The Archdeacon of Norfolk is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the
Church of England
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Diocese of Norwich
The Diocese of Norwich is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Church of England that forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
History
It traces its roots in an unbroken line to the diocese of the Bishop of the Eas ...
, who exercises supervision of clergy and responsibility for church buildings within the geographical area of their archdeaconry.
The current archdeacon is
Steven Betts who was appointed in 2012.
History
The ancient Archdeaconry of Norfolk has been an ecclesiastical jurisdiction within the
Diocese of Norwich
The Diocese of Norwich is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Church of England that forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
History
It traces its roots in an unbroken line to the diocese of the Bishop of the Eas ...
since its creation around 1100 – at which time the first archdeacons were being appointed across the nation.
List of archdeacons
High Medieval
*bef. 1127–aft. 1166:
Roger
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[These archdeacons are not recorded with the title Archdeacon of Norfolk, but their territory can be deduced from the churches with which records connect them and/or the contemporaries with whom they are recorded.]
*bef. 1174–aft. 1181:
Steingrim
*bef. 1196–aft. 1197:
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
*bef. 1198–aft. 1218:
Geoffrey de Bocland
*bef. 1227–1228 (res.):
Martin of Pattishall
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He took his name from the village of Pattishall in Northamptonshire and was the clerk of Simon of Pattishall, although they were apparently unrelated. By 1201 he was already res ...
(afterwards
Dean of St Paul's
The dean of St Paul's is a member of, and chair of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the Church of England. The dean of St Paul's is also ''ex officio'' dean of the Order of the British Empire.
The current dean is Andrew Tremlett, ...
, 1228)
*bef. 1230–aft. 1232:
Robert de Bilneia
*bef. 1233–aft. 1233:
R-
*bef. 1236–1237:
Ralph de Blonvilla (
de Blundeville)
*1237:
Thomas de Lecche
*1237–bef. 1245: Ralph de Blonvilla ''(again)''
*bef. 1239–1240:
Simon the Norman
*bef. 1239–1257 (res.):
Walter de Salerne/
de Saleron alias
of London (also
Dean of St Paul's
The dean of St Paul's is a member of, and chair of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the Church of England. The dean of St Paul's is also ''ex officio'' dean of the Order of the British Empire.
The current dean is Andrew Tremlett, ...
from 1254)
*9 July 1257–aft. 1264:
Nicholas de Plimpton
*bef. 1267–aft. 1292:
Alan de Freston
Late Medieval
*bef. 1325–aft. 1325:
R. de S. (possibly
Richard de Stanhowe)
*bef. 1326–bef. 1326:
Thomas de Kerdeston
*25 July 1326–bef. 1327 (res.):
William de Herlaston
*bef. 1327–bef. 1335 (res.):
Adam de Ayremynne
*16 April 1335–bef. 1335:
John Newland
*25 June 1335–bef. 1359 (d.):
Robert de Usflet
*4 March–22 June 1351 (rev.):
John de Harewell
*22 May 1359–bef. 1374 (d.):
William de Blythe
*20 June 1359–September 1359 (rev.):
Richard de Ravenser
*13 March 1374 – 1375 (dep.):
Robert de Prees
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/
Prots
*28 March 1375–bef. 1385 (res.):
John de Freton
*18 August 1385 – 1390 (res.):
Richard de Medeford/
Mitford
*Period of dispute:
**11 April 1390–bef. 1398 (deprived):
John de Middleton
**1392 (claim): Robert de Prees/Prots ''(again)''
**bef. 1391–aft. 1394:
James Dardani
**20 November 1398 – 1399 (rev.):
Ralph Selby
**1399–1399 (res.): John de Middleton ''(again)''
*29 October 1399 – 1406 (res.):
Thomas Langley
*2 September 1406–bef. 1408 (res.):
Richard Dereham
*30 October 1408–bef. 1412 (res.):
John Macworth
*1 July 1412–bef. 1418 (res.): Richard Dereham ''(again)''
*18 February 1418 – 1419 (res.):
Philip Morgan
*21 December 1419–bef. 1448 (d.):
William Sponne
*14 February 1449 – 1459 (res.):
John Hales
*23 November 1459 – 3 January 1477 (exch.):
Thomas Marke
*3 January 1477 – 1478 (res.):
John Morton
*27 February 1479 – 1500 (d.):
Oliver Dynham
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Career
He was appointed:
*Prebendary of Li ...
*7 November 1500–bef. 1522 (d.):
Christopher Urswick
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,
Dean of Windsor
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until 1505 and Rector of
Hackney from 1502 (also
Archdeacon of Wilts;
Archdeacon of Richmond until 1500 and
Archdeacon of Oxford from 1504)
*6 April 1522–aft. 1527 (res.):
William Stillington
*bef. 1529–bef. 1530 (res.):
Thomas Wynter (also
Dean of Wells
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List of deans
High Medieval
*1140–1164: Ivo
*1164–1189: Ric ...
,
Archdeacon of York
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and
Archdeacon of Richmond )
*1 March 1530 – 1531 (res.):
Stephen Gardiner
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Early life
Gardiner was ...
*2 April 1531 – 1547 (d.):
William Newton
Early modern
*1548–?:
Alexander Carew
*1552–aft. 1567:
Matthew Carew ''(deprived)''
*6 April 1587–bef. 1619 (d.):
Richard Stokes Richard or Dick Stokes may refer to:
* Richard Stokes (politician), British soldier and politician
* Richard Stokes (producer), British television producer
* Richard Stokes (priest), English Anglican priest
* Dick Stokes (hurler), Irish hurler
* Dic ...
*18 December 1619–bef. 1621 (d.):
Francis Mason
*28 December 1621–bef. 1629 (d.):
Thomas Muriell
*18 October 1629–?:
Writhlington White
*23 September 1631–bef. 1657 (d.):
Robert White
*24 August 1660 – 15 January 1661 (d.):
Philip Tenison
*15 February 1661 – 28 June 1698 (d.):
Edward Reynolds
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*20 July 1698 – 1708 (res.):
Charles Trimnell
*11 March 1708 – 1721 (res.):
Robert Cannon (afterwards
Dean of Lincoln
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*7 December 1721 – 1732 (res.):
Thomas Tanner
*17 June 1732 – 1733 (res.):
John Baron (afterwards
Dean of Norwich
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List of deans
Early modern
*1538–1539 William Castleton (last prior)
*1539–1554 J ...
)
*22 November 1734 – 1756 (d.):
Samuel Salter
*16 September 1756 – 14 May 1768 (d.):
Samuel Stedman
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*28 May 1768 – 1 November 1797 (d.):
Thomas Warburton Thomas Warburton may refer to:
*Thomas Warburton (businessman) (1837–1909), English businessman
*Thomas Warburton (writer) (1918–2016), Finnish writer and translator
*Thomas Warburton better known as Mr. Warburton (born 1968), American animator ...
*1 December 1797 – 31 January 1847 (d.):
John Oldershaw
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*13 August 1847 – 20 December 1849 (d.):
Philip Jennings
*20 December 1850–bef. 1869 (res.):
William Bouverie
Late modern
*1869–1874 (res.):
Ralph Blakelock (died 1 March 1882)
*1874–17 October 1900 (d.):
Henry Nevill
*1900–1901 (d.):
William Pelham-Burn
*1901–1916 (ret.):
Sidney Pelham
*1916–1918 (res.):
Charles Lisle Carr
*1918–1920 (res.):
George MacDermott
*1920–1934 (ret.):
Augustus Buckland
*1934–5 October 1954 (d.):
Arthur Moore
*1955–1962 (ret.):
Louis Baggott (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
*1962–13 August 1976 (d.):
Eric Cordingly (also
Bishop suffragan of Thetford from 1963)
*1977–1993 (ret.):
Peter Dawson (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
*1993–2002 (ret.):
Michael Handley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
*2002–28 February 2012 (ret.):
David Hayden[BBC News – Canon Steven Betts appointed as Archdeacon of Norfolk](_blank)
(Accessed 15 April 2014)
*29 April 2012–present:
Steven Betts
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