The Archdeacon of Lancaster is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Blackburn. Originally created in the Diocese of Manchester it became part of the new Diocese of Blackburn in 1926.
As Archdeacon, they are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy Meakin, T. ABCD: a basic church dictionary. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2001 within the seven area deaneries: Blackpool, Garstang, Kirkham, Lancaster & Morecambe, Poulton, Preston and Tunstall.
The post was created, simultaneously with Manchester diocese, from the Archdeaconry of Chester on 31 August 1847 but remained unfilled until 1870; and is currently vacant.
List of archdeacons 1847–1870: Post vacant 1870–1895 (ret.): William Hornby (1810–1899) 1896–1905 (res.): Arthur Clarke 1905–1909 (d.): William Bonsey (1845–1909) 1909–1936 (d.): Phipps Hornby (1853–1936; son of William)Descendants of Phipps Hornby: Phipps Hornby The archdeaconry was transferred from the diocese of Manchester to the newly created diocese of Blackburn by Order-in-Council on 12 November 1926. 1936–1950 (d.): Henry Fosbrooke 1950–1954 (res.): Benjamin Pollard, Bishop suffragan of Lancaster 1955–1959 (res.): Gordon Fallows 1959–1966 (ret.): Charles Lambert (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1966–1980 (ret.): Geoffrey Gower-Jones (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1981–1997 (ret.): Ken Gibbons (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1997–1999 (res.): Robert Ladds (afterward Bishop suffragan of Whitby) 1999–2005 (res.): Colin Williams (afterwards archdeacon emeritus; born 1952) 2005–2010 (res.): Peter Ballard (born 1955) March 201122 September 2019 (res.): Michael Everitt 13 April 2017present: Simon Cox, Temporary Assistant ArchdeaconDiocese of Blackburn — Clergy Moves (Archived from the original, 6 July 2017; accessed 23 June 2018) 4 February 2020present: David Picken
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