The Archdeacon of Ludlow is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Hereford.
The Shropshire archdeaconry in the Hereford diocese included the deaneries of Burford, Stottesdon, Ludlow, Pontesbury, Clun Forest and Wenlock and the Salop archdeaconry in the Coventry and Lichfield diocese the deaneries of Salop and Newport.
[1] The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [2] within the six current area deaneries: Bridgnorth, Clun Forest, Condover, Ludlow, Pontesbury and Telford Severn Gorge.
The post is currently vacant following the retirement of Alistair Magowan, Bishop suffragan of Ludlow.
It was announced by the diocese in July 2020 that Magowan's successor is to be full-time Archdeacon only.