The Archdeacon of Gloucester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the

Diocese of Gloucester The Diocese of Gloucester is a Church of England diocese based in Gloucester, covering the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire. The cathedral is Gloucester Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Gloucester. It is part of the Province ...

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whose responsibilities include the care of clergy and church buildings within the area of the ''Archdeaconry of Gloucester.''

History

The first recorded archdeacons of the Diocese of Worcester occur from – the same sort of time that archdeacons occur across the church in England. Two archdeacons are recorded simultaneously from that time, but no clear territorial title occurs until 1143, when Gervase is called Archdeacon of Gloucester. The archdeaconry was within Worcester diocese for almost 500 years, until it was formed into the newly created

on 13 September 1541, as part of the

Henrician reformation The English Reformation took place in 16th-century England when the Church of England broke away from the authority of the pope and the Catholic Church. These events were part of the wider European Protestant Reformation, a religious and poli ...

. The new diocese was briefly dissolved and returned to Worcester again on 20 May 1552 until Worcester and Gloucester were re-divided again at by Queen Mary in 1554. From 5 October 1836, when the diocese was merged with Bristol and 9 July 1897, when Bristol became an independent diocese again, the archdeaconry was in the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Parts of Gloucester archdeaconry were used to create the Cirencester archdeaconry (since renamed Cheltenham) on 8 December 1882. The archdeaconry consists of the deaneries of Forest, Gloucester City, Severn Vale, Stroud, & Wotton.

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

:Junior archdeacon of the diocese: *bef. 1112–bef. 1114:

Hugh Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...

(probably became senior archdeacon) *bef. 1114–aft. 1115:

Richard 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 'stro ...

(possibly same man as Richard I) *bef. 1122–aft. 1140:

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*bef. 1134–aft. 1134:

''(I;'' possibly same man as above Richard; probably vice-archdeacon) :Archdeacons of Gloucester: *bef. 1143–aft. 1151:

Gervase Gervase is a masculine given name which may refer to: Pre-modern era :''Ordered chronologically'' * Gervase of Besançon (died 685), saint and a bishop of Besançon * Gervase of Bazoches (died 1108), Prince of Galilee * Gervase of Blois (died c ...

*bef. 1148–bef. 1157: Richard ''(I; again''; probably vice-archdeacon) *bef. 1160–bef. 1178 (d.):

Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...

*bef. 1178–1186 (res.):

William of Northall William of Northall (or William of Northolt) was a mediaeval Bishop of Worcester. William was a clerk of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of CanterburyBarlow ''Thomas Becket'' p. 31 and of Richard of Dover, also Archbishop of Canterbury. He held a ...

*bef. 1187–aft. 1190: Robert de Inglesham (also Archdeacon of Surrey, bef. 1159–aft. 1178) *bef. 1191–1200 (d.):

''(II)'' *1200–September 1200 (res.):

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( Archdeacon of Cleveland at same or similar time) *bef. 1201–7 May 1210 (d.):

William de Verdun 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. 1211–27 May 1245 (deprived):

Maurice de Arundel Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor * Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and L ...

*bef. 1245–bef. 1248 (res.):

William Lupus 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 ...

Le Loup Le Loup was an American indie band founded in September 2006, in Washington, D.C. by Sam Simkoff (keyboard/banjo). The band also includes Christian Ervin (computer), Michael Ferguson (guitar), Dan Ryan (bass), Robert Sahm (drums) and Jim Thomson ...

*1248–bef. 1254 (d.):

Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

*bef. 1256–aft. 1270: Hugh de Cantilupe, 2nd son of

William II de Cantilupe William II de Cantilupe (died 1251) (anciently ''Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc'', Latinised to ''de Cantilupo''), 2nd feudal baron of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire, was an Anglo-Norman magnate. Origins He was the eldest son and heir of Willi ...

(d.1251), 2nd feudal baron of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire, and elder brother of Saint

Thomas de Cantilupe Thomas de Cantilupe (25 August 1282; also spelled ''Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe'', Latinised to ''de Cantilupo'') was Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford. He was canonised in 1320 by Pope John XXII. Origins Thomas was the third ...

(c. 1218–1282), Bishop of Hereford; *aft. 1274–6 March 1288 (d.): Robert de Fangfoss *11 September 1288–bef. 1295: John Devereux/de Ebroicis *23 July 1295–bef. 1308 (d.): Walter de Burdon

Late Medieval

*6 June 1309 – 1317 (d.): William de Birstone *16 November 1317–bef. 1318 (res.): Nicholas de Hungate *3 June 1318 – 21 May 1328 (exch.):

Hugh de Statherne Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...

*21 May 1328–bef. 1331 (res.): Joceus de Kinebauton *25 May–21 June 1331 (res.): John de Uske *21 June 1331 – 7 April 1348 (res.): Roger de Breynton *7 April 1348 – 15 March 1355 (exch.): Richard de Ledbury *15 March 1355 – 1368 (d.): Thomas de Stratford *bef. 1139–5 September 1369 (exch.):

Roger Peres 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 ', ' ( ...

*5 September 1369 – 1380 (res.): William de Thirsford *15 December 1380 – 3 March 1395 (exch.):

Nicholas Geyell Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its ...

*3 March 1395–bef. 1404 (d.):

Richard Winchcombe 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 ...

*5 November 1406–April 1428 (d.):

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*21 April 1428–bef. 1462 (d.):

Philip Polton Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

*8 March–August 1462 (res.): John Kingscote *bef. 1463–bef. 1482 (d.):

John Segden 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 ...

*18 June 1482–aft. 1487: Robert Morton (also Bishop of Worcester from 1486) *26 December 1487–bef. 1489 (d.): John Dunmoe *12 February 1489 – 1497 (res.): Giovanni de' Gigli (John de Gigliis) *9 February 1498 – 1503 (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 ...

*7 December 1503 – 1509 (res.):

Thomas Ruthall Thomas Ruthall (also spelled Ruthal, Rowthel or Rowthall; died 4 February 1523) was an English churchman, administrator and diplomat. He was a leading councillor of Henry VIII of England. Education and early career He was born at Cirencester. He ...

*bef. 1512–aft. 1517: Peter Carmelian *bef. 1529–aft. 1539 (res.): John Bell *10 February 1540–aft. 1544:

Nicholas Wotton Nicholas Wotton (c. 1497 – 26 January 1567) was an English diplomat, cleric and courtier. Life He was a son of Sir Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe, Kent, and a descendant of Sir Nicholas Wotton, Lord Mayor of London in 1415 and 1430, wh ...

(also

Dean of York Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles ...

from 1544)

Early modern

:''From 13 September 1541, the archdeaconry was part of the

.'' :''From 20 May 1552 until 1554, the archdeaconry was temporarily returned to Worcester diocese.'' *1552–August 1559 (d.): John Williams *9 October 1559 – 29 January 1575 (res.):

Guy Etton The Venerable Guy Etton was an Anglican priest in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was educated at the University of Oxford. He held livings at St. James the Elder, Horton, Gloucestershire and St. Leonard, Shoreditch. He was Archdea ...

*1 February 1575–bef. 1602 (d.): George Savage *1 September 1602–bef. 1606 (d.): Robert Hill *28 February 1607 – 14 June 1634 (d.): Samuel Burton *25 June 1634–bef. 1660 (d.): Hugh Robinson *7 August 1660–?: John Middleton *?–26 December 1671 (d.): Edward Pope *1671 - 1673 Thomas Vyner *1673–10 December 1678 (d.): John Gregory *13 December 1678–bef. 1703 (d.):

Thomas Hyde Thomas Hyde (29 June 163618 February 1703) was an English linguist, historian, librarian, classicist, and orientalist. His chief work was the 1700 'On the Ancient Religion of the Persians'' the first attempt to use Arab and Persian sources ...

*10 March 1703–bef. 1714 (d.): Robert Parsons *29 July 1714 – 29 October 1737 (d.): Nathaniel Lye *11 February 1738 – 22 July 1767 (d.): William Geekie *27 August 1767 – 1774 (res.): Richard Hurd *23 December 1774 – 3 June 1804 (d.): James Webster *23 July 1804–bef. 1814 (res.): Timothy Stonhouse Vigor *31 March 1814 – 3 March 1825 (d.):

Thomas Rudge Thomas Rudge (baptised 1753 – 1825) was an English churchman, topographer and antiquarian, Archdeacon of Gloucester from 1814, and chancellor of the diocese of Hereford from 1817. Life The son of Thomas Rudge of Gloucester, Thomas Rudge the you ...

*14 May 1825 – 8 December 1864 (d.):

John Timbrill John Timbrill, Doctor of Divinity, D.D. (1773 in Pershore – 1864 in Gloucester) was Archdeacon of Gloucester from 14 May 1825 until his death. Sheringham was educated at Worcester College, Oxford. He held Vicar, incumbencies at Beckford, Worces ...

:''When Bristol was merged into the diocese on 5 October 1836, the diocese was renamed to Gloucester and Bristol.''

Late modern

*1865–1881 (ret.):

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*1881–1902 (ret.): John Sheringham :''With the re-erection of Bristol diocese on 9 July 1897, Gloucester archdeaconry was once again in the Diocese of Gloucester.'' *1902–1903 (res.): John Bowers *1903–8 February 1917 (d.): Edward Scobell *1917–1919 (res.):

Walter Hobhouse Walter Hobhouse (5 April 1862 – 30 October 1928) was an eminent Anglican priest and author in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The second son of Bishop Edmund Hobhouse he was born on 5 April 1862 and educated at Eton ...

*1919–1933 (res.):

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 ...

*1933–1948 (res.): Austin Hodson (also Bishop suffragan of Tewkesbury from 1938) *1949–12 February 1982 (d.): Walter Wardle *1982–2000 (ret.): Christopher Wagstaff (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *2000–31 May 2012 (ret.): Geoffrey Sidaway *12 September 201227 September 2018 (res.):

Jackie Searle Jacqueline Ann "Jackie" Searle (born 26 September 1960) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2018, she has served as the Bishop of Crediton, a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Exeter. She had previously been the Archdeacon of Gloucester betwee ...

(became

Bishop of Crediton The Bishop of Crediton is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Crediton in Devon, England. The title was originally used by the Anglo-Saxons in the 10th and 11th centuries for a diocese covering Devon and Cornwall. It is now ...

) *27 January 2019 – present: Hilary Dawson

References

Sources

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Gloucestershire County Council archive – Diocese of Gloucester, 1541–2009 – Bishop and Archdeacons
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gloucester, Archdeacon of Lists of Anglicans