Thomas Williams (archdeacon of Craven)

The Venerable Thomas Williams MC VD

Archdeacon of Craven
In office 1949–1956

Personal details
Born	Thomas John Williams 9 May 1889
Died	4 July 1956
Spouse(s)	Ethel Marion née Roberts

Thomas John Williams MC VD (9 May 1889 – 4 July 1956) was Archdeacon of Craven from 1949^[1] to 1956.

Educated at Durham University and ordained in 1915,^[2] Williams was awarded the Military Cross for his service as a Chaplain to the Forces during World War I. He was Vicar of Otley from 1937; and an Honorary Canon of Bradford Cathedral from 1939.^[3]

References[]

^ The Times, Friday, 16 December 1949; p. 2; Issue 51566; col C Ecclesiastical News Archdeacon of Craven
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947-48 Oxford, OUP, 1947
^ "Who was Who" 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7

v t Archdeacons of Richmond, of Craven and of Richmond and Craven
High Medieval	Osbert de Bayeux Godfrey de Luci Eustace Honorius of Kent Honorius (again) Morgan Richard Marsh William Langton John le Romeyn the elder Richard le Brun Henry of Newark
Late Medieval	John Sandale Roger Northburgh Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord Robert Wodehouse John Gynwell John Waltham (er) Nicholas Bubwith Stephen Scrope (again) Henry Bowet Thomas Kempe William Grey Lawrence Booth John Arundel John Booth John Sherwood John Blyth Christopher Urswick James Stanley (yr) Thomas Wynter William Knight
Early modern	John Bird John Horleston (again) Christopher Goodman Thomas Mallory Thomas Dod Henry Bridgeman Charles Bridgeman Henry Dove William Stratford Thomas Townson Thomas Breithweite George Bower John Owen Henry Law John Headlam Charles Dodgson
Late modern	Edwards Cust William Danks Armstrong Hall Arthur Watson Claude Thornton Donald Bartlett William MacPherson Harry Graham John Turnbull Paul Burbridge Norman McDermid Ken Good Janet Henderson Nicholas Henshall (Acting) Paul Slater (Acting)
Craven (1836–2014)	Charles Musgrave Vincent Ryan William Boyd Francis Kilner Lucas Cook James Howson Frederick Ackerley Thomas Williams Arthur Sephton Martin Kaye Brian Smith Malcolm Grundy Paul Slater (became Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven)
Richmond and Craven	Paul Slater Simon Cowling (Acting) Beverley Mason Jonathan Gough

Office holders

Diocesan bishop	Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds
Area bishops	Tony Robinson, Bishop of Wakefield Helen-Ann Hartley, Bishop of Ripon Jonathan Gibbs, Bishop of Huddersfield Toby Howarth, Bishop of Bradford Paul Slater, Bishop of Kirkstall (area bishop for Leeds)
Other bishops	AEO: the area Bishop of Wakefield & Rod Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Maidstone
Deans	John Dobson, Dean of Ripon Simon Cowling, Dean of Wakefield , Dean-designate of Bradford
Archdeacons	Peter Townley, Archdeacon of Pontefract and Acting Archdeacon of Halifax Andy Jolley, Archdeacon of Bradford Paul Ayers, Archdeacon of Leeds Jonathan Gough, Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven , Archdeacon-designate of Halifax

Predecessor offices

diocesan Bishops of Ripon (1836–2014; renamed "Ripon and Leeds" in 1999), of Wakefield (1888–2014) and of Bradford (1919–2014)
Bishop suffragan of Penrith (1888–1889; reappointed to Richmond)
Bishops suffragan of Knaresborough (renamed Ripon), of Pontefract (renamed Wakefield) and of Richmond (renamed Kirkstall)
Provost of Bradford (1930–2000; see Dean of Bradford)
Provost of Wakefield (1931–2000; see Dean of Wakefield)
Archdeacon of Craven (1836–2014; merged into Richmond and Craven)
Archdeacon of Halifax (1888–1927; renamed Pontefract)
Archdeacon of Huddersfield (1888–1927; renamed Halifax)
Archdeacon of Ripon (1894–1921; renamed Archdeacon of Leeds)

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