Archdeacon of Croydon

The Archdeacon of Croydon is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Southwark.

[1] As such the deacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [2] within its five rural deaneries: Croydon Addington, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South and Sutton.

[3] The archdeaconry was created in the Diocese of Canterbury from the Archdeaconry of Maidstone by Order in Council on 1 April 1930[4] and transferred to the Diocese of Southwark on 1 January 1985.

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