Archdeacon of Taunton

The Archdeacon of Taunton has been, since the twelfth century, the senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of the archdeaconry of Taunton in the Diocese of Bath and Wells (in the Church of England).

History

Three archdeacons were appointed in what was then the Diocese of Wells during the time at which archdeacons were first appointed across the Church of England, not long after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The earliest archdeacons of the Taunton area occur with the title "Archdeacon beyond the Parrett", until the title "Archdeacon of Taunton" occurs, around the time the diocese was renamed to Bath in 1090. That name persisted for around a century until the see was moved again in 1197 and became called the Diocese of Bath and Glastonbury; in 1219 the name was returned to Diocese of Bath. The diocese's name was finally settled at Bath and Wells and both the diocese's and the archdeaconry's names have remained stable for the 800 years since.

List of archdeacons

Some archdeacons without territorial titles are recorded from around 1086; see Archdeacon of Wells.

High Medieval

Archdeacons beyond the Parrett:
  • bef. 1142–aft. 1151: Hugh of Tournai
  • bef. 1174–aft. 1182: Richard
  • bef. 1186–bef. 1188: Ralph of Lechlade
  • bef. 1189–aft. 1195: Robert de Geldford
Archdeacons of Taunton:
  • bef. 1204–aft. 1217: William of Wrotham
  • bef. 1217–aft. 1217: Peter of Chichester
  • bef. 1221–aft. 1236: Hugh de Wilton
  • bef. 1241–18 December 1263 (d.): Walter of St Quentin
  • bef. 1282–aft. 1282: unnamed archdeacon
  • bef. 1294–aft. 1294: William Burnell, Dean of Wells
  • 16 December 1298–aft. 1300: William de Molendino

Late Medieval

Early modern

  • 1551–1554 (res.): John White (became Bishop of Lincoln)
  • 22 May 1554–bef. 1560 (depr.): John FitzJames (deprived)
  • 1560–May 1584 (exch.): Justinian Lancaster
  • 7 May 1584–28 October 1613 (d.): Philip Bisse
  • 30 January 1587–?: Matthew Sutcliffe (probably ineffective; later Dean of Exeter)
  • 15 November 1613–1615 (d.): Peter Lilly
  • 1615–7 September 1643 (d.): Samuel Ward
  • 19 December 1643–4 April 1682 (d.): William Peirs
  • 22 April 1682–8 June 1712 (d.): Edward Waple
  • 25 July 1712–1726 (res.): Edmund Archer (became Archdeacon of Wells)
  • 8 December 1726–15 December 1752 (d.): George Atwood
  • 24 September 1753–1758 (res.): Lionel Seaman (became Archdeacon of Wells)
  • 11 October 1758–1760 (res.): Francis Potter (became Archdeacon of Wells)
  • 31 December 1760–1767 (res.): William Willes (became Archdeacon of Wells)
  • 27 October 1767–17 August 1780 (d.): Thomas Camplin
  • 19 September 1780–28 March 1817 (d.): John Turner
  • 19 April 1817–13 October 1827 (d.): George Trevelyan
  • 5 December 1827–10 September 1851 (d.): Anthony Hamilton
  • 30 September 1851–21 March 1896 (d.): George Denison

Late modern

References

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