Archdeacon of Aston

The Archdeacon of Aston is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Birmingham.

The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[1] within the archdeaconry's three deaneries: Aston and Sutton Coldfield, Coleshill and Polesworth, and Yardley and Solihull.

The post was created from the Archdeaconry of Birmingham by Order-in-Council on 23 October 1906[2] and is currently held by Phelim O'Hare, who was collated at Aston Parish Church on 14 July 2024.[3][4]

  1. ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
  2. ^ "No. 27960". The London Gazette. 23 October 1906. pp. 7089–7090.
  3. ^ Birmingham, Church of England. "Archdeacon of Aston announced - Church of England Birmingham". www.cofebirmingham.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "notice sheet" (PDF). Elmdon Church. 7 July 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.