The post of Archdeacon of Chichester was created in the 12th century, although the Diocese of Sussex was founded by

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, the exiled Bishop of York, in AD 681. The original location of the see was in

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. The see was moved to

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, in about 1075, by decree of the Synod of London.Kelly. The Bishopric of Selsey ''in'' Mary Hobbs. Chichester Cathedral: An Historic Survey. pp.1 - 10 Currently,

Luke Irvine-Capel Luke Thomas Irvine-Capel SSC (né Capel; born 1975) is a British Anglican priest currently serving as Archdeacon of Chichester, a senior ecclesiastical role in the Church of England and the Diocese of Chichester. Education and family Luke Irvi ...

is the Archdeacon (since May 2019).

History

After the

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a uniform system of territorial archdeaconries was created to try to ensure that no settlement was more than a day's ride from the bishop's seat. In 1070 the Council of Windsor decreed that bishops should appoint archdeacons to their churches. The

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acted as the bishop's deputy and representative and had the job of supervising parish churches in the diocese.

Saint Richard Richard of Chichester (1197 – 3 April 1253), also known as Richard de Wych, is a saint (canonized 1262) who was Bishop of Chichester. In Chichester Cathedral a shrine dedicated to Richard had become a richly decorated centre of pilgrimag ...

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 sea ...

in the 13th century, produced a body of statutes which included the duties of his archdeacons: ''"They were to administer justice for their proper fees, not demanding more for the expedition or delay of business. They were to visit the churches regularly to see the services were duly celebrated, the vessels and vestments in proper order, the canon of mass correctly followed and distinctly read."'' The modern role of an archdeacon in the

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has not changed significantly since St Richard's time; their main function is to be involved with legal and practical matters concerning visitations, clergy care, discipline matters, faculties and quinquennial inspections. The Diocese of Chichester almost exactly covers the two counties of East Sussex and West Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove, stretching for nearly a hundred miles (160 km) along the south coast of England. The diocese has four archdeaconries, namely the Archdeaconry of Horsham, the Archdeaconry of Hastings, the Archdeaconry of Brighton and Lewes as well as the Archdeaconry of Chichester.Diocese of Chichester Website From its creation, in the 12th century until 2002, the Archdeacon of Chichester was actually based in Chichester. In 2002 during Archdeacon McKittrick's tenure, the base was moved to Church House, Hove, East Sussex. It returned to Chichester, following the appointment of

, in May 2019.

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

:Sole archdeacons: *bef. 1118–aft. 1118: RicoardThese archdeacons are not referred to as Archdeacon of Chichester, but rather appear to be the sole archdeacon in the diocese. *bef. 1122–aft. 1123:

Henry Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

*11th century:

Roger 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 ', ' ( ...

*?–aft. 1147:

Robert 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 ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...

:Senior archdeacons: *bef. 1157–aft. 1172:

These archdeacons are not referred to as Archdeacon of Chichester, but are each the senior of two concurrent archdeacons of the diocese. *bef. 1172–1178 (res.): Seffrid II *bef. 1180–aft. 1180:

Matthew of Chichester 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 Chi ...

*–aft. 1192:

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*aft. 1192–bef. 1197:

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 ...

:Archdeacons of Chichester: *bef. 1198–aft. 1213:

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*bef. 1220–aft. 1229: William Durand *bef. 1232–aft. 1234:

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. 1235–aft. 1239: Walter *bef. 1242–aft. 1246:

John Climping John Climping (died 18 May 1262) was a medieval Bishop of Chichester. Life Climping was a clerk of Ranulf of Wareham by 18 July 1220.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 5: Chichester: Unidentified Prebends' By 1232 he was a ca ...

*bef. 1247–aft. 1256:

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*1259–aft. 1275:

Geoffrey de Gates Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to: People * Geoffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name * Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the ...

*bef. 1287–bef. 1289: Robert of Wiston *bef. 1300–aft. 1307: Gervase of Séez

Late Medieval

*bef. 1311–bef. 1340 (d.): Robert Leyset/ de Leycester *bef. 1346–1350 (d.):

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*May 1350–aft. 1350: Adam de Houton *bef. 1354–24 December 1356 (exch.): Simon de Bredon *24 December 1356 – 7 March 1357 (exch.):

Walter de Alderbury 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 ...

*7 March 1357–?: John de Sculthorpe *1358–1359: John Pipe *1366: Robert de Walton *?–bef. 1370 (d.): Henry Folvyle *3 July 1370 – 15 April 1382 (exch.): William Wardene/ Wardieu *15 April 1382 – 3 May 1395 (exch.): Simon Russell *5 June 1388–?: Lambert Threkingham (ineffective royal grant) *3 May 1395–bef. 1413 (d.): John Thomas *1398: William Read *18 December 1404–?: Thomas Harlyng (mistaken collation) *13 November 1413–bef. 1440: John Lindfield/ Lyndefeld *?–1439 (exch.): John Faukes *5 December 1440–bef. 1444 (res.): William Walesby *7 February 1444–bef. 1460 (d.): William Normanton *1454: Simon de Gredon/ Gredon *bef. 1459–bef. 1464: John Sprever *bef. 1464–bef. 1478 (res.): John Doget *bef. 1478–bef. 1481 (res.): Peter Huse/ Husy *1 September 1481 – 1482 (res.):

Henry Boleyn Henry may refer to: People * Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portuga ...

*bef. 1484–bef. 1494 (d.):

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*bef. 1495–bef. 1509 (d.): Gerard Borrett/ Burrell *18 April 1509–bef. 1512 (res.): Robert Chapel *4 April 1512–bef. 1532: William Norbury *2 February 1532–bef. 1554: John Worthiall

Early modern

*16 April 1555–bef. 1559 (deprived): Alban Langdale *7 October 1559–?: Richard Tremayne (ineffective royal grant) *20 May 1560–bef. 1571 (d.): Thomas Spencer *July 1571–bef. 1575 (res.): John Coldwell *15 May 1575–bef. 1580 (res.): Thomas Gillingham *April 1580–bef. 1586 (res.): John Langworth *15 November 1586–March 1596 (d.): William Stone *12 April 1596 – 30 March 1603 (d.): Henry Ball *7 September 1603–bef. 1607 (d.): Thomas Pattenson *17 February 1608–bef. 1635 (d.):

Roger Andrewes Roger Andrewes (sometimes Andrews; 1574–1635) was an English churchman and academic, archdeacon and Chancellor at Chichester Cathedral in the English Church. He was also a scholar, a Fellow of Pembroke Hall and was, in 1618, made Master of Je ...

*24 November 1635–bef. 1640 (d.): Laurence Pay *18 February 1640 – 1641 (res.): James Marsh *bef. 1642–25 April 1660 (d.): Henry Hammond *2 July 1660 – 6 December 1672 (d.):

Jasper Mayne Jasper Mayne (1604 – 6 December 1672) was an English clergyman, translator, and a minor poet and dramatist. Mayne was baptized at Hatherleigh, Devon, on 23 November 1604, and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He then e ...

*23 December 1672–bef. 1679 (d.): Oliver Whitby *24 September 1679–bef. 1707 (d.):

Josiah Pleydell The Venerable Josiah Playdell (1641–1707) was an Anglican priest in England. Playdell was born in Newnham on Severn and educated at Queen's College, Oxford and King's College, Cambridge Playdell was ordained in 1663 and became curate at Chipp ...

*12 February 1708 – 17 August 1736 (d.): James Barker *7 September 1736 – 14 July 1770 (d.): Thomas Ball *10 June 1771 – 1 August 1792 (d.): Thomas Hollingbery *3 October 1792 – 1797 (res.): John Buckner *15 May 1802 – 10 September 1803 (d.): Charles Alcock *12 October 1803 – 4 January 1808 (d.): Thomas Taylor *5 March 1808–bef. 1840 (res.): Charles Webber *30 December 1840 – 21 March 1851 (res.):

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(became

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in the

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) *28 April 1851 – 26 March 1879 (d.):

James Garbett James Garbett (1802-1879) was a British academic and Anglican cleric who became the Archdeacon of Chichester. He was a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. He was an Evangelical and an opponent of the Oxford Movement. He was the anti-Tractarian ...

Late modern

*1879–31 October 1887 (d.):

John Russell Walker The Ven John Russell Walker , MA was an eminent Anglican priest in the last third of the 19th century. He was born in Bury on 18 June 1837 and educated at University College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1863 and was Curate of Middleton and ...

*1887–9 May 1903 (d.): Francis Mount *1903–1914 (res.): Edward Elwes *1914–19 February 1920 (d.): Herbert Jones (also Bishop of Lewes) *1920–1934 (ret.): Benedict Hoskyns *1934–1946 (ret.):

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*1946–1973 (ret.):

Lancelot Mason The Ven Lancelot Mason MBE MA was an eminent Church of England priest in the 20th century. He was born on 22 July 1905 and educated at the RN College Osborne, RN College Dartmouth, and Trinity College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1929, he beg ...

*1973–1975 (res.):

Frederick Kerr-Dineen Frederick George Kerr-Dineen was an Anglican priest in the 20th century. He was born on 26 August 1915 and educated at St John's College, Durham. He was ordained in 1941 and was a curate at St Paul's Portman Square and St John's Weymouth, Dorset, ...

*1975–1981 (res.):

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*1981–1991 (ret.): Keith Hobbs *1991–2002 (ret.): Michael Brotherton *20021 July 2018 (ret.):Acting Archdeacons Appointed
(Accessed 3 June 2018) Douglas McKittrick *1 May 20189 May 2019 Mark Standen & David Twinley (Initially shadowed previous Archdeacon, then jointly acting)Standen and Twinley's appointment is from 1 May 2018 to 31 January 2019. *9 May 2019present

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