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[1] and became part of the re-erected Diocese of Bristol on 8 February 1898.
[2] As archdeacon she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[3] within three area deaneries: Bristol City, Bristol South and Bristol West.