The Archdeacon of Bombay was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Bombay,[1] and dates back to the early 19th Century.
[2] As such he was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [3] within his part of the diocese.
It is now the Church of North India Diocese of Bombay.
[4] In 1866, C. H. Leigh Lye had held this post since 1865, and was bishop's commissary.
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