Deputy Clerk of the Closet
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The Deputy Clerk of the Closet is the Domestic Chaplain
to the Sovereign
of the United Kingdom
. The office was created in 1677. Since 1931, the Deputy Clerk is also the sub-dean of the Chapel Royal
(under the Clerk of the Closet
). The Deputy Clerk is the only full-time clerical member of the Ecclesiastical Household
of the Monarch of the United Kingdom.
From 1746 until 1903 there were three Deputy Clerks. By 1923 there was only one.
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
to the Sovereign
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. The office was created in 1677. Since 1931, the Deputy Clerk is also the sub-dean of the Chapel Royal
Chapel Royal
A Chapel Royal is a body of priests and singers who serve the spiritual needs of their sovereign wherever they are called upon to do so.-Austria:...
(under the Clerk of the Closet
Clerk of the Closet
The College of Chaplains of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom is under the Clerk of the Closet, an office dating from 1437. It is normally held by a diocesan bishop, who may however remain in office after leaving his see...
). The Deputy Clerk is the only full-time clerical member of the Ecclesiastical Household
Ecclesiastical Household
The Ecclesiastical Household is a part of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Reflecting the different constitutions of the Churches of England and of Scotland, there are separate Ecclesiastical Households in each nation.-England:...
of the Monarch of the United Kingdom.
From 1746 until 1903 there were three Deputy Clerks. By 1923 there was only one.
List of Deputy Clerks of the Closet
- Rev'd PrebendaryPrebendaryA prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
William S. ScottWilliam S. ScottThe Rev’d Prebendary William S. Scott, is an Anglican priest who currently serves within the Ecclesiastical Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom as Domestic Chaplain to the Queen at Buckingham Palace, Deputy Clerk of the Closet, Sub-Almoner, and Sub-dean of the Chapel Royal...
2007– - Rev'd PrebendaryPrebendaryA prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
William BoothWilliam Booth (Anglican clergyman)The Rev'd Prebendary William James Booth, CVO MA, Retired Sub-dean of the Chapel Royal, Deputy Clerk of the Closet, Subalmoner of the Royal Almonry and former domestic chaplain to The Queen, appointed in 1991, was the sole full-time member of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Sovereign of the...
, CVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
1991–2007 - Rev'd CanonCanon (priest)A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
Anthony CaesarAnthony CaesarCanon Anthony Douglass Caesar CVO, MA, MusB , FRCO born in 1924, is an English clergyman, organist and composer. He was a boy chorister in the Winchester Cathedral Choir under Dr Harold Rhodes, who directed choir rehearsals in the short street known as "Dome Alley", the title later on of one of...
, CVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
1979–1991 - Rev'd CanonCanon (priest)A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
James MansellJames MansellRevd. Canon James Seymour Denis Mansell, KCVO MA FSA JP, formerly Deputy Clerk of the Closet, Sub-dean of the Chapel Royal, Sub-Almoner, and Domestic Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom 1965-79....
, KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
1965–1979 - Rev'd Maurice Foxell, KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
1948–1965 - Rev'd Wallace Elliott 1941–1948
- Rev'd Launcelot PercivalLauncelot PercivalLauncelot Jefferson Percival KVCO was an Anglican priest who in addition to various parish posts served in the Ecclesiastical Households of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI....
, KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
1931–1941 - Very Rev'd Frederic William FarrarFrederic William FarrarFrederic William Farrar was a cleric of the Church of England .Farrar was born in Bombay, India and educated at King William's College on the Isle of Man, King's College London and Trinity College, Cambridge. At Cambridge he won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for poetry in 1852...
, KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
1894–1931 - Rev'd CanonCanon (priest)A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
Edgar Sheppard, KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
−1921 - Rev'd CanonCanon (priest)A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
John Neale DaltonJohn Neale DaltonCanon John Neale Dalton KCVO CMG was a chaplain to Queen Victoria and tutor to King George V of the United Kingdom.-Life history:...
, KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
1897– - Rev'd W R Jolly, KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
c.1903 - Hugh Pearson 1881–
- Arthur Penrhyn StanleyArthur Penrhyn StanleyArthur Penrhyn Stanley was an English churchman, Dean of Westminster, known as Dean Stanley. His position was that of a Broad Churchman and he was the author of works on Church History.-Life and times:...
−1881 - Charles Richard SumnerCharles Richard SumnerCharles Richard Sumner Charles Richard Sumner Charles Richard Sumner (22 November 1790 - 15 August 1874, born at Kenilworth, was an English bishop.-Life:Sumner was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge and graduated BA in 1814, MA in 1817. Later on he was ordained deacon and priest...
1824– - James Stanier Clarke 1816–1817
- John Fisher 1781–1785
- Robert Hay DrummondRobert Hay DrummondRobert Hay , known later as Robert Hay-Drummond of Cromlix and Innerpeffray, was Archbishop of York from 1761 to 1776.-Origins and birth:...
(late 1730s) - Alured Clark 1732–
- Henry Egerton 1719–1737 (became Clerk of the Closet in 1737)
- William WakeWilliam WakeWilliam Wake was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death in 1737.-Life:...
1689–