Archdeacon of Norwich explained
The Archdeacon of Norwich is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Norwich, who exercises supervision of clergy and responsibility for church buildings within the geographical area of her or his archdeaconry.
History
The ancient Archdeaconry of Norwich has been an ecclesiastical jurisdiction within the Diocese of Norwich since its creation around 1100 – at which time the first archdeacons were being appointed across the nation.
List of archdeacons
High Medieval
Diocesan archdeacons:Four archdeacons occur in records but cannot be clearly identified with a particular territory:
- bef. 1086–aft. 1107: Geoffrey
- bef. 1107–aft. 1114: Alfred
- bef. 1101–aft. 1115: Osbern
- bef. 1111–aft. 1115: Walter
Archdeacons of Norwich:
- bef. 1127–aft. 1148: William (I)
- aft. 1146: Ralph
- bef. 1161–aft. 1164: Philip
- bef. 1168–aft. 1178: William (II)
- bef. 1182–aft. 1198: Thomas
- 1200–1225 (res.): Geoffrey de Burgh
- 1228–1229 (res.): Luke the chaplain (became Archbishop of Dublin)
- 1229–aft. 1238: John of Ferentino
- bef. 1248–aft. 1252: William de Suffield
- & : post not vacant
- bef. 1273–aft. 1289 (res.): Thomas de Skerning (became Archdeacon of Suffolk)
Late Medieval
- 4 February 1302 – 1324 (res.): William de Knapton (became Archdeacon of Suffolk)
- 16 April 1324–bef. 1328 (res.): Roger de Snetisham
- 8 December 1328 – 1340 (res.): William Bateman
- 1340–1347 (res.): Thomas Fastolf
- January 1347–bef. 1349: Hamo de Belers
- February 1347–bef. May 1347 (rev.): Thomas de Bradwardine (ineffective royal grant)
- May 1347–?: John Berenger (ineffective royal grant)
- 27 August 1349 – 1355 (d.): Richard Lyng
- 9 April 1355–bef. 1361 (d.): Richard de Norwico
- 17 October 1361 – 27 March 1387 (exch.): William Swynflet
- 27 March 1387–aft. 1801: John Derlyngton
- 17 November 1395: John de Middleton (ineffective royal grant)
- November 1406–bef. November 1407 (res.): Robert Wolveden
- 12 November 1407–bef. 1419 (d.): William Westacre
- 11 April 1419 – 1426 (d.): Henry Kays
- bef. 1428–aft. 1455: Richard Cawdray
- bef. 1465–1459 (res.): John Hales
- bef. 1461–bef. 1462 (res.): John Morton
- bef. 1463–aft. 1463: Vincent Clement
- bef. 1472–3 January 1477 (exch.): John Morton (again; also Archdeacon of Winchester from 1475 and of Berks from 1476)
- 3 January 1477–aft. 1483: Thomas Marke
- bef. 1484–1497 (res.): Nicholas Goldwell (became Archdeacon of Suffolk)
- 20 April 1497–bef. 1509 (res.): Robert Honywood
- 14 June 1509–bef. 1517 (d.): John Ednam
- 5 February 1517 – 1522 (res.): William Stillington (became Archdeacon of Norfolk)
- 9 April 1522–bef. 1528 (res.): Thomas Larke
- 26 June 1528–July 1543 (d.): George Wyndham
- 25 November 1543–bef. 1557 (d.): Thomas Cornwalleys
Early modern
Late modern
Notes and References
- Book: Venn, John. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ..., Volume 2. 440.
- https://twitter.com/adrianharris/status/748160903175110657 Twitter — Adrian Harris
- Web site: New Archdeacon of Norwich and Warden of Readers Announced . Diocese of Norwich . 4 July 2016 . 5 July 2016 .
- News: Diocese of Salisbury . Lay Ministry gets a new Diocesan Champion . 8 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220101153430/https://www.salisbury.anglican.org/news/lay-ministry-gets-a-new-diocesan-champion/ . 1 January 2022 . 1 January 2022.
- Web site: Norwich Cathedral . Notices for Sunday 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929221518/https://norwichcathedralmedia.azureedge.net/live/docs/default-source/default-document-library/sunday-sheet-25-september---the-feast-of-the-dedication-of-the-cathedral-church5276571e0c8663e39143ff00009d7e70.pdf . 29 September 2022 . 29 September 2022 .