Archdeacon of Dorset

The Archdeacon of Dorset is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England. He or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy^[1] within the four area deaneries: Purbeck, Poole, Wimborne, 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 its 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.^[5]

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:
bef. 1196–aft. 1198:
(disputed)
bef. 1200–aft. 1214 (res.):
bef. 1222–aft. 1225:
bef. 1226–aft. 1241:
bef. 1245–aft. 1255:
bef. 1258–aft. 1258: Giordano Pironti
c. 1262 (res.):
bef. 1271–aft. 1271:
?–bef. 1275 (res.):

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 )
bef. 1287–1297 (d.):
1297–aft. 1316 (d.):

Late Medieval[]

29 September 1316–bef. 1321:
3 January 1321–aft. 1339:
28 January 1340–bef. 1346 (d.):
bef. 1347–aft. 1352: (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–?:
bef. 1380–bef. 1386: (Cardinal-priest

of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane)

7 January 1386–bef. 1388: (possibly the Bishop of Salisbury)
13 September 1388–aft. 1390:
Disputed period:
- bef. 1396–bef. 1397 (d.): Adam Cardinal Easton (Cardinal-priest

of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere; Papal grant)

- bef. 1397–bef. 1397 (d.): (Royal grant)
- 1397: (Royal grant)
- 1397–30 June 1398 (deprived): 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.):

22 February 1437–bef. 1440 (d.): (possibly the justice)
19 July 1440–bef. 1447 (d.):
25 May 1447–bef. 1449 (d.):
14 February 1449–bef. 1486 (d.):
25 June 1486–bef. 1514 (res.):
20 May 1514 – 1523 (res.): Richard Pace
17 January 1523 – 1530 (res.): John Stokesley
20 December 1530–bef. 1533 (d.):
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.):
1621–bef. 1654 (d.):
1660–bef. 1671 (d.):
16 September 1671 – 5 March 1683 (d.): Ralph Ironside
25 March 1683–bef. 1698 (d.): The Hon
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^[6]
1902–1927 (ret.): Charles Dundas^[7]^[8]
1927–1929 (d.): Eric Bodington^[9]
1929–7 April 1940 (d.): Okes Parish^[10]
1940–22 June 1947 (d.): Harold Rodgers^[11]
1948–1955: Lancelot Addison
1955–1974 (ret.): Edward Seagar (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[12]
1975–1982 (ret.): Richard Sharp (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[13]
1982–2000 (ret.): Geoffrey Walton (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[14]
2000–2009 (res.): Alistair Magowan^[15]
2009–2010: Patrick Evans (Acting)
18 April 2010 – 14 February 2015 (res.): Stephen Waine^[16]^[17]
24 June 2015–present: Antony MacRow-Wood^[18]

References[]

^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
^ "Map of Salisbury Diocese". The Diocese of Salisbury. Retrieved 5 March 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, 8, 1996, pp. 3–6
^ "No. 19426". The London Gazette. 7 October 1836. pp. 1734–1738.
^ Ford, Michael. "Archdeacons". Diocese of Salisbury. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
^ "SOWTER, Ven. Francis Briggs". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times (36696). London. 20 February 1902. p. 11.
^ "DUNDAS, Rev. Charles Leslie". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ "BODINGTON, Ven. Eric James". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ "PARISH, Ven. William Okes". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ "RODGERS, Rt Rev. Harold Nickinson". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ "SEAGER, Ven Edward Leslie". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ "SHARP, Ven. Richard Lloyd". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ "WALTON, Ven. Geoffrey Elmer". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ "LUDLOW, Bishop Suffragan of,". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ "WAINE, Ven. Stephen John". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ Diocese of Chichester – Downing Street announces new Dean of Chichester Cathedral Archived 2014-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 20 November 2014)
^ Diocese of Salisbury — A New Archdeacon of Dorset (Accessed 2 July 2015)

Sources[]

Greenway, Diana E. (1991), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, 4, pp. 25–28
Horn, Joyce M. (1962), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541, 3, pp. 7–9
Horn, Joyce M. (1996), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, 8, pp. 19–20

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

[2] "Map of Salisbury Diocese". The Diocese of Salisbury. Retrieved 5 March 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, 8, 1996, pp. 3–6

[4] "No. 19426". The London Gazette. 7 October 1836. pp. 1734–1738.

[5] Ford, Michael. "Archdeacons". Diocese of Salisbury. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[6] "SOWTER, Ven. Francis Briggs". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

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

[8] "DUNDAS, Rev. Charles Leslie". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[9] "BODINGTON, Ven. Eric James". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[10] "PARISH, Ven. William Okes". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[11] "RODGERS, Rt Rev. Harold Nickinson". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[12] "SEAGER, Ven Edward Leslie". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[13] "SHARP, Ven. Richard Lloyd". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[14] "WALTON, Ven. Geoffrey Elmer". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[15] "LUDLOW, Bishop Suffragan of,". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[16] "WAINE, Ven. Stephen John". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 8 March 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[17] Diocese of Chichester – Downing Street announces new Dean of Chichester Cathedral Archived 2014-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 20 November 2014)

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

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show v t Archdeacons of Dorset
High Medieval	Adelelm (disputed) Giordano Pironti Antony Bek Thomas Bek Henry Brandeston
Late Medieval	Robert Cardinal de Geneva Adam Cardinal Easton Nicholas Bubwith Henry Chichele Nicholas Bubwith (again) Richard Pace John Stokesley Edward Foxe John Skypp
Early modern	Thomas Canner John Cotterell Henry Tynchiner James Proctor (disputed) Ralph Ironside The Hon 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

show v t Diocese of Salisbury
Salisbury Cathedral Sarum Use (bishop's house) Sonning Bishop's Palace Area scheme (1981–2009)
Office holders	Bishop of Salisbury (vacant) Karen Gorham, Bishop suffragan of Sherborne and Acting Bishop of Salisbury Andrew Rumsey, Bishop suffragan of Ramsbury AEO: Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet (vacant) Nick Papadopulos, Dean of Salisbury Alan Jeans, Archdeacon of Sarum Antony MacRow-Wood, Archdeacon of Dorset Sue Groom, Archdeacon of Wilts Penny Sayer, Archdeacon of Sherborne
Historic offices	Bishop of Marlborough (1537–1568) Archdeacon of Berkshire (13th century–1836; transferred to Oxford)

show v t Diocese of Bristol
Bristol Cathedral bishop's house, Winterbourne
Office holders	Vivienne Faull, Bishop of Bristol Lee Rayfield, Bishop suffragan of Swindon AEO: Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet (vacant) Mandy Ford, Dean of Bristol Christopher Bryan, Archdeacon of Malmesbury Neil Warwick, 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)