Archdeacon of Dorset

The Archdeacon of Dorset is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury. As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [1] within its five area deaneries: Blackmore Vale, Purbeck, Poole and Milton & Blandford.[2]

History

The role of archdeacons within the diocese of Salisbury originated around the time of the Norman Conquest; the first recorded archdeacon titled Archdeacon of Dorset occurs as an officer of that diocese from the mid-12th century. The archdeaconry was transferred to the diocese of Bristol upon her creation on 4 June 1542,[3] and later returned to Salisbury diocese by Order in Council on 7 October 1836.[4]

The post is currently vacant, following the appointment of Stephen Waine as Dean of Chichester.

List of archdeacons

Some archdeacons without territorial titles are recorded from around the time of the Norman Conquest; see Archdeacon of Salisbury.

High Medieval

  • bef. 1139–aft. 1173: Adelelm (also Dean of Lincoln from bef. 1145)
  • bef. 1184–aft. 1193: William
  • bef. 1196–aft. 1198: Richard
  • Ranulph son of Robert (disputed)
  • bef. 1200–aft. 1214 (res.): Adam
  • bef. 1222–aft. 1225: Herbert
  • bef. 1226–aft. 1241: Humphrey
  • bef. 1245–aft. 1255: Gerard de Bingham
  • bef. 1258–aft. 1258: Giordano Pironti
  • c. 1262 (res.): Simon of Bridport
  • bef. 1271–aft. 1271: John
  • ?–bef. 1275 (res.): Gerard de Grandson
Antony Bek was provided but did not take office.
  • bef. 1275–aft. 1280 (res.): Thomas Bek
  • bef. 1281–1284 (res.): Henry Brandeston (previously Archdeacon of Wilts; became Dean of Salibury)
  • bef. 1287–1297 (d.): William de la Wyle
  • 1297–aft. 1316 (d.): Henry de Bluntesdon

Late Medieval

  • 29 September 1316–bef. 1321: Peter de Periton
  • 3 January 1321–aft. 1339: Thomas de Hotoft
  • 28 January 1340–bef. 1346 (d.): John de Kirkeby
  • bef. 1347–aft. 1352: Bertrand Cardinal de Deucio (Cardinal-priest
of San Marco)
of Santi XII Apostoli; afterwards Pope at Avignon)
  • 18 November 1378–?: Thomas Pays
  • bef. 1380–bef. 1386: Niccolò Cardinal Caracciolo Moschino (Cardinal-priest
of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane)
of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere; Papal grant)
    • bef. 1397–bef. 1397 (d.): Michael Cergeaux (Royal grant)
    • 1397: Walter Medford (Royal grant)
    • 1397–30 June 1398 (depr.): Nicholas Bubwith (Papal grant)
    • 3 September 1397 – 1400: Henry Chichele (Bishop's man)
  • 9 July 1400 – 1406 (res.): Nicholas Bubwith (again)
  • 11 December 1406 – 22 February 1437 (exch.): John Mackworth
  • 22 February 1437–bef. 1440 (d.): John Hody (possibly the justice)
  • 19 July 1440–bef. 1447 (d.): John Stopyndon
  • 25 May 1447–bef. 1449 (d.): Robert Aiscough
  • 14 February 1449–bef. 1486 (d.): William Aiscough
  • 25 June 1486–bef. 1514 (res.): Robert Langton
  • 20 May 1514 – 1523 (res.): Richard Pace
  • 17 January 1523 – 1530 (res.): John Stokesley
  • 20 December 1530–bef. 1533 (d.): William Bennet
  • 25 November 1533 – 1535 (res.) Edward Foxe
  • bef. 1539–bef. 1542 (res.): John Skypp (also Bishop of Hereford from 1539)

Early modern

  • 1542–aft. 1547: Thomas Canner
  • 1551–1572 (d.): John Cotterell
  • 1572–aft. 1584: Henry Tynchiner
  • 1572–1575 (rem.): James Proctor (disputed)
  • ?–bef. 1621 (d.): Edward Wickham
  • 1621–bef. 1654 (d.): Richard Fitzherbert
  • 1660–bef. 1671 (d.): Richard Meredith
  • 16 September 1671 – 5 March 1683 (d.): Ralph Ironside
  • 25 March 1683–bef. 1698 (d.): The Hon John Feilding
  • 1698–bef. 1733 (d.): Robert Cooper
  • 7 May 1733–bef. 1762 (d.): Edward Hammond
  • 21 May 1762 – 15 November 1780 (d.): John Walker
  • 11 November 1780 – 19 April 1801 (res.): Watson Hand
  • 2 May 1801 – 29 May 1815 (d.): Henry Hall
  • 3 June 1815 – 13 November 1835 (d.): William England
  • 9 January 1836 – 13 January 1862 (res.): Robert Buckle

Late modern

References

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  2. ↑ Crockford's on line accessed Saturday 18 February 2012 15:29 GMT
  3. ↑ {{{author}}}, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857 8, pp. 3–6
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19426. pp. 1734–1738. 7 October 1836. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  5. ↑ SOWTER, Ven. Francis Briggs. Who Was Who. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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  12. ↑ SHARP, Ven. Richard Lloyd. Who Was Who. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  13. ↑ WALTON, Ven. Geoffrey Elmer. Who's Who 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  14. ↑ LUDLOW, Bishop Suffragan of,. Who's Who 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  15. ↑ WAINE, Ven. Stephen John. Who's Who 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  16. ↑ Diocese of Chichester – Downing Street announces new Dean of Chichester Cathedral (Accessed 20 November 2014)

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