Archdeacon of Worcester


The Archdeacon of Worcester is a senior clergy position in the Diocese of Worcester in the Church of England. Among the archdeacon's responsibilities is the care of clergy and church buildings within the area of the Archdeaconry of Worcester.

History

The first recorded archdeacons in the Diocese of Worcester occur from around the same time that archdeacons occur across the church in England. Two archdeacons are recorded simultaneously from that time, but no clear territorial title occurs until 1143, when Gervase is called Archdeacon of Gloucester.
The Archdeaconry of Birmingham was created from Worcester and Coventry archdeaconries by Order-in-Council on 12 August 1892 but became part of the new Diocese of Birmingham upon its creation by Order-in-Council on 13 January 1905.
The archdeaconry is currently subdivided into six deaneries: Evesham, Malvern, Martley and Worcester West, Pershore, Upton, and Worcester East. The current Archdeacon of Worcester is the Venerable Mark Badger.

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

  • bef. 1086–bef. 1114 : Ailric
  • bef. 1114–21 March 1125 : Hugh
  • 1125–1143 : William Cumin
  • 1144–bef. 1157 : Godfrey
  • bef. 1157–bef. 1159 : William Cumin '
  • bef. 1159–bef. 1168 : Godfrey '
  • bef. 1168–bef. 1190 : Simon Luvel
  • bef. 1190–bef. 1198 : Peter de Leche
  • bef. 1198–aft. 1196: John of Cornwall
  • bef. 1200–aft. 1217: John Brancastre
  • December 1218–bef. 1243: William Scot
  • June 1243–aft. 1256: Vincent of Abergavenny
  • bef. 1257–aft. 1270: Robert de Esthall
  • bef. 1275–27 July 1287 : Hugh of Evesham
  • 16 October 1287 – 4 July 1288 : Ralph de Hingham
  • 4 July 1288–aft. 1311: Francesco Napoleone Cardinal Orsini

Late Medieval

  • 1312–1317 : Henri de la Tour du Pin
  • aft. 1317–1320 : John de Brucy
  • 15 May 1321–bef. 1329 : Adam le Chaumpeneys de Sandwico
  • 17 October 1329 – 7 April 1337 : John de Orleton
  • 7 April 1337–bef. 1349: Robert de Worcester
  • 16 May 1349 – 18 February 1353 : John de Severle
  • 18 February 1353 – 1366 : John Harewell
  • 1366–4 May 1371 : Simon Clement
  • 4 May 1371–bef. 1383 : John Blanchard
  • 4 December 1383 – 1389 : William Malpas '
  • 2 May 1388–bef. 1412: William Rocombe '
  • 28 October 1412–bef. 1432 : John Ixworth
  • 31 May 1431–bef. 1433 : John Burdett
  • 5 May 1433 – 13 November 1438 : William Hende
  • 13 November 1438–bef. 1452 : John Verney
  • 19 October 1452–bef. 1467 : William Vaunce
  • 12 November 1467–bef. 1472 : Thomas Hawkins
  • 4 May–May 1472 : Robert Inkbarrow
  • 19 May 1472–bef. 1476 : Thomas Hawkins
  • 26 July–bef. November 1479: John Burton
  • 24 November 1479 – 1483 : Richard Burton
  • 4 August 1483–aft. 1518: Thomas Alcock
  • bef. 1529–1531 : Stephen Gardiner
  • 4 April 1531–bef. 1534 : William Claybrook
  • 12 May 1534 – 1563 : Peter Vannes

Early modern

Late modern