The Archdeacon of Lichfield (called Archdeacon of Stafford until 1980) is a senior cleric in the

Diocese of Lichfield The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, England. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad in the city of Lichfield. The diocese covers of seve ...

who is responsible for pastoral care and discipline of clergy in the Lichfield archdeaconry. The archdeaconry was erected – as the Archdeaconry of Stafford – in the ancient Diocese of Coventry (later called Coventry and Lichfield, Lichfield and Coventry & Lichfield) before 1135, around the time when archdeacons were first being appointed across England. On 24 July 1877, the

archdeaconry of Stoke-upon-Trent The Archdeacon of Stoke ("Archdeacon of Stoke-upon-Trent" in full and often rendered "Archdeacon of Stoke-on-Trent") is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield. The archdeaconry was created on 24 July 1877 ...

was created from the northern part of the Stafford archdeaconry. After the deanery of Stafford was transferred on 26 September 1979 to the Stoke archdeaconry, Stafford archdeaconry was renamed the archdeaconry of Lichfield on 25 April 1980. The archdeaconry is vacant.

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

:''At its creation, the archdeaconry was in the Diocese of Coventry.'' * 1135–1145:

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* bef. –aft. :

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* bef. –aft. : Helias * bef. 1175–aft. 1175: Ralph de Thamewood * 1175–1182:

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* bef. 1191–aft. 1191: '' Henry Marshal'' (disputed) * bef. 1191–aft. 1191:

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* bef. 1194–1213 (res.):

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* bef. –aft. : Helyas * 5 March 1213 – 1222 (d.): Robert of Gloucester (also

Archdeacon of Sudbury The Archdeacon of Sudbury is a senior cleric in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy in its five rural deaneries; Clare, Ixworth, Lavenham, Sudbury and Thingoe. ...

from bef. 1220) :''From 1228, the diocese became the Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield.'' * bef. 1238–aft. 1224:

William of York William of York (late 11th century – 8 June 1154) was an English priest and twice Archbishop of York, before and after a rival, Henry Murdac. He was thought to be related to King Stephen of England, who helped to secure his election to the ...

* bef. 1234–aft. 1234: R. de Langdon * bef. 1244–aft. 1244: Robert of Stafford * bef. 1259–aft. 1259:

Richard de Mepham Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

* bef. 1265–1275 (res.):

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* bef. –aft. : Adam Paine * ?–bef. 1301 (d.): Rayner de Vichio/

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Late Medieval

* 6 June 1301 – 19 January 1322 (res.): John de Brunforte, son of Octavian * 8 December 1321 – 20 August 1323 (exch.): Robert de Patrika * 20 August 1323–June 1336 (d.): John Clarel * ?–bef. 1349 (d.): William de Apeltre * 26 June 1349–bef. 1349 (d.): Roger de Depyng * 27 August 1349 – 4 June 1353 (exch.):

Richard de Birmingham Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

* 1349–bef. 1355 (d.): ''

Roger de Dorkyng Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ...

'' (unsuccessful claimant) * 4 June 1353 – 14 May 1356 (exch.):

John de Marisco 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 * Second ...

* 14 May 1356–bef. 1358 (d.):

William de Grenburgh William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

* 16 October 1358–bef. 1374 (d.):

John de Sulgrave 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 * Second ...

* 29 March 1374 – 1381 (res.):

John de Outheby 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 * Second ...

* 28 December 1381–bef. 1400 (res.): Richard de Toppeclyve * 1 September 1400–aft. 1413: Henry Davyd * bef. 1415–aft. 1415: John Fyton * bef. 1418–1418 (res.): Thomas Barton * 13 July 1418–bef. 1422 (res.): John Fyton (again) * 1 March 1422–bef. 1432 (d.): William de Admondeston * 4 July 1432–bef. 1442 (d.): Ralph Prestbury * bef. 1442–bef. June 1442 (res.): Roger Wall * 29 June 1442 – 1459 (res.): John Wendesley, illegitimate son of Sir Thomas Wensley (d.1403) (or Wendesley) of Wensley in Derbyshire, five times a

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for

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. * 27 May 1459–bef. 1467 (res.): Thomas Hawkins (became

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) * 6 December 1467–March 1497 (d.): William Moggys * 30 March 1497–aft. 1497: William Duffield * bef. 1501–30 June 1501 (res.): Edward Willughby * 30 June 1501–July 1515 (d.): John Wardroper * 20 July 1515–bef. 1529: Adam Grafton (died 23 June 1529) * bef. 1530–1530 (res.):

Geoffrey Blythe Geoffrey Blythe (died c. 1530) was the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. Blythe was born at Norton in Derbyshire (now part of Sheffield) to William Blythe and a sister of Thomas Rotherham, Archbishop of York. He was schooled at Eton and then ...

(nephew of Bishop

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) * 3 October 1530–aft. 1530: John Blythe (another Blythe nephew) * bef. 1536–1540 (res.):

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:''From 1539, the diocese became the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry.'' * 13 November 1540–bef. 1547 (exch.): John Redman ( Master of Trinity from 1546)

Early modern

* bef. 1547–?: '' John Dakyn'' (unsuccessful exchange) * 5 August 1547–September 1567 (d.):

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* 12 May 1567 – 1586 (res.):

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* 2 February 1586 – 12 October 1614 (d.): Humphrey Tyndall * 1613–bef. 1636 (d.): John Fulnetby * 27 December 1636–bef. 1660 (d.): Martin Tinley * 6 December 1660 – 4 May 1682 (d.): Francis Coke * 14 July 1682 – 4 May 1721 (d.): Nathaniel Ellison * 3 May 1721–bef. 1732 (d.):

Thomas Allen Thomas Allen may refer to: Clergy *Thomas Allen (nonconformist) (1608–1673), Anglican/nonconformist priest in England and New England *Thomas Allen (dean of Chester) (died 1732) *Thomas Allen (scholar) (1681–1755), Anglican priest in England * ...

(also

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from 1722) * 30 June 1732–bef. 1763 (d.): James Brooks * 3 February 1763 – 1769 (res.):

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* 15 March 1769 – 8 May 1782 (res.): John Carver (afterwards Archdeacon of Surrey) * 23 May 1782 – 24 April 1801 (res.): William Brereton * 28 April 1801 – 23 March 1829 (d.):

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* 9 May 1829 – 13 August 1855 (d.):

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:''On 24 January 1837, the diocese lost the Coventry archdeaconry to the Diocese of Worcester and became the Diocese of Lichfield.'' * December 1855–18 July 1876 (d.):

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Late modern

* 1876–bef. 1888: John Iles (died 1888) :'' Stoke archdeaconry was split off on 24 July 1877.'' * 1888–3 June 1898 (d.): Melville Scott * 1898–1910 (ret.): Robert Hodgson * 1911–7 June 1922 (d.): Charles Blakeway * 1922–1933 (ret.): Hugh Bright * 1935–1944 (res.):

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* 1945–1959 (res.): William Parker * 1959–1974 (ret.): Basil Stratton (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) * 1974–''1980'': Richard Ninis (became Archdeacon of Lichfield) :''The archdeaconry was renamed Lichfield on 25 April 1980.'' * ''1980''–1998 (ret.): Richard Ninis (previously Archdeacon of Stafford) * 1998–2000 (ret.): George Frost * 3 March 2001 – 5 May 2013 (ret.): Chris Liley * 18 July 201331 May 2019 (res.):

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* September 2019 onwards: Sue Weller ''(announced)''

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