Archdeacon of Hackney

The Archdeacon of Hackney is a senior Anglican priest serving the diocese of London, responsible for disciplinary and pastoral supervision of the clergy within its three area deaneries: Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets.

Created from the archdeaconry of London by Order-in-Council on 2 March 1951, at its erection the archdeaconry comprised the rural deaneries of Bethnal Green, of Hackney and Stoke Newington, of Islington, of Poplar and of Stepney.

• 1951 – 1971 (resigned): Michael Hodgins
• 1971 – 1981 (retired): George Timms (then Archdeacon Emeritus)
• 1981 – 1992 (resigned): Roger Sharpley
• 1992 – 1999 (translated): Clive Young (then Bishop of Dunwich)
• 1999 – 2010 (retired): Lyle Dennen
• 2011 – 2015 (translated): Rachel Treweek (then Bishop of Gloucester)
• 2015 – 2016 (acting): Jonathan Brewster
• 5 April 2016 – 13 August 2021 (resigned): Liz Adekunle
• 10 April 2022 – present: Peter Farley-Moore