Annual Visitations

Please find here information about the Annual Visitations of Archdeacons.

Admission of Churchwardens

At the Visitations the Archdeacon will deliver a charge to the clergy and churchwardens.

Churchwardens for the coming year will make their declarations at the Visitation Court prior to being admitted into office.The relevant documents will be sent out to clergy and current Church Wardens by the PAs to the Archdeacons:

Those prevented from attending by illness or other cause should notify the Archdeacon or their PA in writing.

Whilst Readers, members of Parochial Church Councils and parish and diocesan officers are not cited to attend, they are warmly invited by the Archdeacons to do so.

Date and locations of Visitation Courts 2025:

BRADFORD ARCHDEACONRY
Tuesday 24^th June 7.00pm – held at St James’, Thornton
Wednesday 2^nd July 7.00pm – held at St Andrew’s, Keighley

HALIFAX ARCHDEACONRY
Tuesday 24^th June 7pm for 7.30pm - held at Dewsbury Minster
Tuesday 1^st July 7pm for 7.30pm- held at Huddersfield Parish Church
Sunday 13^th July 4pm for 4.30pm - held at Halifax Minster

LEEDS ARCHDEACONRY
Wednesday 11^th June 7.00pm – North West Leeds Deanery – held at All Saints church, Otley
Wednesday 18^th June 2.00pm – East Leeds Deanery – held at St Mary’s Church, Whitkirk
Tuesday 24^th June 7.00pm – South Leeds Deanery – held at St Peter’s Church, Bramley

PONTEFRACT ARCHDEACONRY
Thursday 26^th June 7.00pm – held at Wakefield Cathedral

RICHMOND AND CRAVEN ARCHDEACONRY

Thursday 5^th June 7.00pm – Bowland and Ewecross Deanery – held at Holy Ascension, Settle
Wednesday 11^th June 7.00pm – Ripon Deanery – held at All Saints, Ripley
Tuesday 17^th June 7.00pm – Wensley Deanery – held at St Gregory’s, Bedale
Wednesday 25^th June 7.00pm –Richmond Deanery - held at St Cuthbert’s, Colburn
Tuesday 1^st July 7.00pm – Harrogate Deanery - held at St Peter’s Harrogate
Tuesday 8^th July 7.00pm – Skipton Deanery – held at Christ Church, Skipton

Church Warden Training events - all via zoom

Introductory Session - "Thinking of becoming a churchwarden" - 20 February 2025 - 7pm

Basic Churchwarden Training - for new churchwardens - 9 July 2025 - 7pm

Topic Based Training - 21 October 2025

If you could like to book a place at any of these sessions, please contact your Archdeacons PA:

Bradford - carmel.dylak@leeds.anglican.org
Halifax - pahalifaxarchdeacon@leeds.anglican.org
Leeds: helen.allison@leeds.anglican.org
Ripon: chloe.drummond@leeds.anglican.org
Wakefield: heather.ricks@leeds.anglican.org