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 within the four area deaneries: Purbeck, Poole,

Wimborne Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne, ) is a market town in Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. It lies at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, north of Poole ...

, and Milton &

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History

The role of archdeacons within the diocese of Salisbury originated around the time of the

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; 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

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upon its creation on 4 June 1542, and later returned to Salisbury diocese by Order in Council on 7 October 1836. The post is currently held by Antony MacRow-Wood.

List of archdeacons

:''Some archdeacons without territorial titles are recorded from around the time of the

; see Archdeacon of Salisbury.''

High Medieval

*bef. 1139–aft. 1173: Adelelm (also

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from bef. 1145) *bef. 1184–aft. 1193:

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*bef. 1196–aft. 1198:

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* Ranulph son of Robert ''(disputed)'' *bef. 1200–aft. 1214 (res.): Adam *bef. 1222–aft. 1225:

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*bef. 1226–aft. 1241:

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*bef. 1245–aft. 1255: Gerard de Bingham *bef. 1258–aft. 1258:

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* (res.): Simon of Bridport *bef. 1271–aft. 1271:

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*?–bef. 1275 (res.): Gerard de Grandson :'' Antony Bek was provided but did not take office.'' *bef. 1275–aft. 1280 (res.): Thomas Bek *bef. 1281–1284 (res.):

Henry Brandeston Henry Brandeston (or Henry of Braunstone) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury. Life Brandeston held the offices of archdeacon of Wiltshire, archdeacon of Dorset, and Dean of Salisbury, all in the diocese of Salisbury.

(previously Archdeacon of Wilts; became Dean of Salibury) *bef. 1287–1297 (d.): William de la Wyle *1297–aft. 1316 (d.): Henry de Bluntesdon

Late Medieval

*29 September 1316–bef. 1321: Peter de Periton *3 January 1321–aft. 1339: Thomas de Hotoft *28 January 1340–bef. 1346 (d.): John de Kirkeby *bef. 1347–aft. 1352: Bertrand Cardinal de Deucio (Cardinal-priest ::of

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) *bef. 1373–1378 (res.): Robert Cardinal de Geneva (Cardinal-priest ::of

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; afterwards Pope at Avignon) *18 November 1378–?: Thomas Pays *bef. 1380–bef. 1386: Niccolò Cardinal Caracciolo Moschino (Cardinal-priest ::of

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) *7 January 1386–bef. 1388: Ralph Erghum ''(possibly the Bishop of Salisbury)'' *13 September 1388–aft. 1390: Robert Ragenhull *''Disputed period:'' **bef. 1396–bef. 1397 (d.): Adam Cardinal Easton (Cardinal-priest :::of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere; Papal grant) **bef. 1397–bef. 1397 (d.): Michael Cergeaux (Royal grant) **1397: Walter Medford (Royal grant) **1397–30 June 1398 (deprived):

Nicholas Bubwith Nicholas Bubwith (1355-1424) was a Bishop of London, Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Bath and Wells as well as Lord Privy Seal and Lord High Treasurer of England. Bubwith was collated Archdeacon of Dorset in 1397 and again in 1400.'Archdeacons ...

(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.): John Mackworth *22 February 1437–bef. 1440 (d.): John Hody ''(possibly the justice)'' *19 July 1440–bef. 1447 (d.): John Stopyndon *25 May 1447–bef. 1449 (d.): Robert Aiscough *14 February 1449–bef. 1486 (d.): William Aiscough *25 June 1486–bef. 1514 (res.): Robert Langton *20 May 1514 – 1523 (res.): Richard Pace *17 January 1523 – 1530 (res.): John Stokesley *20 December 1530–bef. 1533 (d.): William Bennet *25 November 1533 – 1535 (res.)

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*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.): Edward Wickham *1621–bef. 1654 (d.): Richard Fitzherbert *1660–bef. 1671 (d.): Richard Meredith *16 September 1671 – 5 March 1683 (d.): Ralph Ironside *25 March 1683–bef. 1698 (d.): The Hon John Feilding *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.):

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*9 January 1836 – 13 January 1862 (res.):

Robert Buckle Robert Bentley Buckle (6 January 1802 – 16 September 1893) was Archdeacon of Dorset from 1836 to 1862. Buckle was born on 6 January 1802, the fourth son of Edward Buckle of Sowerby, North Yorkshire, Sowerby, Yorkshire. He was educated at Sid ...

Late modern

*1862–1889: Thomas Sanctuary *1889–1901 (res.): Francis Sowter *1902–1927 (ret.): Charles Dundas *1927–1929 (d.): Eric Bodington *1929–7 April 1940 (d.): Okes Parish *1940–22 June 1947 (d.): Harold Rodgers *1948–1955: Lancelot Addison *1955–1974 (ret.): Edward Seagar (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1975–1982 (ret.): Richard Sharp (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1982–2000 (ret.): Geoffrey Walton (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *2000–2009 (res.):

Alistair Magowan Alistair James MagowanUsually spelled "Alistair" but also seen spelled as "Alastair". (born 10 February 1955) is a British retired Anglican bishop. He served as the Bishop of Ludlow — the sole suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese ...

*2009–2010: Patrick Evans ''(Acting)'' *18 April 2010 – 14 February 2015 (res.): Stephen Waine *24 June 2015–present: Antony MacRow-WoodDiocese of Salisbury — A New Archdeacon of Dorset
(Accessed 2 July 2015)

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