Swindon
|
.
|
| 1920
|
All Welsh archdeaconries transferred to the Church in Wales
|
95
|
| 1921
|
Dudley created in Worcester Diocese; Bradford created in Bradford Diocese; Loughborough created in Peterborough Diocese; Ripon (Ripon Diocese) moved to Leeds
|
98
|
| 1922
|
Southend created in Chelmsford Diocese; Essex (Chelmsford Diocese) renamed West Ham
|
99
|
| 1925
|
Portsmouth created in Winchester Diocese
|
100
|
| 1926
|
Blackburn and Lancaster transferred from Manchester to the new Blackburn Diocese; Leicester and Loughborough transferred from Peterborough to the new Leicester Diocese
|
|
| 1927
|
Isle of Wight and Portsmouth transferred from Winchester to the new Portsmouth Diocese; Surrey transferred from Winchester to the new Guildford Diocese; Chesterfield and Derby transferred from Southwell to the new Derby Diocese; Halifax and Huddersfield (Wakefield Diocese) moved to Pontefract and Halifax respectively; Basingstoke created in Winchester Diocese
|
101
|
| 1928
|
Dorking created in Guildford Diocese
|
102
|
| 1930
|
Croydon created in Canterbury Diocese
|
103
|
| 1931
|
Ipswich created in St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocese
|
104
|
| 1933
|
Lindsey created in Lincoln Diocese
|
105
|
| 1935
|
The Aegean created in Gibraltar Diocese
|
106
|
| 1951
|
Hackney created in London Diocese
|
107
|
| 1955
|
Bromley created in Rochester Diocese
|
108
|
| 1959
|
Furness (Carlisle Diocese) discontinued; Westmorland (Carlisle Diocese) renamed Westmorland & Furness; West Cumberland created in Carlisle Diocese
|
108
|
| 1970
|
Northolt created in London Diocese
|
109
|
| 1972
|
Riviera created in Gibraltar Diocese
|
110
|
| 1973
|
Wandsworth created in Southwark Diocese
|
111
|
| 1975
|
Hastings (Chichester Diocese) discontinued; Lewes (Chichester Diocese) renamed Lewes & Hastings; Horsham created in Chichester Diocese
|
111
|
| 1977
|
Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands created in Gibraltar Diocese
|
112
|
| 1979
|
Northern France and Switzerland created in Gibraltar Diocese
|
114
|
| 1980
|
Stafford (Lichfield Diocese) moved to Lichfield; Gibraltar Diocese renamed Diocese in Europe; Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands (Diocese in Europe) renamed North-West Europe; Scandinavia created in Gibraltar Diocese
|
115
|
| 1982
|
Bolton created in Manchester Diocese; Prisons created
|
117
|
| 1985
|
Croydon transferred from Canterbury to Southwark Diocese
|
|
| 1986
|
Kingston (Southwark Diocese) moved to Reigate; Lambeth created in Southwark Diocese
|
118
|
| 1987
|
Army created
|
119
|
| 1989
|
Charing Cross created in London Diocese
|
120
|
| 1993
|
Harlow created in Chelmsford Diocese
|
121
|
| 1994
|
Lindsey (Lincoln Diocese) discontinued; Stow (Lincoln Diocese) renamed Stow & Lindsey; The Aegean (Diocese in Europe) renamed Eastern
|
120
|
| 1995
|
Riviera (Diocese in Europe) discontinued
|
119
|
| 1997
|
Hertford created in St Albans Diocese; Sunderland created in Durham Diocese; Walsall created in Lichfield Diocese; Malta (Diocese in Europe) renamed Italy & Malta; Northern France (Diocese in Europe) renamed France
|
122
|
| 1998
|
Royal Navy created
|
123
|
| 1999
|
Portsmouth (Portsmouth Diocese) split into Portsdown and The Meon; Sheffield (Sheffield Diocese) renamed Sheffield & Rotherham; Swindon (Bristol Diocese) renamed Malmesbury; Ripon Diocese renamed Ripon & Leeds
|
124
|
| 2000
|
Winchester and Basingstoke (Winchester Diocese) moved to Bournemouth and Winchester respectively
|
|
| 2002
|
Bromley (Rochester Diocese) renamed Bromley & Bexley
|
|
| 2005
|
Wisbech (Ely Diocese) discontinued; Huntingdon and Ely (Ely Diocese) renamed Huntingdon & Wisbech and Cambridge respectively; Southwell Diocese renamed Southwell & Nottingham; Scandinavia (Diocese in Europe) renamed Germany & Northern Europe
|
123
|
| 2006
|
Royal Air Force created
|
124
|
| 2008
|
Lewisham (Southwark Diocese) renamed Lewisham & Greenwich
|
|
| 2009
|
Salford created in Manchester Diocese
|
125
|
| 2011
|
Ashford created in Canterbury Diocese
|
126
|
| 2013
|
Southend (Chelmsford Diocese) moved to Chelmsford; Barking, Southend and Stansted created in Chelmsford Diocese; Boston created in Lincoln Diocese
|
130
|
| 2014
|
All archdeaconries within the abolished dioceses of Ripon & Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield (Bradford, Craven, Halifax, Leeds, Pontefract, Richmond) moved to new merged Leeds Diocese; Craven (Leeds Diocese) discontinued; Richmond (Leeds Diocese) renamed Richmond & Craven; Dorchester created in Oxford Diocese; Lewes & Hastings (Chichester Diocese) renamed Hastings; Brighton & Lewes created in Chichester Diocese; Generous Giving & Stewardship created in York Diocese
|
132
|
| 2015
|
Knowsley & Sefton and Wigan & West Lancashire created in Liverpool Diocese; Warrington (Liverpool Diocese) renamed St Helens & Warrington; Mission Resources created in Leeds Diocese
|
135
|
| 2016
|
Mission Resources (Leeds Diocese) discontinued
|
134
|
| 2017
|
Generous Giving & Stewardship (York Diocese) discontinued
|
133
|
| 2019
|
Rural Mission created in St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocese
|
134
|
| 2022
|
Derby and Chesterfield (Derby Diocese) discontinued; Derby City and South Derbyshire, East Derbyshire and Derbyshire Peak and Dales created in Derby Diocese
|
135
|
| 2024 (date TBC)
|
Wigan & West Lancashire (Liverpool Diocese) discontinued
|
134
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