The Archdeacon of Suffolk is a senior cleric in the

Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich is a Church of England diocese based in Ipswich, covering Suffolk (excluding Lowestoft). The cathedral is St Edmundsbury Cathedral, and the bishop is the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is part ...

. The archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy in the territory of the archdeaconry.

History

Originally in the Dioceses of

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, and

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, the Suffolk archdeaconry was transferred to the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in 1914. The current archdeacon is Jeanette Gosney

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

:''From its erection, the archdeaconry was in Norwich diocese. For archdeacons of that diocese before territorial titles began, see ''

Archdeacon of Norwich The Archdeacon of Norwich is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Norwich, who exercises supervision of clergy and responsibility for church buildings within the geographical area of her or his archdeaconry. History ...

''.'' *bef. 1119–aft. 1135: Roger de Beaufeu *bef. 1143–aft. 1186:

Walkelin Walkelin (died 1098) was the first Norman bishop of Winchester. Life Walkelin was of noble birth and related to William the Conqueror, whom he served as a royal chaplain.Geoffrey (also called Archdeacon of Ipswich) *bef. 1214–aft. 1235: Robert de Tywa (also called Archdeacon of Ipswich) *bef. 1240–aft. 1241: Alexander de Walpole *1242–aft. 1246: Roger Pincerna alias Le Boteler *bef. 1249–aft. 1251: William de Horham *bef. 1257–aft. 1258: William de Dunton *bef. 1262–aft. 1267: John of Alvechurch *?–1282 (d.): Thomas Lenebaud *bef. 1291–1296 (res.): Thomas de Skerning (became

Archdeacon of Surrey The Archdeaconry of Surrey is the ecclesiastical officer in charge of the archdeaconry of Surrey, a subdivision of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford in the Province of Canterbury. History The whole archdeaconry was historically in the d ...

) *bef. 1298–bef. 1311: Sayerus (''or'' Sacrus ''or'' Saer)

Late Medieval

*10 January 1311–bef. 1324 (res.): Simon de Ely *28 March–April 1324 (res.):

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*16 April 1224–bef. 1231 (res.): William de Knapton *31 March 1331–bef. 1347 (d.): John de Fenton *3–27 May 1347 (deprived): Richard Lyng ''(deprived)'' *27 May 1347–June 1353 (exch.):

Michael Northburgh Michael Northburgh, otherwise Michael de Northburgh (Northborough), was the Bishop of London between 1354 and his death in 1361. He was the nephew of Roger Northburgh, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. Northburgh's uncle's influence enabled him t ...

(later

Bishop of London A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

) *June 1353–bef. 1357 (d.): William de Fieschi ''or'' de Flisco *1357 (d.): Francis de St Maximo *1357–bef. 1359 (res.): Hélie Cardinal de Talleyrand-Périgord (Cardinal

Bishop of Albano The Diocese of Albano ( la, Albanensis) is a suburbicarian see of the Roman Catholic Church in a diocese in Italy, comprising seven towns in the Province of Rome. Albano Laziale is situated some 15 kilometers from Rome, on the Appian Way. Under c ...

) *5 June 1359–bef. 1363: John de Carleton (displaced) *bef. 1363–21 July 1365 (exch.): William Graa de Trusthope *21 July 1365–bef. 1367 (d.): Carleton (again) *16 January 1367 – 20 January 1368 (deprived):

John de Ufford John de Ufford (died 20 May 1349) was chancellor and head of the royal administration to Edward III of England, Edward III as well as being appointed to the Archbishopric of Canterbury. Early life His family held the estate of The Offords, Offo ...

(deprived) *20 January 1368–bef. 1373 (d.): John Aleyn *10 December 1373 – 1381 (deprived): John Clervaus *bef. 1374–?: Guillaume Cardinal Noellet (Cardinal-deacon of

Sant'Angelo in Pescheria Sant'Angelo in Pescheria or in Piscaria is a church in Rome. It dates from the 8th century. "In Pescheria" refers to its location close to the fish market built in the ruins of the ancient Porticus Octaviae. History The relics of St. Sympho ...

) *?–25 August 1380 (d.): Eleazario Cardinal de Sabrano (Cardinal-priest of

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) *4 August 1380 – 1381: Philippe Cardinal Valois d'Alençon (Cardinal

Bishop of Sabina A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...

) *bef. 1382–bef. 1383 (d.): John Clervaus (regained possession) *2 September–October/November 1383 (deprived): William de Malebys *1 April 1384–bef. 1387: Thomas de Shirford *28 May–8 July 1387 (exch.): Henry Sturdy *8 July 1387 – 1 July 1390 (exch.): Robert Foulmere *1 July 1390–bef. 1421 (d.):

John Thorpe John Thorpe or Thorp (c.1565–1655?; fl.1570–1618) was an English architect. Life Little is known of his life, and his work is dubiously inferred, rather than accurately known, from a folio of drawings in the Sir John Soane's Museum, to whic ...

*10 November 1421–bef. 1441 (d.): John Franks *?–1448 (res.): Richard Beauchamp (became

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) *14 March 1449–bef. 1472 (d.): Henry Trevilian *2 March 1472–April 1497 (d.): William Pykenham *20 April 1487 – 1505 (d.): Nicholas Goldwell *?–bef. 1526 (res.): John Dolman *12 November 1526 – 1528:

Thomas Wynter Thomas Wynter or Winter (c. 1510 – c. 1546) was the Archdeacon of York, Richmond, Cornwall, Provost of Beverley, Dean of Wells Cathedral and the illegitimate son of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Biography Thomas Wynter's exact date of birth is ...

(also

Dean of Wells The Dean of Wells is the head of the Chapter of Wells Cathedral in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The dean's residence is The Dean's Lodging, 25 The Liberty, Wells. List of deans High Medieval *1140–1164: Ivo *1164–1189: Rich ...

Archdeacon of York The Archdeacon of York (or of the West Riding) is a senior clergy position in an archdeaconry subdivision of the Church of England Diocese of York in the Province of York. It is named for the City of York and consists of the seven rural deanerie ...

and

Archdeacon of Richmond The Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven is an archdiaconal post in the Church of England. It was created in about 1088 within the See of York and was moved in 1541 to the See of Chester, in 1836 to the See of Ripon and after 2014 to the See of ...

; became

Archdeacon of Norfolk The Archdeacon of Norfolk is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Norwich, who exercises supervision of clergy and responsibility for church buildings within the geographical area of their archdeaconry. The current a ...

) *1524-1526, 1528-1529 (res.): Edmund Steward *11 January 1529 – 1536 (res.):

Richard Sampson Richard Sampson (died 25 September 1554) was an English clergyman and composer of sacred music, who was Anglican bishop of Chichester and subsequently of Coventry and Lichfield. Biography He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, the Paris S ...

(became

Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the counties of East and West Sussex. The see is based in the City of Chichester where the bishop's seat ...

) *1 November 1536 – 1539 (res.): John Skypp (became

) *27 August 1540–bef. 1542: William Ryvell

Early modern

*8 February 1542–bef. 1548 (d.): Elizeus Ferreys *20 August 1548–bef. 1559 (d.):

Robert Rugge Robert Rugge (by 1503 – 18 February 1558/9), of Norwich, Norfolk, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich in 1545 and mayor of the city in 1545-46 and 1550-51. Early life Robert Rugge was the son of Will ...

*17 April 1559 – 1576 (deprived): Nicholas Wendon (fled overseas and deprived) *10 November 1576 – 1613 (d.): John Maplesden *6 October 1613–bef. 1640 (d.): Robert Pearson *1 February–November 1640 (d.):

Robert Bostock Robert Bostock (22 April 1784, in Bootle – 1847 in Hobart) was an English merchant sailor. Who along with John McQueen, were accused of co-owning a Slave Factory (trading post) on the Saint Paul River, nowadays in Liberia. Robert started h ...

*27 November 1640–bef. 1660 (deprived): Richard Mileson (deprived) *18 September 1660 – 1683 (res.): Laurence Womack (became

Bishop of St David's The Bishop of St Davids is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of St Davids. The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the St Davids, city of ...

) *3 January 1684–bef. 1687 (d.): Godfrey King *1 October 1687–bef. 1688 (res.): John Battely (became

Archdeacon of Canterbury The Archdeacon of Canterbury is a senior office-holder in the Diocese of Canterbury (a division of the Church of England Province of Canterbury). Like other archdeacons, he or she is an administrator in the diocese at large (having oversight of ...

) *20 December 1688 – 1 November 1724 (d.):

Humphrey Prideaux Humphrey Prideaux (3 May 1648 – 1 November 1724) was a Cornish churchman and orientalist, Dean of Norwich from 1702. His sympathies inclined to Low Churchism in religion and to Whiggism in politics. Life The third son of Edmond Prideaux, he was ...

(also

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from 1702) *19 December 1724 – 6 September 1745 (d.): David Wilkins *19 September 1745 – 5 January 1748 (d.):

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*19 February 1748 – 23 February 1781 (d.): Henry Goodall *5 March 1781 – 17 December 1818 (d.): John Strachey *27 February 1819–bef. 1846 (res.): Henry Berners *12 January 1846–bef. 1868 (res.): Thomas Ormerod

Late modern

*May 1868–March 1869 (res.): (contains error in prose of third column: for "The archdeaconry of Norwich..." read "The archdeaconry of Suffolk...") Vincent Ryan, assistant bishop (later Archdeacon of Craven) *March 1869–1887 (res.): Robert Groome, Rector of

Monk Soham Monk Soham is a village in Suffolk, eastern England, four miles (6.4 km) northeast of Debenham and six miles (10 km) northwest of Framlingham. The neighbouring villages are Bedfield, Ashfield cum Thorpe, Kenton, Suffolk, Kenton and Bedi ...

*1887–22 April 1892 (d.): Joseph Woolley, Rector of

East Bergholt East Bergholt is a village in the Babergh District of Suffolk, England, just north of the Essex border. The nearest town and railway station is Manningtree, Essex. East Bergholt is north of Colchester and south of Ipswich. Schools include Eas ...

*May 1892–1901 (res.):

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, Rector of Lound *1901–1917 (ret.): Charles Lawrence *February 1917–14 September 1919 (d.): William Everingham *1919–24 July 1938 (d.): James Darling, Rector of Eyke &c. *1938–1947 (ret.):

Thomas Wonnacott Thomas Oswald Wonnacott (22 July 1869 – 7 December 1957) was Archdeacon of Suffolk from 1938 to 1947. Wonnacott was born in Liskeard, educated at King's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1893. He served curacies at Winchcombe, Ivybridge and Tav ...

, Rector of

Stonham Aspal Stonham Aspal is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, some five miles (8 km) east of the town of Stowmarket. Nearby villages include Mickfield, Little Stonham and Pettaugh. Its population in ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1947–September 1961 (ret.):

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, Rector of

Sproughton Sproughton (pronounced Spror-ton) is a village in Suffolk, England, just to the west of Ipswich and is in the Babergh administrative district. It has a church, a primary school, a pub (the Wild Man), a community shop and various groups. It is i ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1962–1970 (ret.): Claud Scott, Vicar of

Hoxne Hoxne ( ) is a village in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about five miles (8 km) east-southeast of Diss, Norfolk and south of the River Waveney. The parish is irregularly shaped, covering the villages of Hoxne, Cross Street a ...

&c. (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1970–1975 (res.): Peter Hartley, Rector of

Badingham Badingham is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district of eastern England, in the county of Suffolk. It is situated 21.8 miles (35.1 kilometres) north east of Ipswich, 35 miles away from Norwich and 13 miles away from the coast. With the road ...

&c. (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1975–1984 (res.): Donald Smith, Rector of Redgrave cum Botesdale &c. (until 1979; became

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. ...

) *1984–1987 (res.): Terry Gibson (became Archdeacon of Ipswich) *1987–30 March 1994 (ret.): Neil Robinson *1994–2009 (ret.):

Geoffrey Arrand Geoffrey William Arrand (born 24 July 1944) was archdeacon of Suffolk from 1994 to 2009. Arrand was educated at King's College London and ordained in 1968. After curacies in Washington and South Ormsby he was Vicar of Great Grimsby from 1973 to ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *2009–2012 (res.): Judy Hunt *6 September 20123 October 2019 (d.):

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*18 January 2020present: Jeanette Gosney (previously Acting since May 2019)

References

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