Archdeacon of Lichfield
"From 1228, the diocese became the Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield. " "From 1539, the diocese became the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry. " "On 24 January 1837, the diocese lost the Coventry archdeaconry to the Diocese of Worcester and became the Diocese of Lichfield. " "Stoke archdeaconry was split off on 24 July 1877. "




"The archdeaconry was renamed Lichfield on 25 April 1980. "
List of archdeacons ; Late modern
On 24 July 1877, the archdeaconry of Stoke-upon-Trent was created from the northern part of the Stafford archdeaconry. After the deanery of Stafford was transferred on 26 September 1979 to the Stoke archdeaconry, Stafford archdeaconry was renamed the archdeaconry of Lichfield on 25 April 1980.