Facade of Bishop's Palace Farnham Surrey

The Archdeaconry of Surrey is the ecclesiastical officer in charge of the archdeaconry of Surrey, a subdivision of the

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Diocese of Guildford __NOTOC__ The Diocese of Guildford is a Church of England diocese covering eight and half of the eleven districts in Surrey, much of north-east Hampshire and a parish in Greater London. The cathedral is Guildford Cathedral and the bishop is the ...

in the

Province of Canterbury The Province of Canterbury, or less formally the Southern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces which constitute the Church of England. The other is the Province of York (which consists of 12 dioceses). Overview The Province consist ...

History

The whole archdeaconry was historically in the

diocese of Winchester The Diocese of Winchester forms part of the Province of Canterbury of the Church of England. Founded in 676, it is one of the older dioceses in England. It once covered Wessex, many times its present size which is today most of the historic enla ...

; the

bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England. The bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire. The Bishop of Winchester has always held ''ex officio'' (except dur ...

had a principal residence at

Farnham Castle Farnham Castle is a 12th-century castle in Farnham, Surrey, England. It was formerly the residence of the Bishops of Winchester. History Built in 1138 by Henri de Blois, Bishop of Winchester, grandson of William the Conqueror, Farnham cast ...

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

. So the archdeacon was also

rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

St Andrew's Church, Farnham St Andrew's Church is an Anglican parish church in the centre of Farnham, Surrey. It is a Grade I listed building and surviving parts of the structure date back to the Middle Ages. It in the Archdeaconry of Surrey, in the Diocese of Guildford. ...

and used

Farnham Farnham ( /ˈfɑːnəm/) is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch of the River Wey, a trib ...

as a centre from which to administer the churches in the area.The Story of St Andrew's
from ''St Andrew's Farnham'', accessed 6 March 2013 On 1 May 1927 it was separated from the

and became the

diocese of Guildford __NOTOC__ The Diocese of Guildford is a Church of England diocese covering eight and half of the eleven districts in Surrey, much of north-east Hampshire and a parish in Greater London. The cathedral is Guildford Cathedral and the bishop is the ...

. On 17 August 1928, the archdeaconry of Dorking was formed out of the archdeaconry of Surrey by

Order in Council An Order-in-Council is a type of legislation in many countries, especially the Commonwealth realms. In the United Kingdom this legislation is formally made in the name of the monarch by and with the advice and consent of the Privy Council ('' Ki ...

. Today the archdeaconry is one of the two archdeaconries in Surrey, the other being the archdeaconry of Dorking. The archdeaconry of Surrey is further subdivided into deaneries, Aldershot, Cranleigh, Farnham, Godalming, Guildford and Surrey Heath.

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

:Junior archdeacons in the Diocese of Winchester *bef. 1107–aft. 1128:

Stephen Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

*bef. 1148–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 ...

:Archdeacons of Surrey *bef. 1158–aft. 1158:

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. 1159–aft. 1178: Robert de Inglesham (also

Archdeacon of Gloucester The Archdeacon of Gloucester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Gloucester, England whose responsibilities include the care of clergy and church buildings within the area of the ''Archdeaconry of Gloucester.'' History The first ...

, bef. 1187–aft. 1190) *bef. 1192–aft. 1215: Amicius *bef. 1215–aft. 1216:

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

*bef. 1238–aft. 1205: Geoffrey *bef. 1228–aft. 1243:

Luke People *Luke (given name), a masculine given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Luke (surname) (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known as ...

*bef. 1245–1258 (res.):

Walter Branscombe Walter Branscombe (–1280) was Bishop of Exeter from 1258 to 1280. Origins Nothing for certain is known of Walter Branscombe's origins and education, but he is thought to have been born in Exeter in about 1220. In the opinion of William Geor ...

(became

Bishop of Exeter The Bishop of Exeter is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. Since 30 April 2014 the ordinary has been Robert Atwell.

) *bef. June–June 1258 (abd.):

Peter de Sancto Mauro Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

''(left England)'' *20 January 1259–bef. May 1261 (deprived):

Oliver de Tracy Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * '' Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver ...

''(deprived by the pope)'' *aft. June 1262–18 March 1264 (deprived):

Richard de Sancto Gorono 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 ...

''(deprived by the pope)'' *18 March 1264–aft. 1295: Peter de Sancto Mauro ''(restored by the pope)'' *11 November 1296–bef. 1301 (d.): Thomas de Skerning

Late Medieval

*12 March 1301–aft. 1317:

Philip de Barton 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 ...

*10 April 1320–bef. 1347 (d.):

William Inge William Motter Inge (; May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations. In the early 1950s he had a string of memorable Broad ...

*1347–bef. 1351 (res.): Richard Vaghan *1350: Raymond Pelegrini ''(mistaken appointment)'' *9 October 1351–bef. 1397 (d.): John de Edington *17 July 1397–bef. 1410 (d.): John Campeden *12 November 1410 – 27 April 1414 (res.):

John Catterick John Catterick (died 1419) was a medieval Bishop of St David's, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield The Bishop of Lichfield is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers 4,516 ...

(became

Bishop of St David's The Bishop of St Davids is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of St Davids. The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the St Davids, city of ...

) *13 August 1414–aft. 1429:

John Forrest Sir John Forrest (22 August 1847 – 2 SeptemberSome sources give the date as 3 September 1918 1918) was an Australian explorer and politician. He was the first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901) and a long-serving cabinet minister i ...

*bef. 1446–1447 (res.):

John De la Bere John De la Bere was a 15th-century Bishop of St David's in Wales. De la Bere's parentage is not known for sure, but it is most likely that he was of the family of De la Bere from Stretford Manor in Herefordshire and Weobley Castle in Glamorgan. ...

(became Bishop of St David's) *5 January 1448–aft. 1478: John Waynflete ''or''

Paten A paten or diskos is a small plate, used during the Mass. It is generally used during the liturgy itself, while the reserved sacrament are stored in the tabernacle in a ciborium. Western usage In many Western liturgical denominations, the p ...

*?–bef. 1482 (res.):

Lionel Woodville Lionel Woodville (1447 – 23 June 1484) was a Bishop of Salisbury in England. Life Woodville was a fourth son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg; his siblings included Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort fro ...

(became

Bishop of Salisbury The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. The see is in the City of Salisbury where the bishop's seat ...

) *31 March 1482 – 1500 (d.):

Oliver Dynham Oliver Dynham B.A. (also Denham) (d. 1500) was a Canon of Windsor from 1480 to 1500''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Career He was appointed: *Prebendary of Li ...

*16 May 1500–aft. 1502:

Christopher Bainbridge Christopher Bainbridge ( 1462/1464 – 14 July 1514) was an English Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Of Westmorland origins, he was a nephew of Bishop Thomas Langton of Winchester, represented the continuation of Langton's influence and teachin ...

(

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 1503) *bef. 1509–aft. 1512: Matthew Long *?–22 March 1519 (res.): John Fox *27 March 1519 – 28 November 1521 (d.):

William Rokeby William Rokeby (died 29 November 1521) was a leading statesman and cleric in early sixteenth-century Ireland, who held the offices of Bishop of Meath, Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He is commemorated in the Rokeby Chapels ...

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 ...

*13 May 1522 – 1530 (res.):

John Stokesley John Stokesley (8 September 1475 – 8 September 1539) was an English clergyman who was Bishop of London during the reign of Henry VIII. Life Stokesley was born at Collyweston in Northamptonshire, and became a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford ...

(became

Bishop of London 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 ...

) *14 July 1530 – 1531 (res.): Edward Lee (became

Archbishop of York The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and the metropolitan bishop of the province of York, which covers th ...

) *December 1531–18 December 1555 (exch.): Thomas Baghe

Early modern

*18 December 1556–bef. 1559 (deprived):

Edmund Mervin Edmund Mervin was a 16th century English priest. Mervin was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He held livings at Bramshott and Sutton. He was appointed Archdeacon of Surrey by Edward Wedlake on 18 December 1556 and deprived by Queen ...

''(deprived)'' *16 November 1559 – 13 February 1573 (res.): John Watson (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 Ogl ...

) *13 February 1573–bef. 1574 (res.):

Valentine Dale Valentine Dale (died 1589) was an English jurist and diplomat. He served as Judge of the High Court of Admiralty from 1584 to 1589. Life He supplicated the university of Oxford in 1541 for the degree of B.A., but does not appear to have been ...

*23 July 1574–bef. 1580 (res.): William Wickham *11 March 1580–bef. 1605 (d.): James Cottington *18 October 1605 – 1616 (res.): Arthur Lake (became

Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the overwhelmingly greater part of the (ceremonial) county of Somerset and a small area of Do ...

) *7 February 1617 – 2 April 1649 (d.):

George Hakewill George Hakewill (1578 or 1579 – 1649) was an English clergyman and author. Early life Born in Exeter, he studied at Alban Hall, Oxford, where he was a noted disputant and orator and in June 1596, only a year after his matriculation and a ...

*1649–1660: ''Vacant ( English Interregnum)'' *4 September 1660 – 16 July 1686 (d.): John Pearson (also

Bishop of Chester The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York. The diocese extends across most of the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its see in the C ...

from 1672) *23 July 1686–bef. 1689 (d.): Richard Oliver *20 September 1689 – 3 June 1710 (d.): Thomas Sayer *7 June 1710 – 1716 (res.):

Edmund Gibson Edmund Gibson (16696 September 1748) was a British divine who served as Bishop of Lincoln and Bishop of London, jurist, and antiquary. Early life and career He was born in Bampton, Westmorland. In 1686 he was entered a scholar at Queen's Col ...

(became

Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and ...

) *25 February 1716 – 1719 (res.):

Hugh Boulter Hugh Boulter (4 January 1672 – 27 September 1742) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, the Primate of All Ireland, from 1724 until his death. He also served as the chaplain to George I from 1719. Background and education Boulter wa ...

(became

Bishop of Bristol 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 ...

) *12 December 1719 – 21 May 1725 (d.): Samuel Billingsley *31 May 1725 – 17 February 1753 (d.):

Richard Furney Richard Furney (1694-1753) was an Anglican priest and antiquary. Life Furney was born in Gloucester and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1715 and M.A. He was ordained in 1718 and became curate at St Michael, Gloucester ...

*27 February 1753 – 25 September 1760 (d.):

Thomas Thackeray Thomas Thackeray (1693 – 25 August 1760) was a Church of England clergyman who taught at his old school, Eton College, and ended his career as Head Master of Harrow School. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD). Life Born in 1693, ...

*10 November 1760 – 9 March 1766 (d.): Thomas Ridding *17 March 1766 – 1769 (res.):

Newton Ogle Newton Ogle (1726 – 1804) was a Church of England clergyman and member of the landowning Ogle family. The son of Nathaniel Ogle and Elizabeth Newton, he served as a prebendary of Durham Cathedral and from 1769 to 1804 as Dean of Winchester. His ...

(became Dean of Winchester) *13 November 1769 – 1 April 1782 (res.):

John Butler John Butler may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John "Picayune" Butler (died 1864), American performer * John Butler (artist) (1890–1976), American artist *John Butler (author) (born 1937), British author and YouTuber *John Butler (born 1954), ...

(also

Bishop of Oxford The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. The current bishop is Steven Croft, following the confirmation of his elect ...

from 1777) *2 April 1782 – 1 August 1814 (d.): John Carver *15 August 1814 – 8 September 1839 (d.): Thomas de Grey (Lord Walsingham from 1831) *20 November 1839–bef. 1845 (res.):

Samuel Wilberforce Samuel Wilberforce, FRS (7 September 1805 – 19 July 1873) was an English bishop in the Church of England, and the third son of William Wilberforce. Known as "Soapy Sam", Wilberforce was one of the greatest public speakers of his day.Natural Hi ...

(became Dean of Westminster) *21 May 1845 – 15 October 1847 (d.): William Dealtry *16 November 1847 – 30 November 1859 (res.): Charles Hoare

Late modern

*aft. 1859–21 December 1879 (d.):

John Utterton John Sutton Utterton was the first Bishop of Guildford (then a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Winchester) in the last third of the 19th century. Born in 1814 and educated at Oriel College, Oxford, he was perpetual curate of Holmwood, rec ...

, Rector of

, Bishop suffragan of Guildford (from 1874; father of Frank) *1880–9 March 1888 (d.): Peter Atkinson, Vicar of

Dorking Dorking () is a market town in Surrey in South East England, about south of London. It is in Mole Valley District and the council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs roughly east–west, parallel to the Pipp Br ...

*1888–4 June 1906 (d.): John Sapte, Rector of

Cranleigh Cranleigh is a village and civil parish, about southeast of Guildford in Surrey, England. It lies on a minor road east of the A281, which links Guildford with Horsham. It is in the north-west corner of the Weald, a large remnant forest, the ma ...

*1906–19 April 1908 (d.): Frank Utterton, Vicar of

Leatherhead Leatherhead is a town in the Mole Valley District of Surrey, England, about south of Central London. The settlement grew up beside a ford on the River Mole, from which its name is thought to derive. During the late Anglo-Saxon period, Leath ...

(until 1907; son of John) *1908–1922 (res.): Albert Robinson, canon treasurer *1922–1936 (res.):

Lionel Blackburne Lionel Edward Blackburne was an Anglican priest in the second quarter of the 20th century. He was born 2 November 1874 and educated at Lancing College and Clare College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1890, he began his ecclesiastical career with a cu ...

, Vicar of St Mark's, Portsmouth (until 1923), then Rector of Puttenham (1926–1927; became

Dean of Ely The position of Dean of Ely Cathedral, in East Anglia, England, in the Diocese of Ely was created in 1541 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The first Dean of Ely had been the last Benedictine prior of Ely. List of deans Early mode ...

) :''In 1927, the

was erected, consisting of this archdeaconry.'' :''In 1928, the archdeaconry of Dorking was split from Surrey archdeaconry.'' *1936–1949 (ret.):

Cyril Golding-Bird Cyril Henry Golding-Bird (18 September 1876 – 9 April 1955) was an Anglican bishop in the early decades of the 20th century. He was born on 18 September 1876 and educated at Merchant Taylors' and Lincoln College, Oxford. Ordained in 1897 he w ...

Assistant Bishop An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop. Church of England In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually retired (diocesan or suffragan) bishops – in which case they ...

(previously Archdeacon of Dorking) *1949–1955 (ret.): Andrew Ritchie *October 1955–23 July 1957 (d.):

Geoffry Smith Geoffry Bertram Smith (28 June 1889 - 23 July 1957) was an Anglican priest, most notably Archdeacon of Surrey from 1955 until his death. Smith was educated at Blundell's School. He entered Britannia Royal Naval College in 1904; and retired with th ...

*1957–1968 (ret.):

Augustine Studdert Augustine John de Clare Studdert (31 January 1901 20 March 1972) was an Anglican priest, most notably archdeacon of Surrey from 1957 to 1968. Career Augustine Studdert was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating with a B.A. in 1924 and ...

, Rector of

Busbridge Busbridge is a village and civil parish in the borough of Waverley in Surrey, England that adjoins the town of Godalming. It forms part of the Waverley ward of '' Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe''. It was until the Tudor period often recorded ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1968–1980 (ret.): John Evans *1980–1989 (res.): Paul Barber (became Bishop suffragan of Brixworth) *1989–1995 (res.): John Went (became Bishop suffragan of Tewkesbury) *1996–2005 (res.): Bob Reiss *9 October 200519 September 2017 (ret.): Stuart Beake *10 December 2017present:

Paul Davies Paul Charles William Davies (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor in Arizona State University and Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. He is affiliated with the Institute ...

Diocese of Guildford — A new archdeacon for Surrey
(Accessed 4 November 2017)

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Edward Wedlake Brayley Edward Wedlake Brayley (177323 September 1854) was an English historian and topographer. Brayley collaborated with his life-long friend, John Britton, on the first 6 volumes of ''The Beauties of England and Wales''. Early life Brayley was ...

(1841), ''A Topographical History of Surrey''

History

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

Late Medieval

Early modern

Late modern

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