Archdeacon of Barnstaple
Encyclopedia
The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple is one of the oldest Archdeaconries in England
. It is an administrative division of the Church of England
Diocese of Exeter
.
It now comprises:
England
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. It is an administrative division of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Diocese of Exeter
Diocese of Exeter
The Diocese of Exeter is a Church of England diocese covering the county of Devon. It is one of the largest dioceses in England. The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter is the seat of the diocesan bishop, the Right Reverend Michael Langrish, Bishop of Exeter. It is part of the Province of...
.
History
In 1782, it was noted that the Archdeaconry contained the Deaneries of Barum (Barnstaple), Chumleigh, Hertland, Shirwell, Southwolton and Torrington.It now comprises:
- Deanery of BarnstapleDeanery of BarnstapleRural Dean: The Reverend Giles King-Smith- Benefice of Barnstaple Team Ministry :Parishes:*Pilton with Ashford *Barnstaple *Barnstaple *Bishops Tawton...
- Deanery of HartlandDeanery of HartlandThe Deanery of Hartland represents the Church of England in the north west corner of Devon, within the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple and the Diocese of Exeter.Rural Dean of Hartland: The Reverend Andrew Richardson-Benefice of Hartland Coast:...
- Deanery of Holsworthy
- Deanery of Shirwell
- Deanery of South Molton
- Deanery of Torrington
High Medieval
- Allured
- Ralph 1143
- William de Auco 1155
- Roger
- Thomas 1203
- Ralph de Werewell 1209
- John
- Ralph 1219
- Isaac 1227
- Walter de Pembroke
- Henry de BractonHenry de BractonHenry of Bracton, also Henry de Bracton, also Henrici Bracton, or Henry Bratton also Henry Bretton was an English jurist....
1263 - Richard Blund 1264 (posssibly son of Richard BlundRichard Blund-Life:Blund's family was an important family in the city of Exeter, as his brother Hilary was mayor of Exeter twice, from 1224 to 1230 and from about 1234 to 1235. Because Richard is given the title of magister or master, it is assumed that he attended a university, but which one is unknown...
Bishop of ExeterBishop of ExeterThe Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The incumbent usually signs his name as Exon or incorporates this in his signature....
) - Godfrey GiffardGodfrey GiffardGodfrey Giffard was Chancellor of the Exchequer of England, Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Worcester.-Early life:Giffard was the son of Hugh Giffard of Boyton in Wiltshire, a royal justice, and of his wife Sibyl, daughter and co-heiress of Walter de Cormeilles...
1265 – 1267 (later Bishop of WorcesterBishop of WorcesterThe Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury...
) - John de Bradleigh 1267
- Thomas de Hertford 1271
- Philip of Exon 1279
Late Medieval
- Ralph Germeyn ???? - 1308
- William MeltonWilliam Melton-Life:Melton was the son of Henry of Melton, and the brother of Henry de Melton. He was born in Melton in the parish of Welton, about nine miles from Kingston upon Hull. He was a contemporary of John Hotham, Chancellor of England and Bishop of Ely...
1308 – 1309 (later Archbishop of YorkArchbishop of YorkThe Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
) - William Fitsrogo 1309
- John Wele 1309 - 1312
- Walter Giffard 1312 - 1314
- Richard de Morcester 1315 - 1318 (afterwards Archdeacon of Exeter)
- Richard de Wideslade 1318 – 1329
- William ZoucheWilliam ZoucheWilliam Zouche or William de la Zouche, was a medieval Archbishop of York.Zouche was a younger son of William, Lord Zouche of Haringworth, in Northamptonshire. He was appointed Archdeacon of Barnstaple in 1329. On 12 July 1330, he was collated Archdeacon of Exeter...
1329 - 1330 - John de Nassington 1330 - 1349
- John de Reynham 1350 - ????
- Hugh de Monyton 1352
- John de Derby 1355 – 1358
- William de Mugge 1358 - ????
- Henry Whitefield 1371 - 1384
- Robert Rugge/Rygge 1399 - 1400
- Richard Aldtyngton 1400
- John Orum 1400 - 1429
- John Waryn 1429 - 1442
- Richard Helyer 1442 - 1445
- Michael TreguryMichael TreguryMichael Tregury was born in the parish of St Wenn in Cornwall. He was educated at the University of Oxford, and was at some time Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He was Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1445 to 1449. He was consecrated in St. Patrick's church and was Archbishop of Dublin from 1450 to...
1445 - 1449 (afterwards Archbishop of DublinArchbishop of DublinThe Archbishop of Dublin may refer to:* Archbishop of Dublin – an article which lists of pre- and post-Reformation archbishops.* Archbishop of Dublin – the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin....
) - Roger Keys 1450 – 1459/60
- William Fulford 1462 - 1475
- John Stubbes 1475 - 1476
- Owen Lord/Lloyd 1477 - 1478
- Robert Burforth/Barforth 1478 - 1486
Early modern
- William Elyot ???? - 1503
- John VeseyJohn VeseyJohn Vesey or Veysey was an English bishop.-Life:He was born John Harman, probably about 1462, the son of a yeoman farmer, in a farmhouse now known as Moor Hall Farm, Sutton Coldfield...
???? - 1508 (later Dean of WindsorDean of WindsorThe Dean of Windsor is the spiritual head of the Canons of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The Dean chairs meetings of the Chapter of Canons as primus inter pares.-List of Deans of Windsor:* William Mugge, 1348* Walter Almaly, 1380...
and Bishop of ExeterBishop of ExeterThe Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The incumbent usually signs his name as Exon or incorporates this in his signature....
) - Richard Norton 1508 - ????
- John Young ???? - 1515
- John Tyake 1515 – 1518
- Richard Tollett 1518 – 1528
- Thomas Brerwood 1528 – 1544
- John Pollard 1544 – 1554
- Henry Squire 1554 - 1582
- Robert Lawe 1582 – 1585
- William TookerWilliam TookerWilliam Tooker was an English churchman and theological writer.-Life:...
1585 – 1605 - William HelyarWilliam HelyarReverend William Helyar D.D. was a chaplain to Queen Elizabeth I and Archdeacon of Barnstaple.-Family:...
1605-1645 - James Smith 1660-????
- Joshua Tucker ???? – 1679
- William Read 1679 – 1703
- Robert BurscoughRobert BurscoughRobert Burscough was an English divine.The son of Thomas Burscough, he was born at Cartmel, Lancashire, in 1651. He entered Queen's College, Oxford, as servitor in 1668, and took his B.A. in 1672 and M.A. in 1682. In 1681 he was presented by Charles II of England to the vicarage of Totnes,...
1703 – 1709 - Thomas Lynford 1709 - ???? (also Canon of WestminsterDean and Canons of WestminsterThe Dean and Canons of Westminster are the ecclesiastical body of Westminster Abbey, a collegiate church of the Church of England and royal peculiar in Westminster, England. They meet in Chapter and are also known as the Dean and Chapter of Westminster....
) - Lewis Stephens ???? – 1731 (afterwards Archdeacon of Chester)
- John Grant 1731 – 1744
- William Hole 1744 – 1791
- Roger Massey 1791 – 1798
- John Andrew 1798 – 1799
Late modern
- Peregrine Ilbert 1799 – 1805
- Jonathan Parker Fisher 1805
- Thomas Johns 1807 – 1826
- John Bull 1826 – 1830
- George Barnes 1830 – 1847
- John Bartholomew 1847 – 1865
- Henry Woolcombe 1865 – 1885
- Herbert Barnes 1885 – 1890
- Albert Eden Seymour 1890 – 1908
- Robert TrefusisRobert TrefusisThe Rt Rev Robert Edward Trefusis was the inaugural Suffragan Bishop of Crediton from 1897 to 1930. Born in Bideford on 24 January 1843, he was educated at Cheltenham College and Exeter College, Oxford. Ordained in 1866, he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy in Buckingham. He was then...
1909 - 1930 - Guy Sanderson ?
- Ronald Herniman 1970 - ????
- Bertram Trevor Lloyd 1989 - 2011
- David Gunn-Johnson 2011 - present