Archdeacon of Lincoln

High Medieval

• bef. 1092–?: Richard (first archdeacon)
• c.1100 Albertus Longobardus (the Lombard)
• c. 1106–?: Nicholas
• c.1117 William Bajocensis ^[1]
• ?–?1129 Roger de Clinton (afterwards Bishop of Lichfield, 1129)^[1]
• bef. 1132–?: William of Bayeux
• bef. 1145–aft. 1169: Robert
• c. 1160: Richard D'Aumery
• c. 1140–1170: Robert de Chesney
• bef. 1171–bef. 1175 (res.): Geoffrey Plantagenet (afterwards Bishop of Lincoln, 1173)
• aft. 1175–aft. 1215 (rem.): Peter (half-brother of Geoffrey)
• bef. 1219–1223 (res.): William de Thornaco (afterwards Dean of Lincoln, 1223)
• 1223–1238 (d.): Robert of Hailes
• 1238–1248 (res.): Thomas Wallensis (afterwards Bishop of St Davids, 1248)
• 1248–1255 (depr.): William Lupus (Le Loup)
• c. 1255–aft. 1277 (d.): Roger de Fuldon
• bef. 1277–12 December 1290 (d.): William de la Gare
• bef. 1291–30 May 1319 (exch.): William de Estiniaco (d'Estaing)

Late Medieval

• 30 May 1319 – 1323 (res.): John de Stratford (afterwards Bishop of Winchester, 1324]]
• 1323–c. 1 March 1330 (res.): Archibald de Périgord (bishop's/papal grant)
• 22 July 1323 – 25 October 1330 (rev.): John Erdeleye (royal grant; revoked)
• 24 July 1323: Robert Baldock (unsuccessful royal grant)
• 6 February 1327 – 1331 (d.): Hugh de Camera (royal grant; papal grant in 1330)
• 26 May 1331 – 1349 (d.): Thomas Northwood/Northwode
• 1349: John de Offord ^[1]
• 1352: William Askeby/Scoter (unsuccessful papal reservation)
• 8 May 1354 – 1355 (res.): Hugues Auberti (Hugh Aubert)
• 18 February 1355 – 10 May 1363 (d.): Audoen Cardinal Aubert (Cardinal priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo)
• 23 May 1363 – 1367 (res.): William of Wykeham (afterwards Bishop of Winchester 1367)
• bef. 1369–1386 (d.): Richard de Ravenser
• 5 June 1386–bef. 1390 (d.): Nicholas Chaddesden (claimant)
• 23 March 1387–September 1401 (res.): Henry Bowet ^[2] {afterwards Bishop of Wells,1401)
• bef. 1391–4 March 1391 (rem.): John Thomas
• 1 April 1399: William Feriby (royal grant)
• 23 April 1399: Richard Maudeleyn (collated by bishop)
• 27 September 1401 – 1403 (d.): John Scarle
• 25 April 1403 – 1405 (d.): Thomas Bekingham
• 6 February 1405 – 1431 (d.): Henry Wells
• 22 September 1407: Anthonio Correr (unsuccessful claimant)
• 23 October 1431 – 1458 (d.): Richard Cawdrey/Caudray
• 1458–1463 (d.): Richard Ewen
• 27 April 1464 – 1471 (d.): John Chadworth

• 6 August 1471–bef. 1481 (d.): John Rudying
• 5 November 1481 – 1494 (d.): John Coke
• 28 July 1494 – 1506 (d.): Thomas Hutton
• 21 August 1506 – 1528 (d.): William Smith
• 22 June 1528 – 1542 (att.): Richard Pate (later Bishop of Worcester, 1554)

Early modern

• 8 April 1542 – 1549 (d.): George Heneage (previously Dean of Lincoln, 1528–38)
• 22 September 1549 – 1554 (depr.): Nicholas Bullingham (deprived)
• 23 May 1554–December 1558 (d.): Thomas Marshall
• 27 December 1558 – 15 January 1559 (depr.): Gawin/Owen Hodgson (deprived)
• 15 January 1559 – 1562: Nicholas Bullingham (restored; also Bishop of Lincoln from 1560)
• 6 November 1562 – 1577 (res.): John Aylmer (afterwards Bishop of London, 1577)
• 25 June 1577 – 1580 (res.): William Cole (later Dean of Lincoln, 1598)
• 1 April 1581 – 1595 (d.): John Barefoot
• 27 August 1595 – 1612 (d.): Richard Clayton (also Dean of Peterborough, 1590-1612)
• 11 September 1612 – 1626 (d.): John Hills
• 25 November 1626 – 1644 (d.): Morgan Wynne
• 20 August 1645 – 2 February 1667 (d.): Raphael Throckmorton (not installed until the Restoration, 1660)
• 27 February 1667 – 13 August 1709 (d.): John Cawley
• 26 August 1687: Thomas Oldys (unsuccessful counter-claimant)
• 22 October 1709 – 21 January 1725 (d.): John Mandeville (also Dean of Peterborough, 1722–25)
• 19 July 1725 – 6 June 1769 (d.): George Reynolds
• 1 July 1769 – 4 January 1793 (d.): John Gordon
• 13 September 1793 – 5 June 1817 (d.): John Pretyman
• 11 June 1817 – 8 February 1845 (res.): Charles Goddard
• 22 February 1845 – 24 December 1862 (d.): Henry Bonney

Late modern

• 1863–9 June 1913 (d.): William Kaye^[3]
• 1913–1925 (res.): George Jeudwine^[4]
• 1925–1933 (ret.): John Hine (also Bishop suffragan of Grantham until 1930; honorary assistant bishop after 1930)^[5]
• 1933–1937 (res.): Hubert Larken^[6]
• 1938–1947 (res.): Kenneth Warner^[7]
• 1947–1951 (res.): Kenneth Lamplugh^[8]
• 1951–1958 (res.): Kenneth Healey^[9]
• 1960–1976 (ret.): Arthur Smith (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[10]
• 1977–1983 (res.): Michael Adie^[11]
• 1983–1988 (res.): Ronald Milner^[12]
• 1988–1995 (ret.): Michael Brackenbury (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[13]
• 1995–2008 (ret.): Arthur Hawes (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[14]
• September 2009–November 2015 (res.): Tim Barker^{[15][16][17][18]}
• 27 November 2015 – 27 March 2016 (Acting): Geoffrey Arrand, Archdeacon emeritus of Suffolk^[19]
• 27 March 2016–priest:^[20] Gavin Kirk^[21]