James Croft (priest)

James Croft (2 July 1784 – 9 May 1869) was Archdeacon of Canterbury from 18 June 1825^[1] until his death.^[2]

The son of Robert Croft, Canon of York,^[3] he was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge. Croft was ordained in 1810 and held incumbencies at Ingoldmells, Saltwood, Great Chart and Cliffe-at-Hoo.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Horn, Joyce M. (1974), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 3, pp. 15–17
^ "The Archdeacon Of Canterbury – The Venererable James Croft, M.A." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 11, 1869; pg. 11; Issue 26434
^ Classical Victorians: Scholars, Scoundrels and Generals in Pursuit of Antiquity. Richardson, E p197: Cambridge, CUP, 2013 ISBN 978-1-107-02677-3
^ "Croft, James (CRFT802J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Hugh Percy	Archdeacon of Canterbury 1825 - 1869	Succeeded by Edward Parry

v t e Archdeacons of Canterbury
High Medieval	Valerius Ansketil William John Helewise Walter Roger de Pont L'Évêque Thomas Becket Geoffrey Ridel Herbert Poore Philip of Poitou Henry de Castilion Henry Sandford Simon Langton Richard de Sancto Johanne Stephen de Monte Luelli/of Vienne Hugh de Mortuo Mari William Middleton Robert of Gernemue Richard de Ferings
Late Medieval	John de Langeton Simon de Faversham Bernard Ezius de le Breto Guichard de le Breto Simon of Comminges John Bruton Raymond de Roux Hugh de Angoulême Simon de Montacute Robert de Stratford Bernard Sistre Pierre Roger Simon Islip William Cardinal de la Jugee Henry de Wakefield Aymar Roche John de Fordham William Pakington Adam Mottrum Thomas Butiller Richard Clifford Robert Hallam Angelo Cardinal Acciaioli John Wakering Henry Rumworth/Circeter William Chichele Prospero Cardinal Colonna Thomas Chichele Thomas Winterbourne John Bourgchier Hugh Peynthwyn
Early modern	William Warham Edmund Cranmer Nicholas Harpsfield Edmund Gheast Edmund Freke William Redman Charles Fotherby William Kingsley George Hall William Sancroft Samuel Parker John Battely Thomas Green Thomas Bowers Samuel Lisle Sir John Head William Backhouse John Lynch
Late modern	Houstonne Radcliffe Hugh Percy James Croft Edward Parry Rodney Eden William Walsh Leonard White-Thomson Edward Hardcastle Karl Sopwith Alexander Sargent Michael Nott Bernard Pawley John Simpson Michael Till John Pritchard Patrick Evans Sheila Watson Philip Down & Stephen Taylor, Joint Acting Jo Kelly-Moore Will Adam

v t e Diocese of Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral The Old Palace, Canterbury Diocesan House, Canterbury
Office holders	Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury (Primate of All England) Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop suffragan of Dover (pseudo-diocesan) AEO: the Bishop suffragan of Richborough & the Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet David Monteith, Dean of Canterbury Will Adam, Archdeacon of Canterbury Darren Miller, Archdeacon of Ashford Andrew Sewell, Archdeacon of Maidstone
Provincial episcopal visitors	Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Bishop suffragan of Richborough (vacant)
Selected deaneries	Elham Deanery Romney Deanery
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Croydon (1904–1985; transferred to Southwark) Bishop suffragan of Maidstone (1944–2009) Archdeacon of Croydon (1930–1985; transferred to Southwark)

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