The Ecclesiastical Household is a part of the Royal Household of the

sovereign ''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'. The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or ...

of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

. Reflecting the different constitutions of the churches of

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

, there are separate households in each nation.

England

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 ...

Ecclesiastical Household comprises the College of Chaplains, and the associated

Chapel Royal The Chapel Royal is an establishment in the Royal Household serving the spiritual needs of the sovereign and the British Royal Family. Historically it was a body of priests and singers that travelled with the monarch. The term is now also applie ...

, the

Royal Almonry The Royal Almonry is a small office within the Royal Households of the United Kingdom, headed by the Lord High Almoner, an office dating from 1103. The almoner is responsible for distributing alms to the poor. The Lord High Almoner is usually a ...

Office, various

Domestic Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intellige ...

s, and service Chaplains. The College of Chaplains is under the

Clerk of the Closet The College of Chaplains of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom is under the Clerk of the Closet, an office dating from 1437. It is normally held by a diocesan bishop, who may, however, remain in office after leavi ...

, an office dating from 1437. It is normally held by a diocesan bishop, who may however remain in office after leaving his see. The current clerk is

James Newcome James William Scobie Newcome, (born 24 July 1953) is an English Anglican bishop and Lord Spiritual. Since 2009, he has been the Bishop of Carlisle, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Carlisle. He has been a member of the House of Lords as a ...

Bishop of Carlisle The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle in the Province of York. The diocese covers the county of Cumbria except for Alston Moor and the former Sedbergh Rural District. The see is in the city of Car ...

. The

Deputy Clerk of the Closet The Deputy Clerk of the Closet is the Domestic Chaplain to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The office was created in 1677. Since 1931, the Deputy Clerk is also the sub-dean of the Chapel Royal (under the Clerk of the Closet). The Deputy C ...

, a new office dating only from 1677, is Paul Wright, Domestic Chaplain to the Sovereign and Sub-dean of the Chapel Royal and the sole full-time clerical member of the household. The sub-dean is assisted by Priests-in-Ordinary to the Sovereign. The Clerk of the Closet is responsible for advising the Private Secretary to the Sovereign on the names for candidates to fill vacancies in the Roll of Chaplains to the Sovereign. He presents bishops for homage to the sovereign; examines any theological books to be presented to the sovereign; and preaches annually in the Chapel Royal,

St James's Palace St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's royal court, and is located in the City of Westminster in London. Altho ...

. He receives a salary of £7 a year. Some three or four chaplains are appointed annually, and one is kept vacant for the sovereign's own choosing.

List of Chaplains in the Household in England

The College of Chaplains consists of those appointed chaplain to the monarch. They are honorary chaplains who do not fulfill any formal duties. They preach once a year in the Chapel Royal. During the reign of

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

, there were 36 Chaplains-in-Ordinary and a number of honorary chaplains. A new appointment as chaplain would traditionally be made among the honorary chaplains. Upon his accession in 1901,

Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...

reduced the number of chaplains-in-ordinary to 12 and removed the prerequisite that a chaplain need previously have been appointed an honorary chaplain. Chaplains appointed as a bishop or to other senior church positions leave the household.

Chaplains in Ordinary

;Queen Victoria * Augustus Frederick Phipps 18 June 1847 – 27 January 1896 * John Barlow ? – 1867 (resigned) * Edward Meyrick Goulburn – 1866 (resigned, appointed Dean) *

William Henry Brookfield William Henry Brookfield (31 August 1809 – 12 July 1874) was an Anglican priest, Inspector of Schools, and chaplain-in-ordinary to Queen Victoria.. His son was the playwright Charles Brookfield. Biography William Henry Brookfield was th ...

1 January 1867 – ? ''(replacing Goulburn)'' *

William Thomas Bullock William Thomas Bullock (1818–1879) was an English Anglican cleric and mission administrator. Life He was the second son of John Bullock by Mary Soper, born in London. He entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford as a gentleman commoner, and took his B.A. d ...

13 September 1867 – ? ''(replacing Barlow)'' * Francis Byng 1872 – 1889 (resigned) *

Francis Pigou Francis Pigou (3 January 1832 – 25 January 1916) was an Anglican priest in the second half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th. Career He was born in Baden-Baden and educated at Ripon Grammar School and Trinity College, Dub ...

Rural Dean In the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion as well as some Lutheran denominations, a rural dean is a member of clergy who presides over a "rural deanery" (often referred to as a deanery); "ruridecanal" is the corresponding adjective. ...

, Vicar of

Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

4 July 1874 – ?) *

James Moorhouse James Moorhouse (19 November 1826 – 9 April 1915) was a Bishop of Melbourne and a Bishop of Manchester, and a Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. Early life and career Moorhouse was born in Sheffield, England, the only son of James Moo ...

, Rural Dean, Vicar of

Paddington Paddington is an area within the City of Westminster, in Central London. First a medieval parish then a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Three important landmarks of the district are Paddi ...

4 July 1874 – 1876 (resigned, appointed a bishop) * Edward Benson, Chancellor of

Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Minster, or the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln and sometimes St Mary's Cathedral, in Lincoln, England, is a Grade I listed cathedral and is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Lincoln. Constructio ...

11 October 1875 – 1877 (resigned, appointed a bishop) *

George Granville Bradley George Granville Bradley (11 December 1821 – 13 March 1903) was an English divine, scholar, and schoolteacher, who was Dean of Westminster (1881–1902). Life George Bradley's father, Charles Bradley, was vicar of Glasbury, Brecon, mid Wales ...

, 14 September 1876 – ? * William Henry Bliss, 8 November 1876 – ? * Henry John Ellison, Honorary Canon of

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

, Vicar of

Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...

26 December 1879 – 25 December 1899 (deceased) *

John Llewelyn Davies John Llewelyn Davies (26 February 1826 – 18 May 1916) was an English preacher and theologian, an outspoken foe of poverty and inequality, and was active in Christian socialist groups. Obituary of John Llewelyn Davies, The Times, Friday, 19 M ...

, Rector of Christ Church,

Marylebone Marylebone (usually , also , ) is a district in the West End of London, in the City of Westminster. Oxford Street, Europe's busiest shopping street, forms its southern boundary. An Civil parish#Ancient parishes, ancient parish and latterly a ...

10 February 1881 – ? * Thomas Teignmouth Shore, Vicar of Berkeley Chapel, Mayfair 20 September 1881 – 22 January 1902 * Arthur Robins, Rector of Holy Trinity Church,

10 October 1882 - 1899 (deceased) * John Blakeney, Archdeacon of Sheffield, Prebend of York 3 January 1890 - 12 January 1895 ''(replacing Byng)'', (deceased) * Thomas Blundell Hollinshead Blundell, M.A., Rector of

Halsall Halsall is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, England, located close to Ormskirk on the A5147 and Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Description Historically known as Heleshala, Herleshala, (Domesday Book); Haleshal, 1224; Haleshale, 1275; ...

, Ormskirk 31 December 1895 - 1901 * W. Rogers -1896 (deceased) *

James Welldon James Edward Cowell Welldon (25 April 1854 – 17 June 1937) was an English clergyman and scholar. He was Bishop of Calcutta from 1898 to 1902, Dean of Manchester from 1906 to 1918, and Dean of Durham from 1918 to 1933. Early life Welldon was ...

1892 - 6 December 1898 (resigned, appointed Bishop) * Clement Smith, Rector of

Whippingham Whippingham is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. The population of the Civil Parish at the 2011 Census was 787. It is located south of East Cowes in the north of the Island. Whippingham is best known for its connections with Qu ...

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...

2 March 1896 - 22 January 1901 ''(replacing Rogers)'' *

Alfred Ainger Alfred Ainger (9 February 18378 February 1904) was an English biographer and critic. Biography The son of an architect in London, he was educated at University College School, King's College London and Trinity College, Cambridge, from where he ...

2 March 1896 - 22 January 1901 ''(replacing Phipps)'' *

Arthur Lyttelton Arthur Temple Lyttelton (7 January 1852 – 19 February 1903) was an Anglican Bishop from the Lyttelton family. After studying at Eton College and Cambridge University, he was ordained as a priest in 1877, and was a curate at St Mary's in Readi ...

, 1896 - 6 December 1898 (appointed Bishop) * John Henry Joshua Ellison, Vicar of

1896 - 22 January 1901 * Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, MA, Rector of St George´s, Bloomsbury 13 December 1897 - ''(replacing John Neale Dalton)'' * Charles Turner, Rector of St. Georges-in-the-East, London 21 April 1898 - 13 July 1898 ''(replacing Selwyn)'', (resigned, appointed Bishop) *

Walter Lawrance Walter John Lawrance (1840 – 1914) was a priest in the Church of England at the end of the 19th century and the very first part of the 20th. Lawrance was born in 1840 and educated at St Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge, before he became ...

, Rector of St Albans,

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

13 July 1898 - ? *

Herbert Edward Ryle Herbert Edward Ryle (25 May 1856 – 20 August 1925) was an English Old Testament scholar and Anglican bishop, successively serving as the Bishop of Exeter, the Bishop of Winchester and the Dean of Westminster. Early life Ryle was born ...

, Hulsean Professor of Divinity at

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

6 December 1898 - 4 January 1901 (resigned, appointed Bishop) * William Donne, Vicar of

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

6 December 1898 - ? * Frederick Cecil Alderson 1 January 1900 - 22 January 1901 ''(replacing Robins)'' * Robert Henry Hadden 1 January 1900 - 22 January 1902 ''(replacing Ellison)'' * Robert Moberly 4 January 1901 - 22 January 1901 ;King Edward VII *

23 July 1901 - ? * ''fnu'' Duckworth, 23 July 1901 - ? * John Henry Joshua Ellison, Vicar of

23 July 1901 - 1910 * James Fleming, 23 July 1901 - ? * Edgar C. S. Gibson, 23 July 1901 - ? *

Charles Gore Charles Gore (22 January 1853 – 17 January 1932) was a Church of England bishop, first of Worcester, then Birmingham, and finally of Oxford. He was one of the most influential Anglican theologians of the 19th century, helping reconcile the c ...

23 July 1901 - 1 January 1902 (resigned, appointed a bishop) * Frederick Hervey, Canon of

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

and Rector of

Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places * Sandringham, New South Wales, Australia * Sandringham, Queensland, Australia * Sandringham, Victoria, Australia **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station **Electoral district of Sandringham * Sand ...

23 July 1901 - ? * Robert C. Moberly, 23 July 1901 - ? *

Handley Moule Handley Carr Glyn Moule (23 December 18418 May 1920) was an evangelical Anglican theologian, writer, poet, and Bishop of Durham from 1901 to 1920. Biography Moule was schooled at home before entering Trinity College, Cambridge in 1860, where ...

, Principal of

Ridley Hall, Cambridge Ridley Hall is a theological college located on the corner of Sidgwick Avenue and Ridley Hall Road in Cambridge (United Kingdom), which trains men and women intending to take Holy Orders as deacon or priest of the Church of England, and member ...

23 July 1901 - September 1901 (resigned, appointed Bishop) * Thomas Teignmouth Shore, 23 July 1901 - ? * Clement Smith, Canon of

and Rector of

23 July 1901 - 1910 * Leonard Francis Tyrwhitt, 23 July 1901 - ? * James Adams, Vicar of

Stow Bardolph Stow Bardolph, sometimes simply referred to as Stow, is an estate and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, lying between King's Lynn and Downham Market on the A10. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,014 in 421 household ...

31 October 1901 - ? ''(replacing Moule)'' *

Armitage Robinson Joseph Armitage Robinson (9 January 1858 – 7 May 1933) was a priest in the Church of England and scholar. He was successively Dean of Westminster (1902–1911) and of Wells (1911–1933). Biography Robinson was born the son of a poor vicar ...

1 January 1902 - October 1902 ''(replacing Gore)'', (resigned, appointed Dean) *

Augustus Jessopp Augustus Jessopp (20 December 1823 – 12 February 1914) was an English cleric and writer. He spent periods of time as a schoolmaster and then later as a clergyman in Norfolk, England. He wrote regular articles for ''The Nineteenth Century'', va ...

, DD, Rector of Scarning, East Dereham 15 November 1902 - ''(replacing Robinson)'' ;Queen Elizabeth II *

John Stott John Robert Walmsley Stott (27 April 1921 – 27 July 2011) was an English Anglican cleric and theologian who was noted as a leader of the worldwide evangelical movement. He was one of the principal authors of the Lausanne Covenant in 1974. In ...

, 1959-1991 and, on his retirement in 1991, an Extra Chaplain.

Honorary chaplains

;Queen Victoria * John Cawston,

Chaplain of the Fleet The Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service provides chaplains to the Royal Navy. The chaplains are commissioned by the Sovereign but do not hold military rank other than that of "Chaplain Royal Navy". They are usually addressed as Padre, Reverend or more ...

''dates unknown'' *

, Inspector of Schools 24 March 1862 - 1 January 1867 * William Drake, Honorary Canon of

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Engla ...

, Rural Dean and Vicar of

Holy Trinity Church, Coventry Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, is a parish church of the Church of England in Coventry City Centre, West Midlands, England. Above the chancel arch is an impressive Doom wall-painting. History The church dates from the 12th century and is t ...

24 March 1862 - ? *

Lord Wriothesley Russell Lord Wriothesley Russell MA (11 May 1804 – 6 April 1886) was a Canon of Windsor from 1840 to 1886 Family He was born on 11 May 1804, the fourth son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and his wife, the former Georgiana Gordon, daughter of ...

, Canon of Windsor, Rector of

Chenies Chenies is a village and civil parish in south-east Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the border with Hertfordshire, east of Amersham and north of Chorleywood. History Until the 13th century, the village name was Isenhampstead. There were two ...

28 March 1862 - ? *

Henry Liddell Henry George Liddell (; 6 February 1811– 18 January 1898) was dean (1855–1891) of Christ Church, Oxford, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1870–1874), headmaster (1846–1855) of Westminster School (where a house is now named after h ...

Dean of Christ Church The Dean of Christ Church is the dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and head of the governing body of Christ Church, a constituent college of the University of Oxford. The cathedral is the mother church of the Church of England Diocese o ...

28 March 1862 - January 1898 (deceased) *

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, (13 December 1815 – 18 July 1881), known as Dean Stanley, was an English Anglican priest and ecclesiastical historian. He was Dean of Westminster from 1864 to 1881. His position was that of a Broad Churchman and he w ...

Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History The Regius Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford was founded by Queen Victoria in 1842. Previous Holders of the chair include John McManners, Peter Hinchliff and Henry Mayr-Harting. The current Regius Professor of Ecclesias ...

, Canon of

28 March 1862 - ? *

Joseph Lightfoot Joseph Barber Lightfoot (13 April 1828 – 21 December 1889), known as J. B. Lightfoot, was an English theologian and Bishop of Durham. Life Lightfoot was born in Liverpool, where his father John Jackson Lightfoot was an accountant. His mo ...

Hulsean Professor of Divinity John Hulse (15 March 1708 – 14 December 1790) was an English clergyman. He is now known mainly as the founder of the series of Hulsean Lectures at the University of Cambridge. Early life John Hulse was born at Middlewich, in Cheshire, the elde ...

, Fellow and Tutor of

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

28 March 1862 - ? * John Edward Kempe, Prebend of

St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grad ...

and Rector of St. James Church, Westminster 26 June 1862 - ? * George Protheroe 6 July 1865 - ? * Thomas James Rowsell, Rector of St. Christopher-le-Stocks, and St. Margaret's, Lothbury 20 January 1866 – 1869 * Stopford Augustus Brooke 1 January 1867 - 1875 * Francis Byng 1867 - 1872 *

, ? - 4 July 1874 *

, ? - 4 July 1874 * Edward Benson, ? - 11 October 1875 *

George Bradley George Washington Bradley (July 13, 1852 – October 2, 1931), nicknamed "Grin", was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher and infielder. He played for multiple teams in the early years of the National League, the oldest le ...

, Master of

University College, Oxford University College (in full The College of the Great Hall of the University of Oxford, colloquially referred to as "Univ") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It has a claim to being the oldest college of the univer ...

4 July 1874 – ? * William Henry Bliss, Minor Canon of

, and Rector of

West Isley West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

, Berkshire 4 July 1874 – 8 November 1876 * Henry John Ellison, Honorary Canon of

, Vicar of St John the Baptist Church, Windsor 11 October 1875 – 26 December 1879 * John Llewelyn Davies, Rector of Christ Church, St. Marylebone 8 November 1876 – 10 February 1881 * Thomas Teignmouth Shore, Vicar of Berkeley Chapel, Mayfair 2 July 1878 – 20 September 1881 * Arthur Robins, Rector of Holy Trinity Church,

, and Chaplain to Her Majesty's Household Troops 7 September 1878 - 10 October 1882 *

Edward Glyn Edward Carr Glyn (21 November 184314 November 1928) was an Anglican bishop in England in the late 19th century and the early 20th century. He was the Bishop of Peterborough from 1897 to 1916. Life Glyn was a younger son of George Glyn, 1st Ba ...

, Vicar of

Kensington Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West End of London, West of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up b ...

10 February 1881 - ? * Arthur Lewis Babington Peile, Vicar of Holy Trinity Church,

Ventnor Ventnor () is a seaside resort and civil parish established in the Victorian era on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, from Newport. It is situated south of St Boniface Down, and built on steep slopes leading down to the sea. ...

10 February 1881 - ? * Randall Davidson, Resident Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury 10 October 1882 * Richard Gee, Vicar of St John the Baptist Church, Windsor 1884-1901 * John Blakeney, Archdeacon of Sheffield, Prebend of York 1886 - 3 January 1890 *

1888-1892 * Archibald Boyd-Carpenter ? - 13 December 1897 *

John Fenwick Kitto John Fenwick Kitto (31 December 1837 – 13 April 1903) was an English Anglican clergyman and author. He founded and participated in various charitable causes, with a focus on London's East End. He served in positions including Rector of White ...

, Vicar of

St Martin-in-the-Fields St Martin-in-the-Fields is a Church of England parish church at the north-east corner of Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. It is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. There has been a church on the site since at least the mediev ...

3 January 1890 - 1901 * John Erskine Clarke, Vicar of

Battersea Battersea is a large district in south London, part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross and extends along the south bank of the River Thames. It includes the Battersea Park. History Batter ...

27 July 1895 - 22 January 1901 *

, Master of the Temple 28 January 1895 - 2 March 1896 * John Henry Joshua Ellison, Vicar of St Gabriel's, Pimlico and Vicar of St John the Baptist Church, Windsor 28 January 1895 - ? *

, Vicar of Eccles 27 July 1895 - 1896 * Clement Smith, Rector of

? - 2 March 1896 * Charles Turner ? - 21 April 1898 *

, Rector of St Albans,

? - 13 July 1898 *

, Hulsean Professor of Divinity at

2 March 1896 - 6 December 1898 * William Donne, Vicar of

2 March 1896 - 6 December 1898 *

Canon of Westminster The Dean and Chapter of Westminster are the ecclesiastical governing body of Westminster Abbey, a collegiate church of the Church of England and royal peculiar in Westminster, Greater London. They consist of the dean and several canons meeting in ...

21 April 1898 - * Edward Perowne, Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 21 April 1898 - * Robert Moberly, Canon of

and Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology 13 July 1898 - 4 January 1901 * Frederick Cecil Alderson, Canon of Peterborough and Rector of Lutterworth 13 December 1897 - 1 January 1900 * Robert Henry Hadden, Vicar of St Botolph, Aldgate 13 December 1897 - 1 January 1900 * John Stafford Northcote, Vicar of St Andrew's, Westminster, 6 December 1898 - ? *

, Principal of

6 December 1898 - 22 January 1901 *

Henry Pereira Henry Horace Pereira (16 January 18451 January 1926) was an Anglican suffragan bishop during the first quarter of the 20th century. Pereira was born in 1845, educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1869. He served two curacies before ...

, Honorary Canon of

Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, currently Justin Welby, leader of the ...

26 January 1900 - 22 January 1901 * Owen Evans, Warden of

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26 January 1900 - 22 January 1901 * Edgar Gibson, Vicar of

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

4 January 1901 - 22 January 1901 ;King Edward VII *E. H. Goodwin, Chaplain to the Forces, first class 1 June 1901 - ? ''in recognition of his services while Principal Chaplain to the South African Field Force'' *Thomas Blundell Hollinshead Blundell, M.A., Rector of

, Ormskirk 26 July 1901 - 1905, (deceased) *William Stuart Harris, M.A.,

and Inspector of Naval Schools 26 June 1902 - ? ;King George V ;King George VI ;Queen Elizabeth II *T. J. Thomas-Botwood, MBE 1 July 2022 –

Priests in Ordinary

;Queen Victoria * John Swire ;King Edward VII * H. G. Daniell-Bainbridge, 23 July 1901 - ? * H. D. Macnamara, 23 July 1901 - ? * H. A. Sheringham, 23 July 1901 -? * R. Tahourdin, 23 July 1901 - ? ;Queen Elizabeth II * Trevitt Hine-Haycock * William Whitcombe * Jonathan Osborne

Honorary Priests in Ordinary

;King Edward VII * H. Aldrich Cotton, 23 July 1901 - ? * E. W. Kempe, 23 July 1901 - ? * Edwin Price, 23 July 1901 - ? * John Swire, 23 July 1901 - May 1902

Scotland

Her Majesty's Household in Scotland (Ecclesiastical) consists of chaplains who are all ministers of the Church of Scotland. The current

Dean of the Chapel Royal The Dean of the Chapel Royal, in any kingdom, can be the title of an official charged with oversight of that kingdom's chapel royal, the ecclesiastical establishment which is part of the royal household and ministers to it. England In England, ...

(since 2019) is Professor David Fergusson, who was also appointed Dean of the Thistle at the same time. Other members are the

Dean of the Thistle The Dean of the Thistle is an office of the Order of the Thistle, re-established in 1687. The office is normally held by a minister of the Church of Scotland, and forms part of the Royal Household in Scotland. In 1886 the office of Dean of ...

(where held by another individual), and two Domestic Chaplains: the minister at

Crathie Kirk Crathie Kirk is a small Church of Scotland parish church in the Scotland, Scottish village of Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Crathie, best known for being the regular place of worship of the British royal family when they are in residence at the nearby ...

(by

Balmoral Castle Balmoral Castle () is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family. It is near the village of Crathie, west of Ballater and west of Aberdeen. The estate and its original castle were bought ...

) and the minister at the

Canongate Kirk The Kirk of the Canongate, or Canongate Kirk, serves the Parish of Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town, in Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The parish includes the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Scottish Parliament. It i ...

(by the

Palace of Holyroodhouse The Palace of Holyroodhouse ( or ), commonly referred to as Holyrood Palace or Holyroodhouse, is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. Located at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, at the opposite end to Edinburgh ...

in Edinburgh). There are ten "Chaplains in Ordinary". Upon retirement the chaplains may be appointed "Extra Chaplains".

List of Chaplains in the Household in Scotland

Chaplains-in-Ordinary to HM in Scotland

;King George II * William Gusthart from 1727 to 1764 ;Queen Victoria * Robert Lee, DD 17 December 1846 - 1868 * Norman Macleod ? - 1862 (deceased) * John Stuart, minister of St Andrew's church, Edinburgh 8 December 1862 - ? ''(replacing Macleod)'' * Archibald Watson, 2 May 1868 - in place of Robert Lee, deceased *

Robert Herbert Story Robert Herbert Story (28 January 1835 – 13 January 1907) was a Scottish divine and Principal of the University of Glasgow. He attained the highest position in the Scottish church as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ...

, 1886- ;King Edward VII *

Archibald Charteris Archibald Hamilton Charteris (13 December 1835 – 24 April 1908) was a Scottish theologian, a Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, professor of biblical criticism at the University of Edinburgh and a leading voice in Chu ...

, 18 October 1901 - 1908 * Donald Macleod, 18 October 1901 - 1910 *

Cameron Lees James Cameron Lees KCVO (1835–1913) was a Church of Scotland minister and author at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Life Lees was born in London on 24 July 1834 the son of James Lees a Perth gun-maker who had r ...

, 18 October 1901 - 1910 * James MacGregor, 18 October 1901 - 1910 *

, 18 October 1901 - 1907 * J. R. Mitford Mitchell, 18 October 1901 - 1910 * Samuel James Ramsay Sibbald, Minister of the Parish of Crathie 30 June 1903 - ? (in place of Charteris, deceased) ;King George V * Donald Macleod, 7 May 1910 - 1916 *

, 7 May 1910 - 1913 * James MacGregor, 7 May 1910 - 1910 * J. R. Mitford Mitchell, 7 May 1910 - 1925 * Wallace Williamson, 7 May 1910 - 1926 * Samuel James Ramsay Sibbald, 7 May 1910 - 1936 *

Pearson McAdam Muir Pearson McAdam Muir (1846–1924) was the minister of Glasgow Cathedral and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1910. He served as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Scotland. He was Chaplain in Ordinar ...

, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 16 December 1910 - 1924 (in place of MacGregor, deceased) * Robert Howie Fisher, minister of

Morningside, Edinburgh Morningside is a district and former village in the south of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies alongside the main arterial Morningside Road, part of an ancient route from Edinburgh to the south west of Scotland. The original village served several ...

25 July 1913 - ? (in place of Lees) *Alexander Miller Maclean, 27 October 1914 - 1925 (in place of J.R. Mitford Mitchell, deceased) * William Paterson Paterson, 10 March 1916 - 1936 (in place of Macleod) *John White, 8 August 1924 - (in place of Muir, deceased) *

Archibald Main Archibald Main, (17 December 1876 – 14 March 1947) was a Scottish ecclesiastical historian, Church of Scotland minister, military chaplain, and academic. From 1915 to 1922, he was Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of St A ...

, Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of Glasgow 29 May 1925 - 1936 (in place of Alexander Miller Maclean, deceased) * Norman MacLean, Collegiate Minister of St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh 24 August 1926 - 1936 (in place of Wallace Williamson, deceased) * Alexander Martin, Principal of New College, Edinburgh. 8 November 1929 - 1936 * Robert J. Drummond, 8 November 1929 - 1936 * Donald Fraser, 8 November 1929 - 1933 *

George Adam Smith :''Note in particular that this George Smith is to be distinguished from George Smith (Assyriologist) (1840–1876) who researched in some overlapping areas.'' Sir George Adam Smith (19 October 1856 – 3 March 1942) was a Scottish the ...

, 3 October 1933 - 1936 (in place of Donald Fraser) *

Charles Warr Charles Laing Warr KCVO FRSE (1892–1969) was a Church of Scotland minister and author in the 20th century. Life Warr was born on 20 May 1892, the second son of the Reverend Alfred Warr, sometime minister of Rosneath in Dunbartonshire, a ...

, Dean of the Chapel Royal and Dean of the Thistle, 8 November 1934 - 1936 (in place of Robert Howie Fisher; extra Chaplain in 1934Whitaker's Almanack, 1934) * John White ;King Edward VIII * Samuel James Ramsay Sibbald, 21 July 1936 - 1937 * William Paterson Paterson, 21 July 1936 - 1937 * John White, 21 July 1936 - 1937 * Archibald Main, 21 July 1936 - 1937 * Norman MacLean, 21 July 1936 - 1937 * Alexander Martin, 21 July 1936 - 1937 * Robert J. Drummond, 21 July 1936 - 1937 * George Adam Smith, 21 July 1936 - 1937 * Charles Warr, 21 July 1936 - 1937 ;King George VI *Samuel James Ramsay Sibbald, 2 March 1937 - 1950 *William Paterson Paterson, 2 March 1937 - *John White, 2 March 1937 - *Archibald Main, 2 March 1937 - 1947 *Norman MacLean, 2 March 1937 - *Alexander Martin, 2 March 1937 - 1946 *Robert J. Drummond, 2 March 1937 - 1951 *Sir George Adam Smith, 2 March 1937 - 1942 *Charles Laing Warr, 2 March 1937 - 1952 * James Macdougall Black, 5 May 1942 - 1948 (in place of Sir George Adam Smith, deceased) *James Hutchinson Cockburn, 24 November 1944 - 1952 (in place of John Stirton, deceased) *Andrew Nevile Davidson, 30 July 1946 - 1952 (in place of Alexander Martin, deceased) * John Baillie, 3 June 1947 - 1952 (in place of Archibald Main, deceased) *William White Anderson, 15 November 1949 - 1952 (in place of James Black, deceased) *John Henry Duncan, 31 October 1950 - 1951 (in place of Samuel Sibbald, deceased) *Thomas Bentley Stewart Thomson, 16 March 1951 - 1952 (in place of John Henry Duncan, deceased) *James Pitt Watson, 17 August 1951 - 1952 (in place of Robert J. Drummond, deceased) ;Queen Elizabeth II *

Charles Laing Warr Charles Laing Warr KCVO FRSE (1892–1969) was a Church of Scotland minister and author in the 20th century. Life Warr was born on 20 May 1892, the second son of the Reverend Alfred Warr, sometime minister of Rosneath in Dunbartonshire, a ...

1 Aug 1952 - 9 Dec 1969 *

James Hutchison Cockburn James Hutchison Cockburn DD ThD FSAScot (29 October 1882 – 20 June 1973) was a Scottish scholar and senior Church of Scotland clergyman. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1941/2, the highest position in the Church of Scotlan ...

1 Aug 1952 - 1973 * Andrew Nevile Davidson 1 Aug 1952 - 1969 * John Baillie 1 Aug 1952 - 1960 * William White Anderson 1 Aug 1952 - * Thomas Bentley Stewart Thomson 1 Aug 1952 - 1959 (thereafter Extra chaplain) *Professor James Pitt Watson 1 Aug 1952 - 1963 *Professor James Stuart Stewart 1 Aug 1952 - 1966 * John Annand Fraser 1 Aug 1952 - 23 June 1964 (thereafter Extra Chaplain) * John Lamb 1 Aug 1952 - (Domestic Chaplain Balmoral) * Hugh Osborne Douglas, 17 December 1959 - (in place of Thomas Thomson, resigned) * Ronald William Vernon Selby Wright, 24 May 1963 - (in place of James Pitt Watson, deceased) *

Henry Charles Whitley Henry Charles Whitley CVO (1906–1976) was a Church of Scotland minister and an author. He was born on 20 March 1906 and educated at George Heriot's School and the University of Edinburgh, where he gained a Ph.D. in 1953. He was Minister of Ne ...

, 24 May 1963 - 1976 thereafter Extra Chaplain *Anderson Nicol 23 June 1964 - 1972 (in place of John Annand Fraser) * Robert Leonard Small 12 September 1967 - 1975 (in place of Edgar Primrose Dickie, retired) thereafter Extra Chaplain *W R Sanderson *

William Morris William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, architectural conservationist, printer, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He ...

15 April 1969 - (in place of Nevile Davidson, retired) * George Thomson Henderson Reid 1969 - 1980 (in place of Charles Laing Warr, deceased) * James Boyd Prentice Bulloch 1980 - 1981 (in place of Reid, retired) *William Bryce Johnston 1981 - 1991 (in place of Bulloch, deceased) *Harry William Macphail Cant 1972 - 1991 (in place of Anderson Nicol, deceased) *Kenneth Macvicar 1974 - 1991 * John McIntyre 1975-1986 (in place of Robert Leonard Small, retired) * William Henry Rogan - 1978 thereafter Extra Chaplain *

Robin Barbour Robert Alexander Stewart "Robin" Barbour (11 May 1921 – 18 October 2014) was a Church of Scotland minister and an author. Robin Barbour was born on 11 May 1921 in Edinburgh to George Freeland Barbour and Helen Hepburne-Scott. His fathe ...

1976- 1991 (in place of Henry Whitley, retired) * Allan Young 1978 - 1979 (in place of Rogan, retired) *

Gilleasbuig Macmillan Gilleasbuig Iain Macmillan (b.1942) is a former minister of the Church of Scotland. From 1973 until his retirement in September 2013 he served as Minister of St Giles' Cathedral, in Edinburgh, Scotland, which is sometimes described as the mothe ...

1979 - 2014 (in place of Young, deceased) * James Leslie Weatherhead 11 April 1991 -2017 (in place of Harry William MacPhail Cant, deceased) * Mary Irene Levison 11 May 1991 - 29 January 1993 (in place of RAS Barbour, retired) (thereafter Extra Chaplain) *Andrew Stewart Todd 1991 - (in place of MacVicar, retired) *Charles Robertson 1991 - 2010 (in place of Johnston, retired) *

Iain Torrance Iain Richard Torrance, (born 13 January 1949) is a retired Church of Scotland minister, theologian and academic. He is Pro-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, Honorary Professor of Early Christian Doctrine and Ethics at the University o ...

2001 - 2019 - * James Alexander Simpson 21 July 1992 - 2004 (in place of Alwyn James Cecil Macfarlane, retired) * Norman Walker Drummond 29 Jan 1993 - 2022 (in place of Levison, retired) * John Paterson - 2008 * James Gibson 2004 - 2018 (afterwards extra Chaplain) * Angus Morrison 2006 - * Kenneth MacKenzie 2007 - (Domestic chaplain) *

Lorna Hood Elizabeth Lorna Hood, (born 21 April 1953) is a minister of the Church of Scotland. From 1979 to 2016, she was the Minister of North Parish Church, Renfrew. From 2013 to 2014, she also served as Moderator of its General Assembly. Early life ...

2008 - (in place of Paterson, retired) * Neil Gardner 2008 - (Domestic chaplain) * Alistair Bennett 2010 - 2022 * Susan Brown 2012- * John Chalmers 2013- * Finlay Macdonald 2001 - 2015 * David Fergusson 2015 - * Alastair Symington 1996 - 2017 * George Cowie 2017 - 2022 * James Gibson - 2018 * Liz Henderson 2018 - (in place of Gibson) * George Whyte 2019 - * Dr Marjory Maclean 2022 - (in place of Cowie, deceased) * Dr Grant Barclay 2022 - (in place of Drummond) * Prof John Swinton 2022 - (in place of Bennett)

Extra Chaplains-in-Ordinary to HM in Scotland

;King Edward VII * Malcolm C. Taylor, 18 October 1901 - ? ;King George V * Malcolm C. Taylor, 7 May 1910 - ? *

12 March 1926. ;Queen Elizabeth II *George Thomson Henderson Reid 1980 - *Kenneth Macvicar 1991 - *William Bryce Johnston 1991 - *

2014- *

2019 - Court Circular, 2 July 2019.

References

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