The Archdeacon of Norwich is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...

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 East A ...

, who exercises supervision of clergy and responsibility for church buildings within the geographical area of her or his archdeaconry.

History

The ancient Archdeaconry of Norwich has been an ecclesiastical jurisdiction within the

since its creation around 1100 – at which time the first archdeacons were being appointed across the nation.

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

:Diocesan archdeacons: Four archdeacons occur in records but cannot be clearly identified with a particular territory: *bef. 1086–aft. 1107: Geoffrey *bef. 1107–aft. 1114:

Alfred Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

*bef. 1101–aft. 1115: Osbern *bef. 1111–aft. 1115:

Walter Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

:Archdeacons of Norwich: *bef. 1127–aft. 1148:

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 ...

''(I)'' *aft. 1146:

Ralph Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

*bef. 1161–aft. 1164:

Philip 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 ...

*bef. 1168–aft. 1178:

''(II)'' *bef. 1182–aft. 1198:

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 Ap ...

*1200–1225 (res.):

Geoffrey de Burgh Geoffrey de Burgh (; ; ; 1180 – 8 December 1228) was a medieval English cleric who was Archdeacon of Norwich (1200–1225), Bishop of Ely (1215–1219, 1225–1228) and the brother of William de Burgh and Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of ...

*1228–1229 (res.): Luke the chaplain (became

Archbishop of Dublin The Archbishop of Dublin is an archepiscopal title which takes its name after Dublin, Ireland. Since the Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: one in the Catholic Church and the other in the Church of Irelan ...

) *1229–aft. 1238:

John of Ferentino John of Ferentino, in Italian Giovanni da Ferentino (c. 1150 – 1217), was an Italian notary, curialist and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as the cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata from 1204 until 1212 and then as the cardinal ...

*bef. 1248–aft. 1252: William de Suffield * & : ''post not vacant'' *bef. 1273–aft. 1289 (res.): Thomas de Skerning (became

Archdeacon of Suffolk The Archdeacon of Suffolk is a senior cleric in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy in the territory of the archdeaconry. History Originally in the Dioceses of No ...

)

Late Medieval

*4 February 1302 – 1324 (res.): William de Knapton (became Archdeacon of Suffolk) *16 April 1324–bef. 1328 (res.): Roger de Snetisham *8 December 1328 – 1340 (res.): William Bateman *1340–1347 (res.):

Thomas Fastolf Thomas Fastolf, sometimes spelt Fastolfe (died June 1361), was an English canon lawyer and Bishop of St David's from 1352 until his death. Probably educated at Cambridge and then overseas, he held the degree of Doctor of Laws and his first care ...

*January 1347–bef. 1349:

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*February 1347–bef. May 1347 (rev.):

Thomas de Bradwardine 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 Ap ...

''(ineffective royal grant)'' *May 1347–?:

John Berenger 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 E ...

''(ineffective royal grant)'' *27 August 1349 – 1355 (d.): Richard Lyng *9 April 1355–bef. 1361 (d.):

Richard de Norwico 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 ...

*17 October 1361 – 27 March 1387 (exch.):

William Swynflet 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 ...

*27 March 1387–aft. 1801:

John Derlyngton 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 ...

*17 November 1395:

John de Middleton 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 ...

''(ineffective royal grant)'' *November 1406–bef. November 1407 (res.):

Robert Wolveden Robert Wolveden (died 1432) was a Canon of Windsor from 1407 to 1412''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and Dean of Lichfield. Career He was appointed: *Prebenda ...

*12 November 1407–bef. 1419 (d.): William Westacre *11 April 1419 – 1426 (d.): Henry Kays *bef. 1428–aft. 1455: Richard Cawdray *bef. 1465–1459 (res.):

John Hales John Hales may refer to: *John Hales (theologian) (1584–1656), English theologian * John Hales (bishop of Exeter) from 1455 to 1456 *John Hales (bishop of Coventry and Lichfield) (died 1490) from 1459 to 1490 * John Hales (died 1540), MP for Cante ...

*bef. 1461–bef. 1462 (res.): John Morton *bef. 1463–aft. 1463: Vincent Clement *bef. 1472–3 January 1477 (exch.): John Morton ''(again''; also

Archdeacon of Winchester The Archdeacon of Winchester is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Winchester. History Originally created as the archdeaconry of Basingstoke on 26 July 1927 within the Diocese of Winchester and from the old Archdeacon of Bourne ...

from 1475 and of Berks from 1476) *3 January 1477–aft. 1483: Thomas Marke *bef. 1484–1497 (res.): Nicholas Goldwell (became Archdeacon of Suffolk) *20 April 1497–bef. 1509 (res.): Robert Honywood *14 June 1509–bef. 1517 (d.): John Ednam *5 February 1517 – 1522 (res.):

William Stillington William is a male given name of Germanic languages, 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 Norm ...

(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 ...

) *9 April 1522–bef. 1528 (res.):

Thomas Larke Thomas Larke, DCL was an English priest and academic in the 15th and early 16th centuries. Larke held livings at Morborne and Kettering. Larke was Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge from 1517 to 1525. He was Archdeacon of Sudbury The Archdeaco ...

*26 June 1528–July 1543 (d.):

George Wyndham George Wyndham, PC (29 August 1863 – 8 June 1913) was a British Conservative politician, statesman, man of letters, and one of The Souls. Background and education Wyndham was the elder son of the Honourable Percy Wyndham, third son of Ge ...

*25 November 1543–bef. 1557 (d.): Thomas Cornwalleys

Early modern

*16 October 1557–bef. 1571 (d.):

Richard Underwood Richard Underwood was a 17th-century Anglican priest in Ireland. Underwood was Precentor of Ferns and Dean of Lismore The Dean of Lismore is based at The Cathedral Church of St Carthage, Lismore in the united Diocese of Cashel and Ossory wi ...

*15 February 1572 – 1576 (d.): Thomas Roberts (bishop's grant) *bef. 1572 (disp.): John Rugge (ineffective bishop's grant) *1 August 1573 (disp.): George Gardiner (disputed queen's grant;

Dean of Norwich The Dean of Norwich is the head of the Chapter of Norwich Cathedral in Norwich, England. The role is vacant since Jane Hedges' retirement on 1 May 2022. List of deans Early modern *1538–1539 William Castleton (last prior) *1539–1554 J ...

from November 1573) *9 August 1581 – 4 September 1604 (d.): John Freake *12 September 1604–bef. 1618 (d.): Thomas Jegon *13 April 1618–bef. 1652 (d.):

Andrew Bing Andrew Bing (1574–1652) was an England, English scholar. He was a fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, and succeeded Geoffrey King (theologian), Geoffrey King as Regius Professor of Hebrew (Cambridge), Regius Professor of Hebrew at Cambridge. He serv ...

*18 October 1660 – 31 March 1668 (d.): William Gery *20 April 1668–?: John Reynolds *8 June 1676 – 12 March 1694 (d.):

John Conant Rev. John Conant D.D. (18 October 1608 – 12 March 1694) was an English clergyman, theologian, and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Life Conant was born at Yettington, Bicton, in the southeast of Devon, England, the eldest son of Rober ...

*19 April 1694 – 1 April 1720 (d.): John Jeffery *5 May 1720–bef. 1722 (res.):

William Trimnel William Trimnel (died 15 April 1729) was a Church of England clergyman who served as Archdeacon of Norwich around 1720 and as Dean of Winchester The Dean of Winchester is the head of the Chapter of Winchester Cathedral in the city of Wincheste ...

(became

Dean of Winchester The Dean of Winchester is the head of the Chapter of Winchester Cathedral in the city of Winchester, England, in the Diocese of Winchester. Appointment is by the Crown. The first incumbent was the last Prior, William Kingsmill, Catherine Ogle ...

) *22 February 1722 – 19 May 1742 (d.): Christopher Clarke *13 July 1742–bef. 1744 (res.): Matthew Postlethwayte *11 October 1744 – 13 June 1782 (d.): John Berney *15 June 1782–bef. 1814 (res.): William Yonge *22 November 1814 – 10 September 1844 (d.): Henry Bathurst *23 September 1844 – 29 March 1857 (d.): John Collyer *1 July 1857 – 27 March 1868 (d.): Robert Hankinson

Late modern

*1868–7 January 1878 (d.): Augustus Hopper *1878–1910: Thomas Perowne (died 1913) *1910–24 February 1918 (d.): Frederick Westcott *1918–1920 (res.): Charles Lisle Carr (became Archdeacon of Sheffield) *1920–1938: George MacDermott *1937–1954:

Thomas Perowne (died 1954) Thomas John Perowne (23 August 1868 – 25 August 1954) was an English Anglican cleric who was Archdeacon of Norwich from 1937 until his death in 1954. Perowne was born in Stalbridge, Dorset,''1871 England Census'' to the Ven. Thomas Thomason P ...

(son of the above) *1954–1961 (ret.): Robert Meiklejohn (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1961–1973 (res.):

Aubrey Aitken William Aubrey Aitken (known as Aubrey; 2 August 19111 June 1985) was the second Bishop of Lynn from 1973 until 1985. Born into a family of Norfolk priests (his father, Robert, was Vicar of Great Yarmouth, whose own father, Hay, was a Canon of N ...

(became

Bishop 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 ...

–

Archdeacon of Lynn The Archdeacon of Lynn is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Norwich. As archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the area deaneries. The archdeaconry of Lynn was created from those of N ...

) *1973–1981 (res.):

Timothy Dudley-Smith Timothy Dudley-Smith (born 26 December 1926) is a retired bishop of the Church of England and a noted English hymnwriter. He has written around 400 hymns, including " Tell Out, my Soul". Life, education and ministry Dudley-Smith was born on 26 ...

(became

Bishop of Thetford The Bishop of Thetford is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Thetford in Norfolk, England. The title was originally used by the Normans in the 11th century, and is now used by a Church of England suffragan bishop. ...

) *1981–1993 (res.): Michael Handley (became

) *1994–2008 (ret.): Clifford Offer *2009–29 June 2016 (res.) Jan McFarlane (became

Bishop of Repton The Bishop of Repton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Derby, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Repton, a large village in Derbyshire; the See was erected ...

)Twitter — Adrian Harris
(Accessed 29 June 2016) *13 November 20161 April 2022 (res.): Karen Hutchinson *1 October 2022present: Keith James

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