The archdeaconry covers approximately the north-west and south-west corners of the diocese.
As of 2012[update], the archdeaconry of Maidstone consists the following deaneries in the Diocese of Canterbury:
He served in parishes in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds until 1998 when he was appointed Priest in Charge of Otham with Langley in Kent, becoming the Rector in 2001.
He was Vicar of St Paul’s Maidstone from 2010 to 2020 and an Honorary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral from 2011.
[33] Sewell has announced his intention to retire effective 18 January 2025.