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 but became part of the new Diocese of Leicester upon its creation on 12 November 1926.
The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy"ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 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.Diocese of Leicester — Claire Wood announced as new Archdeacon of Loughborough (Accessed 27 April 2017)
List of archdeacons 1921–1921 (res.): Charles Boucher 1921–15 November 1922 (d.): Percy Bowers 1923–1940 (ret.): William Hurrell (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1940–1953 (ret.): William Lyon (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1953–1963 (res.): Berkeley Cole 1963–1986 (ret.): Harold Lockley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1986–1992 (ret.): Hughie Jones (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 1992–2005 (ret.): Ian Stanes (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) 2005–2009 (res.): Paul Hackwood 200927 March 2017 (ret.):Diocese of Leicester — New Warden for Launde Abbey (Accessed 27 April 2017) David Newman 28 February8 October 2017: Sue Field, acting archdeacon and Diocesan Director of OrdinandsDiocese of Leicester — Appointment of interim Acting Archdeacon of Loughborough (Accessed 19 December 2016) 8 October 2017present: Claire Wood
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