John Waryn
John Waryn was Archdeacon of Barnstaple The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple or Barum is one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England. History The Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries in No ... from 1429 to 1442. References Archdeacons of Barnstaple 15th-century English people {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Archdeacon Of Barnstaple
The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple or Barum is one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England. History The Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries in Norman times, probably during the bishopric of Osbern FitzOsbern (1072–1103): *Exeter *Barnstaple *Totnes *Cornwall In 1782, it was noted that the archdeaconry contained the deaneries of ''Barum'' (Barnstaple), Chumleigh, Hertland, Shirwell, South Molton and Torrington. The archdeaconry currently comprises the following deaneries: * Deanery of Barnstaple * Deanery of Hartland * Deanery of Holsworthy * Deanery of Shirwell * Deanery of South Molton * Deanery of Torrington List of archdeacons High Medieval * Allured ''(first archdeacon)'' *?–1143: Ralph ''(I)'' *: William de Auco *bef. –aft. : Roger *bef. 1203–?: Thomas *30 September 1209–?: Ralph de Werewell *John *bef. –?: Ralph ''(II)'' *?–8 February 1227 (d.): Isaac *Wal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Orum
John Orum (died 1436?) was an English churchman and academic. He was vice-chancellor of Oxford University, and Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1400 to 1429. Life Orum was a member of University College, Oxford, and graduated as D.D. In 1406 and 1408 was vice-chancellor or commissary for Richard Courtenay. Orum was made archdeacon of Barnstaple on 1 November 1400, and held this office until 1429; he also appears as archdeacon of Cornwall in 1411. He held the prebend of Holcomb at Wells Cathedral in 1408, and in 410 received a canonry there. On 4 January he received the prebend of Fridaythorpe, York Cathedral, which preferment he had vacated before October 1412. On 21 December he received the church of Road, Somerset, but exchanged it for Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, on 18 April 1414. In February 1429 Orum became chancellor of the diocese of Exeter. He seems to have resigned the chancellorship before 21 September 1436, and probably died soon afterwards. In accordance with his will, dat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Richard Helyer
Richard Helyer (died 1446) was Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1442 to 1445 and Archdeacon of Cornwall The Archdeacon of Cornwall is a senior cleric in the Church of England Diocese of Truro. History and composition The archdeaconry of Cornwall was created in the Diocese of Exeter in the late 11th century. The area and the archdeacon remained p ... from 1445 to 1446. References 1446 deaths Archdeacons of Barnstaple Archdeacons of Cornwall Year of birth unknown {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Archdeacons Of Barnstaple
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches 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 Catholic Church. An archdeacon is often responsible for administration within an archdeaconry, which is the principal subdivision of the diocese. The ''Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church'' has defined an archdeacon as "A cleric having a defined administrative authority delegated to him by the bishop in the whole or part of the diocese.". The office has often been described metaphorically as that of ''oculus episcopi'', the "bishop's eye". Roman Catholic Church In the Latin Catholic Church, the post of archdeacon, originally an ordained deacon (rather than a priest), was once one of great importance as a senior officia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |