Archdeacon of Loughborough

The Archdeacon of Loughborough is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Leicester.

The archdeaconry was created within the Diocese of Peterborough and from the Archdeaconry of Leicester on 25 February 1921[1] but became part of the new Diocese of Leicester upon its creation on 12 November 1926.

[2] The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[3] within the area deaneries: Akeley East, Akeley South, Akeley West, Guthlaxton, Sparkenhoe East and Sparkenhoe West.

Claire Wood became the Archdeacon of Loughborough on 8 October 2017.

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