Archdeacon of Norfolk

The Archdeacon of Norfolk is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Norwich, who exercises supervision of clergy and responsibility for church buildings within the geographical area of their archdeaconry.

The current archdeacon is Steven Betts who was appointed in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

History

The ancient Archdeaconry of Norfolk has been an ecclesiastical jurisdiction within the Diocese of Norwich since its creation around 1100 – at which time the first archdeacons were being appointed across the nation.^{[citation needed]}

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

bef. 1127–aft. 1166: Roger^{[N 1]}
bef. 1174–aft. 1181: Steingrim^{[N 1]}
bef. 1196–aft. 1197: John^{[N 1]}
bef. 1198–aft. 1218: Geoffrey de Bocland
bef. 1227–1228 (res.): Martin of Pattishall (afterwards Dean of St Paul's, 1228)
bef. 1230–aft. 1232: Robert de Bilneia
bef. 1233–aft. 1233: R-
bef. 1236–1237: Ralph de Blonvilla (de Blundeville)
1237: Thomas de Lecche
1237–bef. 1245: Ralph de Blonvilla (again)
bef. 1239–1240: Simon the Norman
bef. 1239–1257 (res.): Walter de Salerne/de Saleron alias of London (also Dean of St Paul's from 1254)
9 July 1257–aft. 1264: Nicholas de Plimpton
bef. 1267–aft. 1292: Alan de Freston

Late Medieval

bef. 1325–aft. 1325: R. de S. (possibly Richard de Stanhowe)
bef. 1326–bef. 1326: Thomas de Kerdeston
25 July 1326–bef. 1327 (res.): William de Herlaston
bef. 1327–bef. 1335 (res.): Adam de Ayremynne
16 April 1335–bef. 1335: John Newland
25 June 1335–bef. 1359 (d.): Robert de Usflet
4 March–22 June 1351 (rev.): John de Harewell
22 May 1359–bef. 1374 (d.): William de Blythe
20 June 1359–September 1359 (rev.): Richard de Ravenser
13 March 1374 – 1375 (dep.): Robert de Prees/Prots
28 March 1375–bef. 1385 (res.): John de Freton
18 August 1385 – 1390 (res.): Richard de Medeford/Mitford
Period of dispute:
- 11 April 1390–bef. 1398 (deprived): John de Middleton
- 1392 (claim): Robert de Prees/Prots (again)
- bef. 1391–aft. 1394: James Dardani
- 20 November 1398 – 1399 (rev.): Ralph Selby
- 1399–1399 (res.): John de Middleton (again)
29 October 1399 – 1406 (res.): Thomas Langley
2 September 1406–bef. 1408 (res.): Richard Dereham
30 October 1408–bef. 1412 (res.): John Macworth
1 July 1412–bef. 1418 (res.): Richard Dereham (again)
18 February 1418 – 1419 (res.): Philip Morgan
21 December 1419–bef. 1448 (d.): William Sponne^[1]
14 February 1449 – 1459 (res.): John Hales
23 November 1459 – 3 January 1477 (exch.): Thomas Marke
3 January 1477 – 1478 (res.): John Morton

27 February 1479 – 1500 (d.): Oliver Dynham
7 November 1500–bef. 1522 (d.): Christopher Urswick, Dean of Windsor until 1505 and Rector of Hackney from 1502 (also Archdeacon of Wilts; Archdeacon of Richmond until 1500 and Archdeacon of Oxford from 1504)
6 April 1522–aft. 1527 (res.): William Stillington
bef. 1529–bef. 1530 (res.): Thomas Wynter (also Dean of Wells {until June 1529}, Archdeacon of York and Archdeacon of Richmond {until 1529})
1 March 1530 – 1531 (res.): Stephen Gardiner
2 April 1531 – 1547 (d.): William Newton

Early modern

1548–?: Alexander Carew
1552–aft. 1567: Matthew Carew (deprived)
6 April 1587–bef. 1619 (d.): Richard Stokes
18 December 1619–bef. 1621 (d.): Francis Mason
28 December 1621–bef. 1629 (d.): Thomas Muriell
18 October 1629–?: Writhlington White
23 September 1631–bef. 1657 (d.): Robert White
24 August 1660 – 15 January 1661 (d.): Philip Tenison
15 February 1661 – 28 June 1698 (d.): Edward Reynolds
20 July 1698 – 1708 (res.): Charles Trimnell
11 March 1708 – 1721 (res.): Robert Cannon (afterwards Dean of Lincoln)
7 December 1721 – 1732 (res.): Thomas Tanner
17 June 1732 – 1733 (res.): John Baron (afterwards Dean of Norwich)
22 November 1734 – 1756 (d.): Samuel Salter
16 September 1756 – 14 May 1768 (d.): Samuel Stedman
28 May 1768 – 1 November 1797 (d.): Thomas Warburton
1 December 1797 – 31 January 1847 (d.): John Oldershaw
13 August 1847 – 20 December 1849 (d.): Philip Jennings
20 December 1850–bef. 1869 (res.): William Bouverie

Late modern

1869^[2]–1874 (res.): Ralph Blakelock (died 1 March 1882)^[3]
1874–17 October 1900 (d.): Henry Nevill^[4]
1900–1901 (d.): William Pelham-Burn^[5]^[6]
1901–1916 (ret.): Sidney Pelham^[7]^[8]
1916–1918 (res.): Charles Lisle Carr^[9]
1918–1920 (res.): George MacDermott^[10]
1920–1934 (ret.): Augustus Buckland^[11]
1934–5 October 1954 (d.): Arthur Moore^[12]
1955–1962 (ret.): Louis Baggott (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[13]
1962–13 August 1976 (d.): Eric Cordingly (also Bishop suffragan of Thetford from 1963)^[14]
1977–1993 (ret.): Peter Dawson (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[15]
1993–2002 (ret.): Michael Handley (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[16]
2002–28 February 2012 (ret.): David Hayden^[17]^[18]
29 April 2012–present: Steven Betts^[18]^[19]^[20]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c These archdeacons are not recorded with the title Archdeacon of Norfolk, but their territory can be deduced from the churches with which records connect them and/or the contemporaries with whom they are recorded.

References

^ St Lawrence Church, Towchester – Archdeacon William Sponne (Accessed 19 March 2014)
^ Norfolk Archaeology: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to the County of Norfolk p. 483 (Accessed 14 April 2014)
^ Norfolk Annals by Charles Mackie p. 368 (Accessed 14 April 2014)
^ "Nevill, Ven. Henry Ralph". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "---". The Guardian. 12 December 1900. p. 1732. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "---". The Nebraska State Journal. 4 September 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times. No. 36596. London. 26 October 1901. p. 13.
^ "Pelham, Rev. Sidney". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Carr, Rt Rev. Charles Lisle". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Mac Dermott, Rev. George Martius". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ The First Century of The Churchman p.5 (Accessed 15 April 2014)
^ "Moore, Ven. Arthur Crompton". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Baggott, Ven. Louis John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Cordingly, Rt Rev. Eric William Bradley". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Dawson, Ven. Peter". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2007 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Handley, Ven. (Anthony) Michael". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Hayden, Ven. David Frank". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ ^a ^b BBC News – Canon Steven Betts appointed as Archdeacon of Norfolk (Accessed 15 April 2014)
^ Diocese of Norwich – Archdeacon of Norfolk (Accessed 19 March 2014)
^ "Betts, Ven. Steven James". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 15 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Sources

Greenaway, Diana E. (1971), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, vol. 2, pp. 64–67
Jones, B. (1963), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541, vol. 4, pp. 28–30
Horn, Joyce M. (1992), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 7, pp. 46–47

Archdeacons of Norfolk

High Medieval

Roger
Steingrim
John
Geoffrey de Bocland
Martin of Pattishall
Robert de Bilneia
R-
Ralph de Blonvilla (de Blundeville)
Thomas de Lecche
Ralph de Blonvilla (again)
Simon the Norman
Walter de Salerne/de Saleron alias of London
Nicholas de Plimpton
Alan de Freston

Late Medieval

R. de S.
Thomas de Kerdeston
William de Herlaston
Adam de Ayremynne
John Newland
Robert de Usflet
John de Harewell
William de Blythe
Richard de Ravenser
Robert de Prees/Prots
John de Freton
Richard de Medeford/Mitford
John de Middleton
Robert de Prees/Prots (again)
James Dardani
Ralph Selby
John de Middleton (again)
Thomas Langley
Richard Dereham
John Macworth
Richard Dereham (again)
Philip Morgan
William Sponne
John Hales
Thomas Marke
John Morton
Oliver Dynham
Christopher Urswick
William Stillington
Thomas Winter
Stephen Gardiner
William Newton

Early modern

Alexander Carew
Matthew Carew
Richard Stokes
Francis Mason
Thomas Muriell
Writhlington White
Robert White
Philip Tenison
Edward Reynolds
Charles Trimnell
Robert Cannon
Thomas Tanner
John Baron
Samuel Salter
Samuel Stedman
Thomas Warburton
John Oldershaw
Philip Jennings
William Bouverie

Late modern

Ralph Blakelock
Henry Nevill
William Pelham-Burn
Sidney Pelham
Charles Lisle Carr
George MacDermott
Augustus Buckland
Arthur Moore
Louis Baggott
Eric Cordingly, Bishop suffragan of Thetford
Peter Dawson
Michael Handley
David Hayden
Steven Betts

v t e Diocese of Norwich
Norwich Cathedral Bishop's House, Norwich Diocesan House, Norwich
Office holders	Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich Jane Steen, Bishop suffragan of Lynn Ian Bishop, Bishop suffragan of Thetford AEO: Bishop suffragan of Richborough (vacant) & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Andrew Braddock, Dean of Norwich Steven Betts, Archdeacon of Norfolk Keith James, Archdeacon of Norwich Catherine Dobson, Archdeacon of Lynn
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Ipswich (1899–1909) Archdeacon of Suffolk (12th century–1914; formed Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich) Archdeacon of Sudbury (12th century–1837; transferred to Ely)

Archdeacons in the Church of England

Current

northern province	Auckland Blackburn Bolton Bradford Carlisle Chester Cleveland Doncaster Durham East Riding (York) Halifax Lancaster Leeds Lindisfarne Liverpool Knowsley and Sefton Macclesfield Man Manchester Newark Nottingham Northumberland Pontefract Richmond and Craven Rochdale St Helens and Warrington Salford Sheffield and Rotherham Stoke Sunderland Walsall West Cumberland Westmorland and Furness Wigan and West Lancashire York (West Riding)
southern province	Ashford Aston Barnstaple Barking Bath Bedford Berkshire Birmingham Bodmin Boston Bournemouth Brighton & Lewes Bristol Bromley & Bexley Buckingham Cambridge Canterbury Chelmsford Charing Cross ("Two Cities") Cheltenham Chichester Colchester Cornwall Coventry ("Archdeacon Pastor") Croydon Derby City and South Derbyshire Derbyshire Peak and Dales Dorchester Dorking Dorset Dudley East Derbyshire Eastern Archdeaconry (Europe) Exeter France Germany and Northern Europe Gibraltar Gloucester Hackney Hampstead Harlow Hastings Hereford Hertford Horsham Huntingdon and Wisbech Ipswich Isle of Wight Italy and Malta Lambeth Leicester Lewisham & Greenwich Lichfield Lincoln London Loughborough Ludlow Lynn Maidstone Malmesbury The Meon Middlesex Norfolk North West Europe Northampton Northolt Norwich Oakham Oxford Plymouth Portsdown Reigate Rochester St Albans Salop/Shropshire (Lichfield diocese) Sarum Sherborne Southend Southwark Stansted Stow and Lindsey Sudbury Suffolk Surrey Switzerland Taunton Tonbridge Totnes Wandsworth Warwick ("Archdeacon Missioner") Wells West Ham Westminster Wilts Winchester Worcester
non-territorial	Military archdeacons: Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force Prison Service "Archdeacon Missioner" (see Warwick) & "Archdeacon Pastor" (see Coventry) Rural Mission (Eds & Ips diocese)