Dean of Arches

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The Dean of (the) Arches is the judge who sits at the ecclesiastical court of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England.[1] This appeal court is commonly called the Arches Court.

The Dean of Arches is a joint appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York; he serves the same role in the latter's 'Chancery Court' where he or she has the title of 'Auditor'. The Dean of Arches also acts as Master of the Faculties.

The current Dean of Arches is Charles George, QC, who succeeded the Right Worshipful Dr Sheila Cameron on 1 May 2009.[2]

List of Deans of the Arches

Years Dean
2009– Charles George, QC
2001–2009 Sheila Cameron, QC
1980–2000 Sir John Owen, QC
1977–1980 Rev'd Kenneth Elphinstone, QC
1972–1976 Sir Harold Kent, GCB QC
1971–1972 Walter Wigglesworth, QC
1955–1971 Rt Hon Sir Henry Willink, Bt MC QC
1934–1955 Sir Philip Wilbraham-Baker, KBE
1903–1934 Sir Lewis Dibdin, KC
1898–1903 Sir Arthur Charles
1875–1898 Lord Penzance
1867–1875 Sir Robert Phillimore
1858–1867 Stephen Lushington[3]
1852–1858 Sir John Dodson[3]
1834–1852 Herbert Jenner-Fust
1809–1834 Rt Hon Sir John Nicholl
1788–1809 Sir William Wynne
1778–1788 Peter Calvert
1764–1778 Sir George Hay
1758–1764 Sir Edward Simpson
1751–1758 Sir George Lee
1710–1751 John Bettesworth[4]
1703–1710 Sir John Cooke
1689–1703 George Oxendon
1686–1688 Sir Thomas Exton
1684–1686 Sir Richard Lloyd
1672–1684 Sir Robert Wiseman
1660–1672 Sir Giles Sweit
c.1660 Richard Zouch
c.1660 Walter Walker
c.1658– John Godolpin
c.1647–1655 William Clerke
c.1646 William Sammes
1633–1643 Sir John Lambe
1624–1633 Sir Henry Marten[5]
1618–1624 Sir William Bird
1598–1617 Daniel Donne
1597–1598 Thomas Byng
1590–1597 Richard Cosin
1573–1589/90 Bartholomew Clerke
1572– John Cooke[disambiguation needed]
1567–1573 Thomas Yale
1560–?1567 Robert Weston (afterwards Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1567)
1559–1560 William Mowse
1558–1559 Nicholas Harpisfield
1557–1558 Henry Cole
1556–1557 David Pole (afterwards Bishop of Peterborough, 1557}
1553– John Story (afterwards MP for East Grinstead, 1553 and Bramber, 1554)
1549– Griffin Leyson
1546– William Coke or Cook (1st lay dean)[6]
1543–1545 John Cock (or Cockys)[7] [6]
1541–1543 Richard Gwent (died 1543) (also Archdeacon of Brecknock, 1534 and Archdeacon of London, 1534) and Archdeacon of Huntingdon, 1542)[6]
?–1532 Peter Ligham[8]
1520–1522 Thomas Wodynton
c.1511 [?]Richard Bodewell or Blodwell
1504–1515 Humphrey Hawardyn[6]
1474– John Morton (cardinal), afterwards Bishop of Ely, 1478 and Archbishop of Canterbury, 1486 [9]
c.1460–1472 William Wytham[10] (also Dean of Wells, 1469–1472)
1452– Robert Dobbs[6]
1444– William Byconnyl[6]
1426– William Lyndwood (also Archdeacon of Stow, 1434)
1423– Thomas Beckington (also Archdeacon of Buckingham, 1424–1443 and afterwards Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1443}[6]
1419– John Stafford afterwards Archdeacon of Salisbury, 1419)
1415– Henry Ware[6]
1407– Richard Brinkley[6]
1376– John Barner[6]
1364– Thomas Young[6]
1360– William de Wittersley[6]
1350– John de Carleton[6]
c.1346 Simon Islip (afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, 1349)
1322–?1323 John de Stratford[6] (afterwards Bishop of Winchester, 1323)
1308– John de Ross[6] (?afterwards Bishop of Carlisle, 1325)
1297– William de Sardinia[6]
1273– William de Middelton[6]
... John de Ufford

Notes

  1. Details of that court's responsibilities: Ecclesiastical court#Church of England.
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  3. 3.0 3.1 ODNB
  4. YourArchives page.
  5. The Dictionary of National Biography in its first edition had Hugh Barker Dean c.1632 s:Barker, Hugh (DNB00); but this was retracted in the 1904 Errata.
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Google Books
  7. The parliamentary history of the principality of Wales, from the earliesr times to the present day, 1541-1895
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  9. Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, Register of John Carpenter, bishop of Worcester, 2 vols, II, fol.53
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