TheArchdeacon of Craven was a seniorecclesiastical officer within theDiocese of Bradford. The final archdeacon wasPaul Slater.^[1]

As an Archdeacon, they were responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy^[2] within fourarea deaneries:Bowland,Ewecross,Skipton andSouth Craven.^[3] The archdeaconry was erected, part of the newDiocese of Ripon, on 5 October 1836 by Order in Council under theEstablished Church Act 1836^[4] and transferred to theDiocese of Bradford upon that diocese's creation on 25 November 1919.^[5] Upon the creation of theDiocese of Leeds on 20 April 2014,^[6] the archdeaconry was dissolved and its territory added to theRichmond archdeaconry; Slater was automatically transferred (by the legislation) to the newly-renamed post ofArchdeacon of Richmond and Craven.^[7]

• 30 December 1836 – 17 April 1875 (d.):Charles Musgrave (first archdeacon)^[8]
• 1875–1880 (res.):Vincent Ryan
• 1880–1893:William Boyd
• 1893–1896 (d.):Joseph Bardsley
• 1896–1913 (res.):Francis Kilner (becameBishop suffragan of Richmond)^[9]
• 1913–1928 (d.):Lucas Cook^[10]

On 25 November 1919, the archdeaconry was transferred to the newBradford diocese.

• 1928–1934 (d.):James Howson^[11]
• 1934–1949 (ret.):Frederick Ackerley^[12]
• 1949–4 July 1956 (d.):Thomas Williams^[13]
• 1956–1972 (ret.):Arthur Sephton (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[14]
• 1972–16 June 1977 (d.):Martin Kaye^[15]
• 1977–1986 (ret.):David Rogers^[16]
• 1987–1993 (res.):Brian Smith^[17]
• 1994–2005 (ret.):Malcolm Grundy^[18]
• 2005 – 20 April 2014:Paul Slater(becameArchdeacon of Richmond and Craven)^[19]

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