The Archdeacon of Colchester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the

Diocese of Chelmsford The Diocese of Chelmsford is a Church of England diocese, part of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers Essex and the five East London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest (most of which wer ...

– she or he has responsibilities within her archdeaconry (the Archdeaconry of Colchester) including oversight of church buildings and some supervision, discipline and pastoral care of the clergy.

History

The title first appears in sources before 1144, as one of four archdeacons in the (then much larger) Diocese of London, but there had been four archdeacons prior to this point, some of whom may be regarded as essentially predecessors in the line of the Colchester archdeacons. The territorial archdeaconry remained part of the London diocese for about 700 years, until, on 1 January 1846, it was transferred by

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to the

Diocese of Rochester The Diocese of Rochester is a Church of England diocese in the English county of Kent and the Province of Canterbury. The cathedral church of the diocese is Rochester Cathedral in the former city of Rochester. The bishop's Latin episcopal signa ...

. The archdeaconry was afterwards in the newly created

Diocese of St Albans The Diocese of St Albans forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England and is part of the wider Church of England, in turn part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The diocese is home to more than 1.6 million people and comprises the hi ...

from 4 May 1877 until her transfer to the

upon her creation on 23 January 1914. On 1 February 2013, by Pastoral Order of the Bishop of Chelmsford, the new Archdeaconry of Stansted was created from the Colchester archdeaconry; initially, the Archdeacon of Colchester was also Acting Archdeacon of Stansted.

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

*bef. 1102–aft. 1115: QuintilianThese archdeacons never occur with the title ''Archdeacon of Colchester'', but occur with fellow archdeacons or other colleagues such that their territorial role can be deduced. *bef. 1115–aft. 1132: Cyprian son of Quintilian *bef. 1138–aft. 1138: Geoffrey *bef. 1142–aft. 1152: Ailward *?– (ren.): '' Henry of London (renounced claim)'' *bef. 1155–aft. 1166:

William 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 Engl ...

*bef. 1168–aft. 1178:

Richard Foliot I 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 ...

*aft. 1180–aft. 1190: Ralph de Alta Ripa *bef. 1192–bef. 1217 (d.): Richard of Ely *bef. 1218–1228 (res.):

Roger Niger Roger Niger (died 1241) was a thirteenth-century cleric who became Bishop of London. He is also known as Saint Roger of Beeleigh. Life In 1192 Niger was named a canon of St Paul's Cathedral, London, and he held the prebend of Ealdland in the ...

*bef. 1231–1238 (d.): Hugh of London II *bef. 1248–aft. 1252:

Robert de Insula The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

*bef. 1249–aft. 1249: Ralph de Insula (very probably vice-archdeacon) *aft. 1253–aft. 1260: Hugh de Sancto Edmundo *aft. 1263–21 November 1285 (d.):

Fulke Lovell Fulke Lovell (or Fulk Lovel; died 1285) was a medieval Bishop of London-elect. Lovell held the prebends of Islington and Caddington Major in the diocese of London before he became Archdeacon of Colchester between 1263 and 1267.Greenway Fasti Ec ...

*bef. 1287–aft. 1299: Giles Filliol

Late Medieval

*bef. 1302–aft. 1302: Richard Newport *bef. 1304–aft. 1310: John de Chishull *bef. 1311–bef. 1336 (d.): William de Meleford *3 March 1337–bef. 1348: William de Stowe *bef. 1348–bef. 1362 (d.): Richard de Plessis *10 April 1363 – 26 September 1373 (exch.): Michael Northburgh (son) *26 September 1373 – 1387 (d.): Richard de Piriton *bef. 1393–bef. 1398 (res.): John de Carleton *3 November 1398 – 1406 (res.):

Thomas More Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord ...

(afterwards

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) *17 January 1406 – 24 November 1411 (exch.): Richard de Kingston *24 November 1411–bef. 1425 (d.): William Spygurnell *7 February 1425 (installed): '' Henry Wodechurche (evidently ineffective)'' *14 February 1425 (installed): '' Peter Hynewyk (evidently ineffective)'' *23 March 1425–bef. 1433 (res.): William Duffield *19 May 1433–bef. 1440 (res.): John Stopyngton *3 April 1440–bef. 1449 (d.): Robert Aiscough *15 February 1449 – 1450 (res.):

Nicholas Close Nicholas Close (died 1452) was an English priest. Close is widely regarded as having been born in Westmorland, in Birkbeck Fells, but may have been of Flemish descent. He was educated at King's College, Cambridge, being elected a fellow in 1443 ...

*bef. 1450–aft. 1450: John Thurston *bef. 1451–1465 (res.):

Robert Stillington Robert Stillington (about 1405 – May 1491) was an English cleric and administrator who was Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1465 and twice served as Lord Chancellor under King Edward IV. In 1483 he was instrumental in the accession of King Richa ...

*10 February 1466–bef. 1483 (d.):

Benedict Burgh Benedict may refer to: People Names *Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname Religious figures * Pope Benedict I (died 579), head of the Catholic Chu ...

*18 July 1483–bef. 1499 (d.): Thomas Barow *9 July 1499–bef. 1509: John Maynwaring *bef. 1509–bef. 1519 (d.): John Perott *16 February–October 1519 (res.):

Richard Pace Richard Pace (c. 148228 June 1536) was an English clergyman and diplomat of the Tudor period. Life He was born in Hampshire and educated at Winchester College under Thomas Langton. He attended the universities of Padua and Oxford. In 1509, ...

*22 October 1519 – 1523 (res.): John Clerk *19 November 1523 – 1531 (res.): Edward Lee *30 December 1531 – 1537 (res.): Robert Aldrich *1 October 1537–bef. 1543 (d.): Richard Curwen

Early modern

*23 March 1543 – 1552 (d.):

Anthony Belasyse Anthony Belasyse, also Bellasis, Bellows and Bellowsesse (died 1552) was an English churchman and jurist, archdeacon of Colchester from 1543. Life He was a younger son of Thomas Belasyse of Henknowle, co. Durham. He proceeded bachelor of the ...

*10 January 1553 – 22 January 1554 (rem.): John Standish *22 January 1554–bef. 1557:

Hugh Weston Hugh Weston ( – 1558) was an English churchman and academic, Dean of Westminster and Dean of Windsor, and Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford. Life He was born at Burton-Overy, Leicestershire, about 1505, and educated at Balliol College, Oxford, ...

(deprived of office for immorality) *15 October 1558 – 23 October 1559 (deprived): John Standish (again; deprived) *4 December 1559–bef. 1565 (d.): John Pullain *16 July 1565 – 1570:

James Calfhill James Calfhill (also Calfield) (1530?–1570) was an Anglican priest, academic and controversialist, who died as Archdeacon of Colchester and Bishop-designate of Worcester. Life He was a native of Edinburgh, was educated at Eton College, and ...

*11 October 1570–aft. 1593:

George Withers George Withers may refer to: * George Withers (politician) George Withers (15 June 1843 – 31 March 1908) was an Australian politician. He was born in Parramatta, the son of draper Edwin Augustus Withers. He was apprenticed to a builder at ...

*8 January 1596–bef. 1617 (d.): Thomas Withers *10 April 1617 – 1641 (res.): Henry King *15 April 1642 – 22 June 1643 (d.): Josias Shute *22 June 1643–bef. 1660: ''Vacancy ( English Interregnum)'' *bef. 1660–1667 (d.): John Hansley *2 February 1667–bef. 1675 (d.): William Wells *25 August 1675–bef. 1678 (d.): Charles Smith *24 September 1678–September 1681 (res.): William Sill *3 November 1681 – 1704 (res.):

William Beveridge William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge, (5 March 1879 – 16 March 1963) was a British economist and Liberal politician who was a progressive and social reformer who played a central role in designing the British welfare state. His 19 ...

*9 August 1704 – 9 August 1722 (d.): Jonas Warley *14 August 1722 – 4 August 1737 (d.): John King *24 August 1737 – 8 November 1749 (d.): Thomas Cartwright *29 November 1749 – 1766 (res.): Charles Moss *12 December 1766 – 19 January 1775 (d.):

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*6 February 1775 – 4 October 1812 (d.): Anthony Hamilton *16 November 1812 – 28 December 1821 (d.): Joseph Jefferson *15 January 1822 – 1824 (res.):

Charles James Blomfield Charles James Blomfield (29 May 1786 – 5 August 1857) was a British divine and classicist, and a Church of England bishop for 32 years. Early life and education Charles James Blomfield was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, the eldest son (an ...

*4 June 1824–bef. 1841 (res.): William Lyall *7 July 1841 – 27 March 1845 (d.): Herbert Oakeley *28 August 1845 – 1 November 1864 (d.): Charles Burney :''The archdeaconry was transferred to the Rochester diocese on 1 January 1846.''

Late modern

*1864–1882: William Ady :''The archdeaconry was transferred to the new St Albans diocese on 4 May 1877.'' *1882–1894 (d.):

Alfred Blomfield The Right Reverend Alfred Blomfield D.D. (31 August 18335 November 1894) was an Anglican bishop in the last decades of the 19th century. Alfred was the youngest son of Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London, and brother of architect Arth ...

, Bishop suffragan of Colchester *1894–7 December 1908 (d.): Henry Johnson, Bishop suffragan of Colchester *1909–19 March 1922 (d.):

Robert Whitcombe The Rev Robert Henry Whitcombe (18 July 1862–19 March 1922) was an eminent Anglican Bishop. Educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, from 1886 to 1899 he was a schoolmaster at Wellington College and then Eton. After this he was Recto ...

, Bishop suffragan of Colchester :''The archdeaconry was transferred to the new Chelmsford diocese on 23 January 1914.'' *1922–1933 (ret.): Thomas Chapman, Bishop suffragan of Colchester *1933–1946 (ret.):

Charles Ridsdale Charles Henry Ridsdale (also Risdale; 1873–1952) was an eminent Anglican bishop in the first half of the twentieth century. Educated at Malvern College and Trinity College, Oxford he was ordained in 1898. and began his ecclesiastical career as ...

, Bishop suffragan of Colchester *1946–1959 (res.):

Dudley Narborough Frederick Dudley Vaughan Narborough (called Dudley; 13 June 189521 January 1966) was an eminent Anglican bishop in the mid-twentieth century. Educated at Norwich School and Worcester College, Oxford; he was deaconed at Michaelmastide 1921 (18 ...

, Bishop suffragan of Colchester *1959–1969 (ret.):

Aubrey Cleall The Ven. Aubrey Victor George Cleall (9 December 1898 – 6 May 1982) was an English Anglican clergyman who was Archdeacon of Colchester from 1959 to 1969. CLeall was born in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, to music teacher George Cleall and Ceceli ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1969–1972 (res.):

Roderic Coote Roderic Norman Coote OBE (13 April 19156 July 2000) was an Anglican bishop who held three different posts in an ecclesiastical career spanning half a century. Coote was the son of Commander Bernard Trotter Coote and Grace Harriet Robinson, daugh ...

, Bishop suffragan of Colchester *1972–1976 (res.):

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*1977–1983 (res.):

James Roxburgh James William Roxburgh (5 July 1921 – 10 December 2007) was an Anglican bishop. He was the sixth Bishop of Barking (but first area bishop under the 1983 scheme) in the Church of England from 1983 to 1990. Roxburgh was educated at Whitgift Sch ...

*1983–1997 (ret.): Ernest Stroud (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1997–2003 (res.): Martin Wallace *2004November 2018 (ret.):

Annette Cooper Annette Joy Cooper (born 15 November 1953) is a retired British Church of England priest. She was the Archdeacon of Colchester (in the Diocese of Chelmsford) from 2004 until 2018. Early life Cooper was born on 15 November 1953, the daughter of H ...

*12 May 2019present:

Ruth Patten Ruth Janet Patten (b 1972) has been Archdeacon of Colchester since 2019. Patten was educated at the University of Roehampton, Roehampton Institute. She was ordained after a period of study at Westcott House Cambridge. Her first post was a Curat ...

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