Archdeacon of Nottingham
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The historic Archdeaconry of Nottingham was an extensive ecclesiastical jurisdiction within the diocese of York
, England. It comprised almost the whole of the county of Nottingham
, and was divided into the four deaneries of Nottingham, Newark
, Bingham
and Retford
. It was then part of the diocese of Lichfield
, after which it was transferred to the diocese of Lincoln
.
The Archdeacon of Nottingham is now within the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
. It is one of two archdeaconries in the Diocese, the other being the Archdeacon of Newark
.
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Diocese of York
The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire....
, England. It comprised almost the whole of the county of Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, and was divided into the four deaneries of Nottingham, Newark
Newark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 , and the East Coast Main Line railway. The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way...
, Bingham
Bingham, Nottinghamshire
Bingham is a market town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England.-Geography:With a population of around 9,000 people it lies about nine miles east of Nottingham, a similar distance south-west of Newark-on-Trent and west of Grantham. It is situated where the A46 intersects the A52...
and Retford
Retford
Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the city of Nottingham, and 23 miles west of Lincoln, in the district of Bassetlaw. The town is situated in a valley with the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal running through the centre of the...
. It was then part of the diocese of Lichfield
Diocese of Lichfield
The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, England. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad in the city of Lichfield. The diocese covers 4,516 km² The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England...
, after which it was transferred to the diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
.
The Archdeacon of Nottingham is now within the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York. It is headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. The diocese covers all of the English county of Nottinghamshire and part of South Yorkshire...
. It is one of two archdeaconries in the Diocese, the other being the Archdeacon of Newark
Archdeacon of Newark
The Archdeaconry of Newark was created in 1913, and comprises the northern and eastern parts of the Diocese of Southwell. It is one of two archdeaconries in the Diocese, the other being the Archdeacon of Nottingham.-List of the Archdeacons of Newark:...
.
List of the Archdeacons of Nottingham
- 1185 - 1190 Robert FitzRalphRobert FitzRalphRobert FitzRalph was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.-Life:He was the son of William FitzRalph, who was a landowner in Derbyshire and was sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire 1170–1180 and was seneschal of Normandy 1178–1200. Robert held a prebend in the diocese of York before he was...
- 1218 - 1234 William de Bodham
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- 1291-1310 William Pickering D.Cn.L.
- 1310-1327 John GrandissonJohn GrandissonJohn Grandisson was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.Grandisson was born at Ashperton near Hereford in 1292. His father William, Lord de Grandisson, was a Burgundian in the household of Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, brother of King Edward I of England. He studied theology at the University of Paris, and...
- 1328-1329 Gilbert de Alberwick M.A.
- 1329-1331 Manuel de Fieschi
- 1331-1348 Anibaldus Gaetani de Ceccano M.Th.
- 1349 John de Bokingham
- 1349-1351 Robert de Kildesby
- 1351-1352 John de Bishopstone
- 1351-1353 John de Brynkeleye
- 1353-1397 Richard de Derby
- 1397-1415 John de Nottingham
- 1415-1418 John Wodham Lic.Cn.L.
- 1418-1419 Simon de Gaunstede
- 1419-1430 Robert Bowet B.Cn. & C.L.
- 1430-1461 Nicholas Wymbyssh
- 1461-1476 Thomas Birom
- 1476-1499 William Worsley
- 1499-1506 Thomas Crossley
- 1506-1516 John Hatton Bp. of Negroponte.
- 1516-1528 William Fell D.Th.
- 1528-1550 Cuthbert MarshallCuthbert MarshallCuthbert Marshall was Archdeacon of Nottingham during the reign of Henry VIII of England.-References:...
D.Th. - 1550-1559 Robert SylvesterRobert Sylvester (Pursglove)Robert Pursglove was an English sixteenth-century bishop.-Life:He was born in Tideswell, Derbyshire the son of Adam Pursglove; his mother's name was Bradshawe. By a maternal uncle, William Bradshawe, he was sent to St Paul's School, London, where he spent nine years. After a short spell at St...
- 1565 - 1590 John Lowth
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- 1590 - 1611 John KingJohn King (bishop)John King was an English churchman, patron of the Church of Pertenhall in Bedfordshire....
- 1611 - 1628 Joseph Hall
- 1628 - 1635 Richard BaylieRichard BaylieDr Richard Baylie was twice President of St. John's College, Oxford, twice Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University and Dean of Salisbury....
- 1635 - 1642 William Robinson
- Interregnum?
- 1660 - 1683 Vere Harcourt
- 1683 - 1685 Thomas WhiteThomas White (bishop)-Life:He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. Having been a vicar of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent since 1660, he was chosen bishop of Peterborough in 1685...
- 1685 - 1690 Samuel Crowbrow/Crowborough, also Vicar of St. Mary's Church, NottinghamSt. Mary's Church, NottinghamThe Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....
- 1690 - 1716 William Pearson
- 1716 - 1748 Robert Marsden
- 1748 - 1780 Hugh Thomas
- 1780 - 1810 Richard Kaye
- 1810 - 1830 John Eyre (b. 19.02.1758)
- 1830 - 1832 William BarrowWilliam Barrow (archdeacon)William Barrow was an English churchman, archdeacon of Nottingham from 1830 to 1832.-Life:From a Westmorland family, he went to Queen's College, Oxford, where in 1778 he gained the chancellor's English essay prize on academic education...
- 1832 - 1865 George WilkinsGeorge Wilkins (priest)George Wilkins, D.D. was born in May 1785 in Norwich. He served as a priest in the Church of England and was Archdeacon of Nottingham. He died on 13 August 1865.-Life:...
- 1865 - 1878 Henry MackenzieHenry Mackenzie (bishop)The Rt Rev Henry Mackenzie was Bishop Suffragan of Nottingham from 1870 until 1877. Educated at Pembroke College, Oxford he had previously beenChaplain to the Bishop of Lincoln, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields and Archdeacon of Nottingham before his elevation to the Episcopate...
- 1878 - 1894 Brough Maltby
- 1894 - 1913 John Gray RichardsonJohn Gray RichardsonJohn Gray Richardson was a priest in the Church of England.-Family:Richardson was the son of Samuel B. Richardson of Sheffield. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge and graduated in 1872. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1875 and vicar of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire, St. John the...
- 1913 - 1915 Herbert Louis WildHerbert Louis Wild-Family:He was the son of Rev. R. L. Wild, rector of Hurstmonceux in Sussex.He married Helen Christian Severn in 1903 and they had 4 sons and a daughter.-Education:He was educated at Charterhouse School and Exeter College, Oxford where he graduated in 1886...
(subsequently Bishop of NewcastleBishop of NewcastleThe Bishop of Newcastle is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York.The diocese at present covers the County of Northumberland and the Alston Moor area of Cumbria...
) - 1915 - 1936 William James ConybeareWilliam James ConybeareThe Very Rev William James Conybeare was an eminent Anglican priest in the first half of the 20th century.William James Conybeare was born on 19 December 1871 and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1898, he was Domestic Chaplain to successive Archbishops of Canterbury...
- 1936 - 1944 Herbert Victor Turner
- 1944 - 1949 Roger Plumpton WilsonRoger Plumpton WilsonThe Rt Rev Roger Plumpton Wilson, KCVO was Bishop of Wakefield and later Chichester in the mid 20th century. Born into an ecclesiastical family, he was educated at Winchester College and Keble College, Oxford and ordained in 1936...
, DD. - 1949 - 1960 John Henry Lawrence PhillipsJohn Henry Lawrence PhillipsJohn Henry Lawrence Phillips was the Anglican Bishop of Portsmouth from 1960 until 1975.-Childhood:He was born on 2 February 1910, the son of a clergyman, and attended Weymouth College.- Priesthood :...
- 1960 - 1977 Michael Warneford Brown
- 1978 - 1983 Robert Kerr Williamson (subsequently Bishop of BradfordBishop of BradfordThe Bishop of Bradford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Bradford, in the Province of YorkThe diocese covers the extreme west of Yorkshire, and has its see in the city of Bradford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter.The Bishop's residence is...
) - 1984 - 1990 Clive HandfordClive HandfordGeorge Clive Handford, CMG, was the fourth Anglican Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf.-Life:Educated at Hatfield College and Queen's College, Edgbaston, he was ordained in 1963 and began his ecclesiastical carer with a curacy in Mansfield. He then began what was to be a long association with the Middle...
(subsequently Bishop of WarwickBishop of WarwickThe Bishop of Warwick is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Coventry, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire....
, then Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf) - 1990 - 1996 Tom Walker
- 1996 - 2006 Gordon Ogilvie
- 14 July 2007 - present Peter Hill
See also
- Anglican Bishop of NottinghamAnglican Bishop of NottinghamThe Anglican Bishop of Nottingham was an episcopal title used by a Church of England suffragan bishop. The title took its name after the county town of Nottingham and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534. Until 1837, Nottingham had been part of the Diocese of York, when it then...