Archdeacon of Macclesfield
The Archdeacon of Macclesfield is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Chester. As such she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within its six rural deaneries: Bowdon, Congleton, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Mottram Nantwich, Chadkirk, Cheadle and Stockport.
The archdeaconry of Macclesfield was created from the Chester archdeaconry on 21 September 1880. The current incumbent is Ian Bishop.
