Archdeacon of Oakham

The Archdeacon of Oakham is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Peterborough.[1] As such, they are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[2] within its six rural deaneries: Corby, Higham, Kettering, Oundle, Peterborough and Rutland.[3]

The archdeaconry was created by splitting the Archdeaconry of Northampton on 29 June 1875; the archdeaconry has remained part of Peterborough diocese since its creation.[4]

  1. ^ Diocesan web site
  2. ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
  3. ^ Crockford's on line accessed Sunday 4 December 2011 19:43 GMT
  4. ^ "No. 24223". The London Gazette. 29 June 1875. pp. 3291–3293.