The Archdeaconry of Hastings was part of the Diocese of Chichester

Diocese of Chichester

The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was created in 1075 to replace the old Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey from 681. The cathedral is Chichester Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Chichester...

 and was created on the 24 June 1912. The Diocese of Chichester almost exactly covers the counties of East and West Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove, stretching for nearly a hundred miles (160 km) along the south coast of England.

The Archdeaconry of Hastings was merged with the Archdeaconry of Lewes in 1975 during the time of Bishop Kemp. The diocese currently has three archdeaconries, namely the Archdeaconry of Horsham, the Archdeaconry of Chichester

Archdeacon of Chichester

The post of Archdeacon of Chichester was created in the 12th Century, although the Diocese of Sussex was founded by St Wilfrid the exiled Bishop of York in AD 681. The original location of the See was in Selsey. The See was...

 as well as the Archdeaconry of Lewes & Hastings.

There follows a list of the archdeacons of Hastings.

List of archdeacons

• 1912–1915: Theodore Churton
• 1915–1920: Benedict Hoskyns
• 1920–1922: Arthur Upcott
• 1922–1926: Thomas Cook
• 1922–1938: Arthur Alston
• 1938–1956: Ernest Reid
• 1956–1975: Guy Mayfield

Hastings merged with Lewes to create the Archdeaconry of Lewes & Hastings in 1975.