Archdeacon of Sarum


The Archdeacon of Sarum is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England. They are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the five area deaneries of the Sarum archdeaconry, which cover the geographical areas of Alderbury, Chalke, Salisbury, Heytesbury and Stonehenge.
The post is currently vacant since Alan Jeans' retirement.

History

The first recorded archdeacons in Salisbury diocese occur soon after the Norman Conquest and there were apparently four archdeacons from the outset. However, no territorial titles are recorded until after. The archdeacons at that time were the Archdeacons of Dorset, Berkshire, Sarum and Wiltshire.
The position was redefined in 1843, having been previously generally known as the Archdeaconry of Salisbury; the role is now generally called Archdeacon of Sarum, but both names have been used commonly throughout history.

Allocation of parishes to deaneries

Many changes were made to the allocation of parishes to deaneries in 1951. The parishes of Charlton, Wilsford and North Newnton were transferred from Sarum to the archdeaconry of Wilts in 1955.

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

  • ?–bef. 1085: Gunter of Le Mans
  • bef. 1089–aft. 1089: Robert '
  • bef. 1099–1121 : Everard of Calne
  • bef. 1099–bef. 1122 : Hubald '
  • bef. 1121–aft. 1122: Joel
  • bef. 1121–1123 : Alexander of Lincoln
  • ?–1133 : Nigel
  • bef. 1133–bef. 1139: Ernald
  • bef. 1153–aft. 1154: Henry
  • bef. 1157–aft. 1173: Jordan
  • bef. 1184–aft. 1174: Savaric FitzGeldewin
  • bef. 1180–aft. 1191: Azo
  • bef. 1193–aft. 1238: Humphrey of Bassingbourn or de Bassingeburn
  • bef. 1241–aft. 1244: Stephen
  • bef. 1245–aft. 1271: Nicholas de Capella
  • bef. 1275–aft. 1307: Thomas Wychampton or de Wickhampton

Late Medieval

  • bef. 1309–aft. 1328: Walter Hervy or Hervey
  • ?–1309: Raymond de Planell '
  • : Raymond Cardinal de Fargis
  • bef. 1329–bef. 1348 : Robert Luffenham
  • 11 July–25 October 1330: Richard de Bury or d'Aungerville '
  • bef. 1348–bef. 1361 : Roger de Kington
  • 5 September 1361–aft. 1375: Roger de Cloune
  • bef. 1383–1 July 1384 : Thomas Butiller
  • 1 July 1384 – 1402: William Potyn '
  • 1400–1402 : Walter FitzPiers '
  • 1402–14 December 1404 : Henry Chichele
  • 14–26 December 1404 : Walter Medford
  • 26 December 1404 – 1418 : Simon Sydenham
  • 18 April 1418–bef. 1419 : John Holand
  • bef. 1419–1419 : John Chitterne
  • 9 September 1419 – 1420 : John Stafford
  • 7 December 1420 – 1426 : William Alnwick
  • 4 July 1426 – 1432 : Alexander Sparrow
  • 24 September 1432 – 1433 : John Norton
  • 18 October 1433–aft. 1435: Stephen Wilton
  • bef. 1439–1441 : Adam Moleyns
  • 28 October 1441–bef. 1444 : Richard Andrew
  • 21 July 1444–bef. 1446 : Peter Cardinal Barbo, cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria Nova
  • 18 July 1446–bef. 1465 : Richard Caunton
  • 11 July 1465–bef. 1471 : Roger Radclyffe
  • 22 November 1471–?: William Eure
  • ?–bef. 1499 : Edmund Chaderton
  • 22 August 1499 – 1503 : Geoffrey Blythe
  • 21 November 1503–bef. 1524 : George Sydenham
  • 2 March–April 1524 : James Bromwich
  • 10 April 1524–bef. 1526 : Henry Rawlyns
  • bef. 1535–bef. 1539 : Richard Duck
  • 2 August 1539 – 20 July 1546 : Edward Layton

Early modern

Late modern