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British Church of England priest

For the U.S, Marine Corps general nicknamed "Red Mike", see [Merritt A. Edson](/source/Merritt_A._Edson).

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**Michael Edson** (called Mike; born 2 September 1942) is a [British](/source/British_people) [Church of England](/source/Church_of_England) priest; he was [Archdeacon of Leicester](/source/Archdeacon_of_Leicester) from 1994 to 2002.[1]

Edson was educated at the [University of Birmingham](/source/University_of_Birmingham) and the [College of the Resurrection, Mirfield](/source/College_of_the_Resurrection). He was [ordained](/source/Ordained) [deacon](/source/Deacon) in 1972, and [priest](/source/Priest) in 1973.[2] After a [curacy](/source/Curate) at [St Peter, Barnstaple](/source/St_Peter's_Church%2C_Barnstaple) he was [Team Vicar](/source/Team_Vicar) of Barnstaple from 1977 to 1982. He was [Vicar](/source/Vicar) of [Roxbourne](/source/Roxbourne) from 1982 to 1989; and [Area Dean](/source/Rural_Dean) of [Harrow](/source/Harrow%2C_London) from 1985 to 1989. He was [Warden](/source/Warden_(college)) of [Lee Abbey](/source/Lee_Abbey) from 1989 to 1994 before his time as [Archdeacon of Leicester](/source/Archdeacon_of_Leicester); and [Rector](/source/Rector_(ecclesiastical)) of [Torridge](/source/Torridge_District) afterwards. In retirement, from 2014 to 2015, he was [Acting Archdeacon of Barnstaple](/source/Archdeacon_of_Barnstaple).[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *Church news.* [The Times](/source/The_Times) (London, England), Tuesday, January 29, 2002; pg. 16; Issue 67360

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *[Crockford's Clerical Directory](/source/Crockford's_Clerical_Directory) 1975-76* London: Oxford University Press, 1976 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-19-200008-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-200008-X)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ‘EDSON, Ven. Michael’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2015; online edn, Nov 2015 [accessed 5 July 2016](http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U14660,)

v t e Archdeacons of Leicester High Medieval Ranulph Godfrey Walter Robert de Chesney Hugh Barre Baldric de Segillo Hamo Roger de Rolleston Reimund of Lincoln Robert Grosseteste William de Dratton John of Basingstoke Solomon of Dover Roger de Saxenhurst Roger Martival Late Medieval Guillaume Cardinal de Farges Raynald Orsini Henry Chaddesden William Doune Philippe Cardinal de Cabassoles Giacomo Cardinal Orsini, Dean of Salisbury John Bottlesham John Elvet Richard Elvet John Legbourne Thomas Barnsley Richard Ewen William Witham Roger Rotherham John Morton Richard Lavender William Spark Henry Wilcocks Richard Maudeley Stephen Gardiner Edward Foxe Edmund Bonner William More Early modern Thomas Robertson Richard Barber Hugh Blythe Robert Johnson Richard Pilkington William Warr Henry Ferne Robert Hitch Clement Breton William Owtram Francis Meres Byrom Eaton John Rogers David Trimnel John Taylor James Bickham Andrew Burnaby Thomas Parkinson Thomas Bonney Late modern Henry Fearon Assheton Pownall John Mitchinson John Stocks Frederick MacNutt Cecil Matthews Irven Edwards Berkeley Cole David Silk Mike Edson Richard Atkinson Tim Stratford Richard Worsfold Richard Trethewey

v t e Archdeacons of Barnstaple High medieval Allured Ralph (I) William de Auco Roger Thomas Ralph de Werewell John Ralph (II) Isaac Walter de Pembroke Henry de Bracton Richard Blund Godfrey Giffard John de Bradleigh Thomas de Hertford Philip of Exon Ralph Germeyn Late medieval William Melton William Fitsrogo John Wele Bartholomew de Sancto Laurentio Walter Giffard Richard de Morcester Richard de Wideslade William Zouche John de Nassington John de Reynham Hugh de Monyton John de Derby William de Mugge Henry Whitefield Robert Rygge Richard Aldtyngton John Orum John Waryn Richard Helyer Michael Tregury Roger Keys William Fulford John Stubbes Owen Lord Robert Barforth William Elyot Early modern John Vesey Richard Norton John Young John Tyake Richard Tollett Thomas Brerwood John Pollard Henry Squire Robert Lawe William Tooker William Helyar James Smith Joshua Tucker William Read Robert Burscough Thomas Lynford Lewis Stephens John Grant William Hole Roger Massey John Andrew Late modern Peregrine Ilbert Jonathan Fisher Thomas Johnes John Bull George Barnes John Bartholomew Henry Woollcombe Herbert Barnes Albert Seymour Robert Trefusis Frank Jones Edgar Hay Denis James Guy Sanderson Arthur Ward Ronald Herniman Trevor Lloyd David Gunn-Johnson Mike Edson (Acting) Mark Butchers Verena Breed

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