List of Archdeacons of Northumberland
Encyclopedia
This is a list of archdeacon
s of Northumberland
, a post in the diocese of Newcastle
of the Church of England
. Historically the archdeaconry was part of the diocese of Durham
, from which the diocese of Newcastle was formed in 1882.
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
s of Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, a post in the diocese of Newcastle
Diocese of Newcastle
The Diocese of Newcastle is a Church of England diocese based in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering the historic county of Northumberland . The area of Alston Moor in Cumbria also forms part of the diocese.The diocese came into being on May 23, 1882, and was one of four created by the Bishoprics Act...
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...
. Historically the archdeaconry was part of the diocese of Durham
Diocese of Durham
The Diocese of Durham is a Church of England diocese, based in Durham, and covering the historic County Durham . It was created in AD 1000 to replace the Diocese of Lindisfarne...
, from which the diocese of Newcastle was formed in 1882.
- William de la CornerWilliam de la Corner-Life:He was a papal chaplain and proctor as well as a royal envoy. He successively held the offices of prebendary of Teinton Regis and Highworth in the diocese of Salisbury, precentor of the diocese of York, and archdeacon of Northumberland. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the bishopric of...
- Richard MarshRichard Marsh (bishop)Richard Marsh , also called Richard de Marisco, served as Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Durham.- Life :Marsh attended a university, as he was styled magister, but which university it was is unknown. His ancestry and upbringing likewise are unknown...
- 1409 John Rickinghall
- To 1558 Robert Davell
- 1558-1559 William Carter
- 1559-1566 William King
- 1566-1573 Ralph Lever
- 1573 Francis Bunny
- 1578-1581 James Bold
- 1581- Ralph Tunstall
- 1599-1603 William Morton
- 1604-1619 John Cradock
- 1619-1620 Gabriel Clark
- 1620-1633 Francis Burgoyne
- 1633-1636 Joseph Naylor
- 1636- William Flathers
- 1638-1644 Everard Gower
- 1644-1676 Isaac BasireIsaac BasireIsaac Basire was a French-born English divine and traveller.-Life:Basire was born, according to his latest biographer at Rouen, but according to Anthony a Wood in Jersey. His full name was Isaac Basire de Preaumont, but he dropped the latter part of the name when he settled in England. His father...
(sequestered) - 1676-1685 William Turner
- 1685-1722 John Morton
- 1723-1758 Thomas Sharp
- 1758-1762 Thomas Robinson
- 1762-1792 John Sharp
- 1792-1812 Robert ThorpRobert Thorp (archdeacon)Robert Thorp was a British clergyman.He attended Durham School and Peterhouse, Cambridge University, obtaining a B.A. in 1758 as senior wrangler and an M.A. in 1761. In 1768 he succeeded his father Thomas Thorp as rector of Chillingham; in 1781 he became rector of Gateshead; in 1792 he became...
- 1812-1826 Reynold Gideon Bouyer
- 1826-1842 Thomas Singleton
- 1842-1853 William Forbes Raymond
- 1852-1880 George Bland
- 1931-1939 Leslie Stannard Hunter
- 10 April 2005–present Geoff Miller