The Archdeacon of Bournemouth is a senior
ecclesiastical officer within the
Diocese of Winchester. As Archdeacon, he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the archdeaconry, which consists of six deaneries in the southern part of the diocese: Bournemouth, Christchurch, Eastleigh, Lyndhurst, Romsey and Southampton.[1] Before 2000, the title was Archdeacon of Winchester.
History
A similar area of the diocese was previously supervised by the ancient Archdeacons of Winchester, while the north (now the new
Winchester archdeaconry) was previously overseen by the Archdeacon of Basingstoke.
^Baggs, A. P.; Critall, Elizabeth; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1980). "Parishes: Bishopstone". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.).
A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 11.
Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 3–19. Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via British History Online.
The Archdeacon of Bournemouth is a senior
ecclesiastical officer within the
Diocese of Winchester. As Archdeacon, he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the archdeaconry, which consists of six deaneries in the southern part of the diocese: Bournemouth, Christchurch, Eastleigh, Lyndhurst, Romsey and Southampton.[1] Before 2000, the title was Archdeacon of Winchester.
History
A similar area of the diocese was previously supervised by the ancient Archdeacons of Winchester, while the north (now the new
Winchester archdeaconry) was previously overseen by the Archdeacon of Basingstoke.
^Baggs, A. P.; Critall, Elizabeth; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1980). "Parishes: Bishopstone". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.).
A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 11.
Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 3–19. Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via British History Online.