The Archdeacon of York (or of the

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) is a senior clergy position in an archdeaconry subdivision of the

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Diocese of York The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The diocese is headed by the ...

in the

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. It is named for the City of York and consists of the seven rural deaneries of Derwent,

Easingwold Easingwold is a market town, electoral ward and civil parish in the Hambleton District in North Yorkshire, England. Historically, part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 4,233 at the 2001 census, increasing to 4,627 at t ...

, New Ainsty,

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse, with a population at the 2011 census of 14,731. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...

, Southern Ryedale, South Wold and

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

History

Archdeacons occurred in the Diocese of York before 1093; before 1128, there were five serving simultaneously – probably each in their own area, but none occurs with a territorial title before 1133. The title Archdeacon of York is first recorded before 1153 with Robert Butevilain, Archdeacon of York. Of the five archdeaconries, York is one of three which has never split from York diocese. The current archdeacon is Samantha Rushton; the suffragan Bishop of Selby exercises episcopal oversight over the archdeaconry.

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

:territories not recorded: *bef. 1093–aft. 1070/bef. 1114: Durand *bef. 1108–aft. 1112: Hugh *?–bef. 1114 (d.): Gerard *bef. 1115–bef. 1114 (d.):

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*bef. 1135–bef. 1128: William of Beverley *bef. 1133–aft. 1125: William son of Tole :Archdeacons of York: *bef. 1128–1148 (d.):

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*bef. 1153–aft. 1157: Robert Butevilain (became

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) *bef. 1162–aft. 1154: Geoffrey *bef. 1171–1194 (d.): Ralph d'Aunay *bef. 1195–1199 (res.): Peter of Dinan (became

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) *1196–aft. 1201: Adam of Thorner *bef. 1220–aft. 1228:

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*bef. 1231–aft. 1231: Walter *bef. 1241–1245 (d.): Laurence of Lincoln *bef. 1248–aft. 1248:

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(became Dean of York) *aft. 1249–aft. 1252: William Langton (alias William of Rotherfield; became Dean of York) *1262: John de Langeton the elder *bef. 1262–aft. 1267: Reiner of Skipton (

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) *28 April 1267–May 1268 (res.):

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Robert Burnell Robert Burnell (sometimes spelled Robert Burnel;Harding ''England in the Thirteenth Century'' p. 159 c. 1239 – 25 October 1292) was an English bishop who served as Lord Chancellor of England from 1274 to 1292. A native of Shropshire, h ...

(became

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) *bef. 1277–bef. 1283:

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*13 February 1283–aft. 1287:

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*5 December 1288 – 1300 (res.): William de Hambleton (became Dean of York)

Late Medieval

*1300–bef. 1321 (res.): Aymo of Savoy *1321–30 September 1361 (d.): Peter Cardinal de Prés (cardinal-priest of

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) *1361–29 September 1369 (d.): Stephen Cardinal Albert (cardinal-deacon of

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) *1370–27 August 1372 (d.): Philippe Cardinal de Cabassoles (Cardinal-

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; also

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from 1371) *1373–1374 (d.): Peter Cardinal Gomez de Albornoz (cardinal-priest of

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) *1374–22 July 1376 (d.): Simon Cardinal Langham (former archbishop of Canterbury; Cardinal- Bishop of Palestrina and

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) *1376–bef. 1380 (deprived): Gui Cardinal de Maillesec (cardinal-priest of

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) *1380–bef. 1383 (res.): John de Thoern *1383–bef. 1387 (res.): Peter Cardinal Corsini (Cardinal-

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) *aft. 1387–18 June 1405 (d.): Francis Cardinal Carboni (cardinal-priest of

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) *1388–1405 (res.): Richard Conyngston *1405–1412: Francis Cardinal Uguccioni (cardinal-priest of

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; probably never gained possession) *1405–1412: Roger Coryngham *2 April 1412–bef. 1435 (d.): William Pilton *1412–1414: Raynald Cardinal de Brancatiis (cardinal-deacon of Santi Vito e Modesto) *1412–27 July 1414 (res.): Francis Cardinal Zarabella (cardinal-deacon of

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) *21 June 1435 – 1436 (res.): William Felter (became Dean of York) *1436–1442 (res.):

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(became Archdeacon of Richmond) *4 December 1442–bef. 1470 (d.):

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*1470–bef. 1478 (d.): Thomas Chippenham *14 February 1478–bef. 1497 (d.): Ralph Booth *1497–bef. 1504 (res.): Henry Carnebull *12 June 1504–bef. 1515 (res.): John Aleyne (or Carver), Archdeacon of Middlesex *15 May 1515 – 1516 (res.): Brian Higden (became Dean of York) *18 August 1516 – 1522 (d.): Hugh Ashton *1523–bef. 1540 (d.): Thomas Wynter (also

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1525–1529, Archdeacon of Richmond 1526–1529,

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1526–1529, Archdeacon of Norfolk 1529–1530 and Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1537) *1540–bef. 1544 (d.): Thomas Westbie

Early modern

*15 January 1544 – 1560 (deprived): George Palmes ''(deprived)'' *1560–29 April 1568 (d.): John Stokes *1568–6 December 1575 (res.): William Chaderton *7 December 1575–bef. 1598 (d.): Robert Ramsden *15 October 1598 – 5 October 1600 (d.): Christopher Gregorie *8 October 1600–May 1617 (d.): Roger Acroide *2 June 1617 – 1624 (res.): Henry Hooke *19 March 1624 – 1641 (d.): Henry Wickham *1641–13 October 1663 (d.): Richard Marshe (also

from 1660) *16 October 1663 – 1 August 1688 (d.): Edmund Diggle *1688–4 April 1720 (d.):

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*23 May 1720 – 22 May 1730 (d.): Charles Blake *26 November 1730 – 4 September 1751 (res.):

Thomas Hayter Thomas Hayter (1702 – 9 January 1762) was an English whig divine, who served as a Church of England bishop for 13 years, and was a royal chaplain. As a party advocate of the Pelhamites and a friend of the Duke of Newcastle, he was at the height ...

(also

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from 1749; later

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) *5 September 1751 – 14 December 1776 (d.): Edmund Pyle *1777–10 July 1786 (d.):

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*2 August 1786 – 28 June 1794 (res.): Charles Cooper *9 July 1794 – 17 August 1837 (d.): Robert Markham *27 September 1837 – 25 August 1845 (d.): Stuart Corbett *11 October 1845 – 31 December 1866 (res.): Stephen Creyke

Late modern

*1867–1874 (res.): Basil Jones, Vicar of

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(became

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) *1874–6 February 1888 (d.): Frederick Watkins, Rector of Long Marston *1888–1923 (ret.):

Robert Crosthwaite Robert Jarratt Crosthwaite (13 October 1837, Wellington, Somerset9 September 1925, Bolton Percy) was the inaugural Bishop of Beverley in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Born in Wellington, Somerset, on 13 October 1837, Robert ...

, Vicar of

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with St Nicholas, York until 1885, then Rector of

Bolton Percy Bolton Percy is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 305 in 115 households, reducing marginally to 304 at the 2011 census. The village is about east ...

; also Bishop suffragan of Beverley from 1889 *1923–1933 (res.):

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, Vicar of

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until 26 (became Dean of Carlisle) *1933–1946 (ret.): Arthur England *1946–1947 (res.): Thomas Layng, Rector of

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and

Nunburnholme Nunburnholme is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is approximately east of the market town of Pocklington. The civil parish is formed by the village of Nunburnholme and the hamlet of Kilnwick Percy. Accor ...

*1947–1957 (res.): George Townley (became Bishop suffragan of Hull) *1957–1972 (ret.): Charles Forder, Rector of Sutton-on-Derwent until 1963, then Rector of Holy Trinity Micklegate until 1966 (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1972–1988 (ret.): Leslie Stanbridge (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1988–1999 (ret.): George Austin (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1999–2012 (ret.): Richard Seed, Rector of Holy Trinity Micklegate from 2000 and priest-in-charge,

St Mary Bishophill Junior St Mary Bishophill Junior, York is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England, in the Bishophill area of York. History The church dates from the 10th century with the oldest part being the tower, which reuses some Roman stones. I ...

, 2000–2004 (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *2013–2019: Sarah Bullock (became Bishop of Shrewsbury) *1 July19 October 2019 (Acting): John Weetman *19 October 2019present: Samantha Rushton, previously Archdeacon of Cleveland

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