Archdeacon of Dorset

The Archdeacon of Dorset is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury. As such he or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy ^[1] within its five area deaneries: Blackmore Vale, Purbeck, Poole 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 her creation on 4 June 1542,^[3] and later returned to Salisbury diocese by Order in Council on 7 October 1836.^[4]

The post is currently held by Antony MacRow-Wood, following the appointment of Stephen Waine as Dean of Chichester.

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
c. 1262 (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 (depr.): 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^[5]
1902–1927 (ret.): Charles Dundas^[6]^[7]
1927–1929 (d.): Eric Bodington^[8]
1929–7 April 1940 (d.): Okes Parish^[9]
1940–22 June 1947 (d.): Harold Rodgers^[10]
1948–1955: Lancelot Addison
1955–1974 (ret.): Edward Seagar (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[11]
1975–1982 (ret.): Richard Sharp (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[12]
1982–2000 (ret.): Geoffrey Walton (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[13]
2000–2009 (res.): Alistair Magowan^[14]
2009–2010: Patrick Evans (Acting)
18 April 2010–14 February 2015 (res.): Stephen Waine^[15]^[16]
24 June 2015–present: Antony MacRow-Wood^[17]

References

↑ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
↑ Crockford's on line accessed Saturday 18 February 2012 15:29 GMT
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↑ Diocese of Salisbury — A New Archdeacon of Dorset (Accessed 2 July 2015)

Sources

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[1] "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5

[2] Crockford's on line accessed Saturday 18 February 2012 15:29 GMT

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[4] The London Gazette: no. 19426. pp. 1734–1738. 7 October 1836. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

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[6] "Ecclesiastical intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 20 February 1902. (36696), p. 11.

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[16] Diocese of Chichester – Downing Street announces new Dean of Chichester Cathedral (Accessed 20 November 2014)

[17] Diocese of Salisbury — A New Archdeacon of Dorset (Accessed 2 July 2015)

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v t e Archdeacons of Dorset
High Medieval	Adelelm William Richard Ranulph son of Robert (disputed) Adam Herbert Humphrey Gerard de Bingham Giordano Pironti Simon of Bridport John Gerard de Grandson Antony Bek Thomas Bek Henry Brandeston William de la Wyle Henry de Bluntesdon
Late Medieval	Peter de Periton Thomas de Hotoft John de Kirkeby Bertrand Cardinal de Deucio Robert Cardinal de Geneva Thomas Pays Niccolò Cardinal Caracciolo Moschino Ralph Erghum Robert Ragenhull Adam Cardinal Easton Michael Cergeaux Walter Medford Nicholas Bubwith Henry Chichele Nicholas Bubwith (again) John Mackworth John Hody John Stopyndon Robert Aiscough William Aiscough Robert Langton Richard Pace John Stokesley William Bennet Edward Foxe John Skypp
Early modern	Thomas Canner John Cotterell Henry Tynchiner James Proctor (disputed) Edward Wickham Richard Fitzherbert Richard Meredith Ralph Ironside The Hon John Feilding Robert Cooper Edward Hammond John Walker Watson Hand Henry Hall William England Robert Buckle
Late modern	Thomas Sanctuary Francis Sowter Charles Dundas Eric Bodington Okes Parish Harold Rodgers Lancelot Addison Edward Seagar Richard Sharp Geoffrey Walton Alistair Magowan Patrick Evans (acting) Stephen Waine Antony MacRow-Wood

v t e Diocese of Salisbury
Salisbury Cathedral Sarum Use Bishop's Palace, Salisbury Church House, Salisbury Sonning Bishop's Palace Area scheme (1981–2009)
Office holders	Nick Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury Ed Condry, Bishop suffragan of Ramsbury Karen Gorham, Bishop suffragan of Sherborne AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet June Osborne, Dean of Salisbury Alan Jeans, Archdeacon of Sarum Paul Taylor, Archdeacon of Sherborne Antony MacRow-Wood, Archdeacon of Dorset Sue Groom, Archdeacon of Wilts
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Berkshire (13th century–1836; transferred to Oxford)

v t e Diocese of Bristol
Bristol Cathedral Bishop's Office, Bristol Hillside House, Bristol
Office holders	Mike Hill, Bishop of Bristol Lee Rayfield, Bishop suffragan of Swindon AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet David Hoyle, Dean of Bristol Christine Froude, Archdeacon of Malmesbury & Acting Archdeacon of Bristol
Historic offices	Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol (1836–1897; see Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol) Bishop suffragan of Malmesbury (1927–1994; renamed to Swindon) Archdeacon of Dorset (1542–1836; returned to Salisbury) Archdeacon of North Wilts (1904–1919; renamed to Swindon) Archdeacon of Swindon (1919–1999; renamed to Malmesbury)

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