The Archdeacon of Cornwall is a senior cleric in the

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Diocese of Truro The Diocese of Truro (established 1876) is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury which covers Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and a small part of Devon. The bishop's seat is at Truro Cathedral. Geography and history The di ...

History and composition

The archdeaconry of Cornwall was created in the

Diocese of Exeter The Diocese of Exeter is a Church of England diocese covering the county of Devon. It is one of the largest dioceses in England. The Exeter Cathedral, Cathedral Church of St Peter in Exeter is the seat of the diocesan Bishop of Exeter. It is pa ...

in the late 11th century. The area and the

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remained part of that diocese until 15 December 1876 when the

was established. The archdeaconry was then divided on 21 May 1878 to create the new

Archdeaconry of Bodmin The Archdeacon of Bodmin is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Truro. The role was established by Order in Council on 21 May 1878, two years after the diocese itself was created, by splitting the Archdeaconry of Cor ...

. Today, the archdeaconry of

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

consists of the deaneries of Carnmarth North, Carnmarth South, Kerrier, Penwith, Powder, Pydar and St Austell (Powder deanery includes the Isles of Scilly).

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

*?–1086–?: Roland *?–13 June 1098 (d.): Alnothus *bef. 1110–aft. 1110: Ernaldus *bef. –aft. : Hugo de Auco *bef. –aft. :

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. –aft. : A. *aft. –30 April 1157 (d.):

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*aft. 1161–bef. 1171: Ralph Luce *?–7 September 1171 (d.):

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*bef. –aft. : Galterus *bef. 1191–aft. 1186: Walter Fitz Rogo *bef. –aft. :

Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

(nephew of the bishop,

Simon of Apulia Simon of Apulia (died 1223) was an Italian-born canon lawyer who served as Bishop of Exeter in Devon, England, from 1214 until his death in 1223. Life Nothing is known of Simon's early life beyond the fact that he was a native of southern Ita ...

) *bef. 28 May 1228–aft. 1228:

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*bef. 1238–aft. 1238:

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 ...

*bef. August 1243–aft. August 1243: John Rof *

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*bef. 1264–1264 (res.): Geofrey de Bismano *7 April 1264–bef. 1274:

Robert de Tefford 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 '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

*23 August 1274 – 28 June 1282 (d.):

John de Esse 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 ...

*8 July 1282–bef. 1296:

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(or

) de Bolleghe *1295–1307 (d.): William Bodrugan

Late Medieval

*7 January 1308 – 30 June 1342 (exch.):

Adam de Carleton Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

''(disputed)'' *8 March 1328:

Nicholas de Scotton Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its ...

(mistaken royal grant) *30 June 1342 – 24 March 1344 (exch. reversed): Annibale Cardinal di Ceccano ( Cardinal-bishop of Frascati) *24 March 1344 – 19 June 1346 (exch.): Adam de Carleton ''(again)'' *19 June 1346 – 1349 (res.):

John de St Paul John de St Paul ( 1295 – 1362), also known as John de St. Pol, John de Owston and John de Ouston, was an English-born cleric and judge of the fourteenth century. He was Archbishop of Dublin 1349–62 and Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1350–56. H ...

, later Archbishop of Dublin *1349–1371: ''The

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and the pope appointed a succession of opposing claimants:'' **Papal grants: ***1349–bef. 1355 (res.): John de Harewell ***7 February 1355–bef. 1361 (d.): Thomas David ***16 August 1361–bef. 1371:

Alexander Neville Alexander Neville ( 1340–1392) was a late medieval prelate who served as Archbishop of York from 1374 to 1388. Life Born in about 1340, Alexander Neville was a younger son of Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby and Alice de Audley. He ...

, later

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**Royal grants: ***15 February 1350 – 16 November 1357 (exch.): William Cusance ***16 November 1357–bef. 1371: Nicholas de Newton *15 October 1371 – 17 March 1377 (exch.): Thomas de Orgrave *17 March 1377 – 26 July 1381 (exch.):

Robert Braybrooke Robert Braybrooke was a medieval Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of London. Biography Braybrooke was the son of Sir Gerard Braybrooke of Horsenden, Buckinghamshire & Colmworth, Bedfordshire and his wife, Isabella, the daughter of Sir Roger Dakeny ...

, later

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*26 July 1381–bef. 1397 (res.): Nicholas Braybrooke *: Richard Lentwardyn ''(ineffective exchange)'' *14 July 1397 – 1412 (res.): Edward Dantsey, later Bishop of Meath *3 April 1413–bef. 1418 (d.): John Bremore *15 September 1418–bef. 1419 (d.): Richard Penels *29 May 1419 – 1436 (res.): William Fylham *2 October 1436–bef. 1445 (d.):

Walter Trengof Walter Trengof (or Treugof, died 1445) was an English medieval churchman and university Chancellor. Trengof attended Exeter College, Oxford. He was three times Chancellor of the University of Oxford during 1417–21. From 1436 until his death in 1 ...

*20 February 1445–bef. 1446 (d.): Richard Helyer *19 December 1446–bef. 1449 (res.): Henry Trevilian *20 March 1449 – 12 February 1461 (exch.): John Selot *12 February 1461–aft. 1463: Thomas Marke *bef. 1491–1499 (res.): William Sylke *15 April 1499 – 1509 (res.): Thomas Harrys *16 December 1509 – 1515 (res.): Bernard Oldham *18 April–September 1515 (res.):

John Fulford John Fulford (died 12 June 1518) was an English archdeacon. He was the son of Sir Baldwin Fulford of Great Fulford, Devon who was Sheriff of Devon in 1460. He was collated Archdeacon of Totnes from 1500 to 1515, Archdeacon of Cornwall from Apri ...

*28 September 1515–bef 1517 (res.): Hugh Ashton *3 February 1517–bef. 1528 (res.):

Richard Sampson Richard Sampson (died 25 September 1554) was an English clergyman and composer of sacred music, who was Anglican bishop of Chichester and subsequently of Coventry and Lichfield. Biography He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, the Paris S ...

, later

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*8 September 1528 – 1534 (res.): Rowland Lee, later

*11 June 1534–September 1537 (d.): Thomas Bedyll *8 October 1537–bef. 1543 (res.):

Thomas Wynter Thomas Wynter or Winter (c. 1510 – c. 1546) was the Archdeacon of York, Richmond, Cornwall, Provost of Beverley, Dean of Wells Cathedral and the illegitimate son of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Biography Thomas Wynter's exact date of birth is ...

(also

Archdeacon of York The Archdeacon of York (or of the West Riding) is a senior clergy position in an archdeaconry subdivision of the Church of England Diocese of York in the Province of York. It is named for the City of York and consists of the seven rural deanerie ...

until 1540)

Early modern

*25 May 1543 – 1545 (res.): John Pollard (also

Archdeacon of Wilts The Archdeacon of Wilts (or Wiltshire) is a senior cleric in the Diocese of Salisbury, England. The archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy in five deaneries: Marlborough, Pewsey, Calne, Bradford and Devizes. Sue ...

until 1544 and

Archdeacon of Barnstaple The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple or Barum is one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England. History The Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries in No ...

from 1544) *17 October 1547–bef. 1553 (res.):

Hugh Weston Hugh Weston ( – 1558) was an English churchman and academic, Dean of Westminster and Dean of Windsor, and Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford. Life He was born at Burton-Overy, Leicestershire, about 1505, and educated at Balliol College, Oxford, ...

*23 September 1554–bef. 1556:

John Rixman John Rixman was a 16th century English priest. Rixman was educated at Oriel College, Oxford. He was Principal of St Mary Hall, Oxford from 1532 to 1537. held livings at St Petroc, Trevalga, St Clement Danes, London; St Mary's Church, Berry P ...

*2 March 1556 – 1563 (d.): George Harvey *13 October 1563 – 1563 (deprived):

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(son of the bishop,

William Alley William Alley (also Alleyn and Alleigh; 1510* – 15 April 1570) was an Anglican prelate who was the Bishop of Exeter during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Sir William Alley married Sybil (Bodleigh) Alley in 1534; the two had a total of e ...

) *3 January 1571 – 1603 (d.): Thomas Somaster 2nd son of William Somaster (1507–1589) of

Painsford, Ashprington Painsford (anciently ''Pinford'', etc.) is an historic estate in the parish of Ashprington in Devon. Painsford House Painsford House was described as follows in 1850: ''"It was formerly much larger than at present, and its dilapidated chapel ...

*10 June 1574–?: Nicholas Marston (presumably ineffective) *5 September 1603–bef. 1616 (res.): William Hutchinson *21 July–October 1616 (res.): Jasper Swift *8 November 1616–bef. 1629 (res.): William Parker *27 January 1629–bef. 1631: Martin Mansogg/ Nansogg *bef. 1631–1631 (d.): William Parker ''(again)'' *22 July 1631 – 27 July 1633 (d.): Robert Peterson *30 July 1633–bef. 1641 (res.): Robert Hall *7 October 1641 – 1641: George Hall *1641–1660: ''Vacant during the

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'' *1 August 1660–bef. 1672: Edward Cotton *3 September 1672 – 17 December 1714 (d.):

Edward Drew Edward Drew (c.1542–1598) of Killerton, Broadclyst and The Grange, Broadhembury, Devon, was a Serjeant-at-Law to Queen Elizabeth I. He served as a Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis (UK Parliament constituency), Lyme Regis in 1584, twice ...

*25 January 1715 – 1717:

Lancelot Blackburne Lancelot Blackburne (sometimes Blackburn, Blackborne or Blackbourn 10 December 165823 March 1743) was an English clergyman, who became Archbishop of York, and – in popular belief – a pirate. He was described by Horace Walpole, in his ''Mem ...

(also

Dean of Exeter The Dean of Exeter is the head of the Chapter of Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, England. The chapter was established by William Briwere, Bishop of Exeter (1224–44) who set up the offices of dean and chancellor of Exeter Cathedral ...

) *1717–1732: ''?'' *7 February 1732 – 27 July 1737 (d.):

Charles Fleetwood Charles Fleetwood (c. 1618 – 4 October 1692) was an English Parliamentarian soldier and politician, Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1652–1655, where he enforced the Cromwellian Settlement. Named Cromwell's Lieutenant General for the Third Englis ...

*14 September 1737–bef. 1741 (d.):

George Allanson George Allanson was Archdeacon of Cornwall from 14 September 1737 until his death in 1741 . Allanson was born in the City of London, educated at Christ Church, Oxford and admitted to the Middle Temple in 1713. He held livings at St Tudy and St ...

*25 August 1741 – 1 February 1788 (d.):

John Sleech John Sleech was the Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1741 to 1788. Sleech was from Farringdon, Devon. References

Archdeacons of Cornwall 18th-century English Anglican priests 1788 deaths {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub ...

*15 February 1788 – 12 March 1807 (d.): George Moore *8 April 1807 – 1826 (res.): William Short *6 February 1826 – 1826 (res.):

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*11 May 1826 – 17 December 1844 (d.): John Sheepshanks *6 January 1845–aft. 1885: William Phillpotts

Late modern

:''The archdeaconry was transferred to the new Truro diocese on 15 December 1876.'' *1888–1916 (res.): John Cornish (also Bishop of St Germans from 1905) *1916–15 August 1925 (d.):

Stamford Raffles-Flint Stamford Raffles-Flint (6 February 1847 – 15 August 1925) was Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1916 until his death. He was the son of William Charles Raffles Flint and his wife Jenny Rosdew Mudge, daughter of Richard Zachariah Mudge, educated at Et ...

*1925–1946 (d.):

Guy Hockley Guy Wittenoom Hockley (16 February 1869 - 16 September 1946) was Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1925 until his death. He was born in Malden, Surrey, to Julius Joseph Hockley and Emma Annie Mary Darby. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and o ...

*1947–14 August 1949 (d.): John Holden,

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*1949–1965 (ret.):

Frederick Boreham Frederick Boreham (7 June 1888 – 1 February 1966) was Archdeacon of Cornwall and Chaplain to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Career Boreham was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and educated at St Aidan's College, Birkenhead and St John's Hal ...

*1965–1981 (ret.): Peter Young (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1981–1988 (ret.):

Arnold Wood The Venerable Arnold Wood, M.A. (24 October 1918 – 27 April 2007) was Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1981 to 1988. Wood was educated at Trinity Academy, Halifax and was a Commissioned Officer in the RASC from 1939 to 1949. He worked in engineer ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1988–1996 (ret.):

Raymond Ravenscroft The Venerable Raymond Lockwood Ravenscroft (15 September 1931 - 18 May 2020) was an Anglican priest who was Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1988 to 1996. Ravenscroft was educated at Sea Point Boys' High School, the University of Leeds and the Col ...

*1996–1999 (ret.):

Trevor McCabe Venerable, The Ven. (John) Trevor McCabe was Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1996 to 1999. McCabe was educated at Falmouth Grammar School; the University of Nottingham; St Catherine's College, Oxford; and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He was ordained in 1959 ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *2000–2005 (ret.):

Rodney Whiteman Rodney David Carter Whiteman (born 6 October 1940) is a British Anglican priest. He was Archdeacon of Bodmin from 1989 to 1999,''Church news.'' The Times (London, England), Tuesday, July 04, 1989; pg. 18; Issue 63437 and Archdeacon of Cornwall fr ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1 February 2006 – 22 September 2012 (res.):

Roger Bush Roger Bush OBE (1918–2000) was a British-born Australian Methodist minister and media personality. Early life Bush was born in England and his family migrated to Sydney, Australia, the following year. He was the oldest of a family of four ...

(afterwards Dean of Truro, 2012) *16 December 201215 May 2018: Bill Stuart-White *15 May 20181 September 2019 (Acting):

Audrey Elkington Audrey Anne Elkington (born 1 November 1957) is a retired British people, British Anglican priest. She served as the Archdeacon of Bodmin in the Diocese of Truro. Early life and education Elkington was born in or near Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 1 No ...

Archdeacon of Bodmin The Archdeacon of Bodmin is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Truro. The role was established by Order in Council on 21 May 1878, two years after the diocese itself was created, by splitting the Archdeaconry of Cor ...

*1 September 2019 – present: Paul Bryer

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Archdeacon of Cornwall The Archdeacon of Cornwall is a senior cleric in the Church of England Diocese of Truro. History and composition The archdeaconry of Cornwall was created in the Diocese of Exeter in the late 11th century. The area and the archdeacon remained p ...