Archdeacon of Dorset explained

The Archdeacon of Dorset is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England. He or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy^[1] within the four area deaneries: Purbeck, Poole, Wimborne, 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 its creation on 4 June 1542, and later returned to Salisbury diocese by Order in Council on 7 October 1836.

In 1916 the Archdeaconry of Sherborne was created, which was divided out of the historic archdeaconry of Dorset.

The post is currently held by Antony MacRow-Wood.^[3]

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
• (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)

• bef. 1373–1378 (res.): Robert Cardinal de Geneva (Cardinal-priest

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)

• 7 January 1386–bef. 1388: Ralph Erghum (possibly the Bishop of Salisbury)
• 13 September 1388–aft. 1390: Robert Ragenhull
• Disputed period:
  • bef. 1396–bef. 1397 (d.): Adam Cardinal Easton (Cardinal-priest

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 (deprived): 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

• 1862–1889: Thomas Sanctuary
• 1889–1901 (res.): Francis Sowter
• 1902–1927 (ret.): Charles Dundas^[4]
• 1927–1929 (d.): Eric Bodington
• 1929–7 April 1940 (d.): Okes Parish
• 1940–22 June 1947 (d.): Harold Rodgers
  • 1948–1955: Lancelot Addison 1955–1974 (ret.): Edward Seagar (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1975–1982 (ret.): Richard Sharp (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1982–2000 (ret.): Geoffrey Walton (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 2000–2009 (res.): Alistair Magowan
• 2009–2010: Patrick Evans (Acting)
• 18 April 2010 – 14 February 2015 (res.): Stephen Waine^[5]
• 24 June 2015–present: Antony MacRow-Wood^[6]

Notes and References

1. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001
2. Web site: Map of Salisbury Diocese. The Diocese of Salisbury. 5 March 2017.
3. Web site: Archdeacons. Ford. Michael. Diocese of Salisbury. en-gb. https://web.archive.org/web/20110121005836/http://www.salisbury.anglican.org/whos-who/archdeacons. 21 January 2011. dead. 5 March 2017.
4. Ecclesiastical intelligence . 20 February 1902 . 11 . 36696.
5. http://www.chichester.anglican.org/news/2014/11/19/downing-street-announces-new-dean-chichester-cathedral/ Diocese of Chichester – Downing Street announces new Dean of Chichester Cathedral
6. http://www.salisbury.anglican.org/news/a-new-archdeacon-of-dorset Diocese of Salisbury — A New Archdeacon of Dorset