Christopher Laurence

John Harvard Christopher Laurence (born 15 April 1929) is an English Anglican clergyman who was Archdeacon of Lindsey from 1985^[1] until 1994.

Laurence was educated at Christ's Hospital, Trinity Hall, Cambridge and Westcott House, Cambridge.^[2] He was an officer in the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment from 1948 to 1950. After a curacy at St Nicholas, Lincoln he was Vicar of St George, Scunthorpe from 1959 to 1973. He was St Hugh's Missioner for the Diocese of Lincoln from 1974 to 1979; and the Bishop of London's Director of Clergy Training, from 1979 to 1985.^[3]

Notes

^ Church news. The Times (London, England), Thursday, 27 December 1984; pg. 10; Issue 62021
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1959-60 London: Oxford University Press, 1959
^ 'LAURENCE, Ven. (John Harvard) Christopher', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, November 2016 accessed 6 May 2017

Church of England titles
Preceded by Bill Dudman	Archdeacon of Lindsey 1985 – 1994	Succeeded by Roderick Wells

Diocese of Lincoln

Lincoln Cathedral
Edward King House
Bishop's Palace, Lincoln (medieval & 19th century – 1948)
Buckden Palace (12th century – 1841)
Riseholme Hall (1843–1888)
Bishop's House, Lincoln (1948–2011)
5-bed bishop's house (since 2011)
Area scheme (2010–2013)

Office holders

Stephen Conway, Bishop of Lincoln
David Court, Bishop suffragan of Grimsby
Nicholas Chamberlain, Bishop suffragan of Grantham
AEO: Bishop suffragan of Richborough (vacant) & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
Simon Jones, Dean-designate of Lincoln
Justine Allain Chapman, Archdeacon of Boston
Gavin Kirk, Archdeacon of Lincoln
Aly Buxton, Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey

Selected deaneries

Deanery of Christianity
Deanery of Lafford

Historic offices

Bishop of Nottingham (1870–1893)
Archdeacon of Huntingdon (c. 1075–1837; moved to Ely)
Archdeacon of Northampton (1092–1541; became Peterborough)
Archdeacon of Oxford (c. 1092–1541; became Oxford)
Archdeacon of Bedford (1092–1837; moved to Oxford)
Archdeacon of Buckingham (1092–1837; moved to Oxford)
Archdeacon of Leicester (1092–1837; moved to Peterborough)
Archdeacon of Nottingham (1837–1884; moved to Southwell)
Archdeacon of Lindsey (1933–1994; merged back to Stow)

v t e Archdeacons of Stow, of Lindsey and of Stow and Lindsey
High Medieval (Stow)	Hugh Osbert William son of Osbert Roger de Almaria Richard de Almaria Alexander William de Firsby William de Thornaco John of York Hugh de Sancto Edwardo William son of Fulk II William of Canterbury W. Gilbert Michael de Benington Simon de Barton Antony de Sauzthorp Durand of Lincoln Joceline Kirmington
Late Medieval (Stow)	William Ockham William Langwath Adam de Brome Richard Northwode Walter Stauren John Islip Simon Islip John Nassington John Longespey de Regenhill Thomas Ripplingham John Bekingham Henry Chaddesden Henry Motoun Thomas Chandos Thomas Aston Hugh Hanworth Thomas Brunce Stephen Wilton William Lyndwood William Scrope Peter Irford Lawrence Booth Edmund Booth William Witham John Collinson Thomas Downe Edmund Shireff John Blithe William Sheffield Robert Frost William Smith Edward Derby
Early modern (Stow)	Anthony Draycot Christopher Massingberd John Aylmer John Harrison John Aylmer (again) Roger Kelke Thomas Sparke John Fermery John Hills Alexander Chapman Nicholas Walker James Duport Stephen Luddington Byrom Eaton John Gery John Hutton Laurence Echard Squire Payne William Bassett John Towne Robert Wharton Cayley Illingworth Henry Bayley William Stonehouse
Late modern (Stow)	John Giles Edward Trollope (Bishop of Nottingham) George Perry John Bond George Jeudwine John Wakeford Ernest Blackie (Bishop of Grantham then of Grimsby) Arthur Greaves, Bishop of Grimsby Mervyn Armstrong Lawrence Ashcroft Michael Roy Sinker Sidney Harvie-Clark David Scott Roderick Wells (became Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey)
of Lindsey	archdeaconry split from that of Stow Herbert Parry Nathaniel Railton Lisle Marsden Clifford Jarvis Bill Dudman Christopher Laurence merged back into Stow archdeaconry
of Stow and Lindsey	Roderick Wells (previously Archdeacon of Stow) Tim Ellis Jane Sinclair Mark Steadman Aly Buxton