Archdeacon of Oxford
The Archdeacon of Oxford is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Oxford, England. The office responsibility includes the care of clergy and church buildings within the area of the Archdeaconry of Oxford.
History
The first archdeacon of Oxford is recorded before 1092 – around the time when archdeacons were first appointed across England – in the Diocese of Lincoln. He was one of eight archdeacons appointed by the bishop: Lincoln, Huntingdon, Northampton, Leicester, Buckingham, Bedford and Stow.In the Henrican Reorganization, the archdeaconry was transferred to the newly-erected Diocese of Oxford in 1546. On 1 March 2014, the Archdeaconry of Oxford was split to create the new Archdeaconry of Dorchester; the Archdeaconry of Oxford now consists solely of the City of Oxford itself, whereas the rest of the county of Oxfordshire is now in the Archdeaconry of Dorchester. The Archdeacon of Oxford continues to be Residentiary Canon of Christ Church and has strategic roles across the Diocese of Oxford as a whole, for example as Interfaith Advisor.
List of archdeacons
High Medieval
- bef. 1092–?: Alfred
- bef. 1112–aft. 1151: Walter of Oxford
- bef. 1151–1173 : Robert Foliot
- bef. 1176–1183 : Walter de Coutances
- –1196 : John of Coutances
- bef. 1197–aft. 1208: Walter Map
- bef. 1212–1221 : John of Tynemouth
- bef. 1221–1221 : Matthew Stratton
- bef. 1222 – February 1236 : Adam de Sancto Edmundo
- bef. 1237–1240 : Roger Weseham
- bef. 1240–aft. 1249: John de Sancto Egidio
- bef. 1250–aft. 1252: Richard of Gravesend
- –aft. 1258 : Robert de Mariscis
- bef. 1259–1263 : Henry of Sandwich
- bef. 1263–aft. 1272 : Richard de Mepham
- bef. 1273–1274 : John de Maidenstan
- bef. November 1274–bef. 1277: W.
- bef. 1278–1280 : Nicholas de Hegham
- bef. 1284–aft. 1284: unnamed archdeacon; possible Simon of Ghent.
- bef. 1284–1297 : Simon of Ghent
- 1297–1298 : Pontius de Salino
- bef. 1298–aft. 1299: Amadeus of Savoy
- 15 February 1298 – 5 November 1303 : William de Sardene
Late Medieval
- 10 December 1303–bef. 1313 : Gilbert Segrave
- 12 March 1313 – 20 December 1356 : Gaillard Cardinal de la Motte/Mothe
- bef. 1368–30 January 1404 : Thomas Southam
- 9 February 1404 – 23 February 1441 : John Southam
- bef. 1458-bef. 1467 : Fulk Birmingham
- 2 July 1467–bef. 1472 : John Boteler
- 10 October 1472 – 1482 : Lionel Woodville
- 17 April 1482 – 1493 : Oliver King
- 24 January 1493 – 1504 : Richard Mayew
- 15 November 1504–bef. 1522 : Christopher Urswick, Dean of Windsor until 1505
- 24 March 1522 – 1528 : George Heneage
- 7 October 1528–?: Nicholas Wilson
- 19 January 1535–bef. 1543 : Richard Curwen
Early modern
- 1543–10 May 1561 : Walter Wright
- 1561–aft. 1592: John Kennall
- 1592–7 June 1614 : John Drewry
- 17 June 1614–bef. 1624 : William Bridges
- 1625–2 October 1661 : Barten Holyday
- July 1663 – 1664 : Thomas Lamplugh
- 13 June 1664 – 1675 : Thomas Barlow
- 12 July 1675 – 21 July 1704 : Timothy Halton
- 5 August 1704 – 20 January 1707 : Humphrey Hody
- 5 February 1707 – 1715 : Timothy Goodwin
- 21 March 1715 – 1723 : William Baker
- 27 April 1724 – 1724 : Robert Cook
- 26 August 1724 – 4 July 1741 : George Rye
- 23 September 1741–bef. 1767 : John Potter
- 19 January 1767 – 24 March 1783 : Thomas Randolph
- 30 June 1783 – 30 October 1797 : George Turner
- 11 November 1797 – 4 February 1830 : Phineas Pett
- 9 March 1830 – 24 December 1877 : Charles Clerke
Late modern
- 1878–1895 : Edwin Palmer
- 1895–1902 : Leslie Randall, Bishop suffragan of Reading
- 1903–1921 : Thomas Archer Houblon
- 1921–1936 : Edward Shaw, Assistant Bishop
- 1936–1952 : Gerald Allen
- 1957–1982 : Carlyle Witton-Davies
- 1982–1997 : Frank Weston
- 1998–2005 : John Morrison
- 2005–2011 : Julian Hubbard
- 2011–2013 : Hedley Ringrose, Acting Archdeacon
- *Judy French, Assistant Archdeacon
- 4 May 201328 January 2020: Martin Gorick
- 1 May 2020present: Jonathan Chaffey
Archdeacons of Dorchester