Archdeacon of Northampton

The Archdeacon of Northampton is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Peterborough. As such she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [1] within its six rural deaneries: Brackley, Brixworth, Daventry, Greater Northampton, Towcester and Wellingborough.[2] The incumbent is Richard Ormston, who took up his position in February 2014.[3]

History

This is a list of archdeacons of Northampton, historically a post in the Diocese of Lincoln, and then in the Diocese of Peterborough from that diocese's creation on 4 September 1541.

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

  • bef. 1092–bef. 1123: Nigel (first archdeacon)
  • bef. 1123–aft. 1132: Robert
  • bef. 1133–9 February 1169 (d.): William
  • bef. 1174–1175: Herbert Poore
  • 1175–aft. 1187: Savaric FitzGeldewin
  • bef. 1194–aft. 1198: Wimar (Winemer)
  • bef. 1200–aft. 1203: Richard of Kent
  • bef. 1206–aft. 1231: Robert de Manecestre (i.e. of Manchester)
  • bef. 1231–1246 (d.): John de Houton
  • bef. 1247–20 November 1272 (d.): Giles le Rous (Rufus)
  • bef. 1273–1280 (res.): Richard Gravesend
  • bef. 1280–bef. 1291 (d.): Stephen of Sutton
  • 9 January 1291–bef. 1316 (d.): Thomas of Sutton

Late Medieval
  • 17 August 1454–bef. 1457 (res.): George Neville
  • 19 August 1457–1464 (res.): John Chadworth
  • 23 August 1464–bef. 1468 (d.): William Say
  • 27 November 1468–1471 (res.): John Ruding
  • 6 August 1471–bef. 1482 (d.): John Collinson
  • 24 March 1482–bef. 1500 (d.): Peter Huse or Busy
  • 4 January 1500–1506 (res.): William Smith
  • 26 August 1506–bef. 1548 (res.): Gilbert Smith

Early modern

On 4 September 1541, Northampton archdeaconry became part of the new Diocese of Peterborough.
  • 28 May 1548–March 1549 (d.): John Apharry (ap Harry, Parry)
  • 30 March 1549–1554 (res.): William Geffre
  • bef. 1558–bef. 1571 (d.): William Binsley
  • bef. 1579–bef. 1587 (d.): Nicholas Sheppard
  • 12 November 1587–April 1598 (d.): James Howland
  • bef. 1598–bef. 1604 (res.): William Bayly
  • 23 March 1604–1611 (res.): John Buckeridge
  • 9 July 1611–bef. 1612 (d.): Richard Butler
  • 26 September 1612–24 July 1629 (d.): Thomas Dove, yr
  • 31 July 1629–bef. 1665 (d.): John Quarles
  • 25 October 1665–9 December 1679 (d.): John Palmer
  • 4 January 1680–29 November 1707 (d.): Thomas Wolsey
  • 12 December 1707–24 December 1737 (d.): Richard Cumberland
  • 13 January 1738–7 August 1764 (d.): John Browne
  • 6 September 1764–17 November 1797 (d.): William Brown
  • 1 December 1797–8 September 1842 (d.): William Strong
  • 15 September 1842–7 February 1875 (d.): Owen Davys

Late modern

References

  1. ↑ Meakin, T. ABCD: a basic church dictionary. Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5 (Google Books, p. 50, accessed 23 May 2014)
  2. ↑ Crockford's on line accessed Monday 5 December 2011 7:32 GMT
  3. ↑ The Diocese of Peterborough – Archdeacon (Accessed 23 May 2014)
  4. ↑ Thicknesse, Rt Rev. Francis Henry. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Hutton, Very Rev. William Holden. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Lang, Rt Rev. Norman Macleod. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Knyvett, Rt Rev. Carey Frederick. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Grimes, Ven. (Cecil) John. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Goodchild, Rt Rev. Ronald Cedric Osbourne. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Marsh, Ven. Bazil Roland. Who Was Who. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  11. ↑ Chapman, Ven. Michael Robin. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  12. ↑ The Diocese of Peterborough – Archdeacon of Northampton (Archived 12 July 2012; accessed 23 May 2014)
  13. ↑ Allsopp, Ven. Christine. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "New Archdeacon of Northampton appointed". Diocese of Peterborough. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "Richard Jeremy Ormston". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 30 November 2015. (subscription required)

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