Archdeaconry of the East Riding
Encyclopedia
The Archdeaconry of the East Riding is an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England
Diocese of York
in the Province of York
.
, since 1998 the Rt Revd
Richard Frith
, and by the Archdeacon of the East Riding, since February 2007 the Ven
David Butterfield.
, shown below.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Diocese of York
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....
in the Province of York
Province of York
The Province of York is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England, and consists of 14 dioceses which cover the northern third of England and the Isle of Man. York was elevated to an Archbishopric in 735 AD: Ecgbert of York was the first archbishop...
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People
The archdeaconry is led by the Bishop of HullBishop of Hull
The Bishop of Hull is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, England. The suffragan bishop, along with the Bishop of Selby and the Bishop of Whitby, assists the Archbishop of York in overseeing the diocese....
, since 1998 the Rt Revd
Right Reverend
The Right Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain it applies to bishops except that The Most Reverend is used for archbishops .*In some churches with a...
Richard Frith
Richard Frith
Richard Michael Cockayne Frith is the current Bishop of Hull. Born into a clerical family,His father was Canon Roger Cokayne Frith, sometime Vicar of Feltwell he was educated at Marlborough and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge...
, and by the Archdeacon of the East Riding, since February 2007 the Ven
Venerable
The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English-language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...
David Butterfield.
Organisation
In common with other archdeaconries, the East Riding is further subdivided into deaneriesDeanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
, shown below.
- BeverleyBeverleyBeverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...
- BridlingtonBridlingtonBridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
- Harthill
- HowdenHowdenHowden is a small market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies north of the M62, on the A614 road about north of Goole and south-west of York. William the Conqueror gave the town to the Bishops of Durham in 1080...
- HullKingston upon HullKingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
- North HoldernessHoldernessHolderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common with the Netherlands than other parts of Yorkshire...
- Scarborough
- South Holderness
High Medieval
- ?–: Ranulph–1143: William of York–1153: Hugh de PuisetHugh de PuisetHugh de Puiset was a medieval Bishop of Durham and Chief Justiciar of England under King Richard I. He was the nephew of King Stephen of England and Henry of Blois, who both assisted Hugh's ecclesiastical career...
–1162: John of CanterburyJohn of CanterburyJohn of Canterbury was bishop of Poitiers 1162 to 1181 and archbishop of Lyon 1181 to 1193. He became a “cosmopolitan and much-respected churchman”.... - ?–?: Ralph de WarnevilleRalph de WarnevilleRalph de Warneville was the twentieth Lord Chancellor of England, from 1173 to 1181. He was also Treasurer of York. Later he was Bishop of Lisieux.-References:...
–: Geoffrey (presumed)–1196: Burchard de Puiset - 1196–1198: Eustace–: Hamo (presumed)–1227: Walter de Wisbech–: Walter de Taney–: Walter de Woburn–: Simon of Evesham–: Robert of Scarborough
- 23 January 1280–before 14 September 1308: John de Crowcombe
Late Medieval
-: Bertrand de Fargis- 1316: William de Ayremynne
- 4 May 1322–1343: Denis Haverel
- August 1343-?: Aymer Robert
- August 1343-?: John de Cestre
- 1352–1359: William de Walcote
- 1359–1385: Walter SkirlawWalter SkirlawWalter Skirlaw was an English bishop and diplomat. He was Bishop of Durham from 1388 to 1406...
- 1364–1370: John de Hermesthorp
- 1386–1389: William de Waltham
- 1389–1390: Francis Renzio de Alifia
- 1390–1396: Bartholomew Oleari
- 1393–1409: William Feryby
- 1396–1400: Christopher de Maronibus
- July 1409-October 1416: William de Waltham (again)
- 20 October 1416–1418: Henry BowetHenry BowetHenry Bowet was both Bishop of Bath and Wells and Archbishop of York.-Life:Bowet was a royal clerk to King Richard II of England, and at one point carried letters of recommendation to Pope Urban VI from the king....
- 25 September 1418-March 1435: John Wodham
- 26 March 1435–1464: Richard Tone
- 13 March 1464–1467: Robert Clifton
- 17 June 1467–1475: John Walter
- 14 December 1475–1480: Edmund AudleyEdmund AudleyEdmund Audley was Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Salisbury.-Life:Audley graduated BA in 1463 at University College, Oxford...
- 1480–1485: Edward Pole
- 13 January 1485–1493: William Poteman
- 27 March 1493–1497: Henry Carnebull
- 1497–1501: John Hole
Early modern
- 1 May 1501–1504: Richard MayewRichard MayewRichard Mayew , also written Mayo, was an English academic, who became Bishop of Hereford and a diplomat for Henry VII of England.Mayew was born in Hungerford in Berkshire...
- 12 June 1504–28 August 1550: Thomas MagnusThomas MagnusThomas Magnus, , English administrator and diplomat; Archdeacon of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1504, employed on diplomatic missions 1509-19 and 1524-7; present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold 1520; Privy councillor c.1520; awarded a doctorate by the University of Oxford 1520; canon of Windsor...
- 13 April 1551–9 November 1558: John Dakyn
- 24 November 1558–1568: William Rokeby
- 1568–1569: Martin Parkinson
- 1569–1589: John MayJohn May (bishop)John May was an English academic and churchman, who became bishop of Carlisle.-Life:He was a native of Suffolk and brother of William May. He matriculated as a pensioner of Queens' College, Cambridge, on 2 May 1544. He was appointed bible-clerk of his college, and in 1550 proceeded B.A., being...
- 10 March 1589–1615: Richard Remington
- 24 November 1615–1625: Marmaduke Blakiston
- 9 September 1625–1660: John CosinJohn CosinJohn Cosin was an English churchman.-Life:He was born at Norwich, and was educated at Norwich grammar school and at Caius College, Cambridge, where he was scholar and afterwards fellow. On taking orders he was appointed secretary to Bishop Overall of Lichfield, and then domestic chaplain to...
- 1660–1662: Clement Breton
- June 1662–1675: Robert Hitch
- 5 October 1675–6 March 1702: William Brearey
- 7 March 1702–8 April 1750: Heneage Dering
- 20 April 1750–30 May 1755: Jaques Sterne
- 30 May 1755–15 November 1784: Robert Oliver
- 11 December 1784–16 February 1786: Thomas Constable
Late modern
- 3 March 1786–18 August 1828: Darley Waddilove
- 2 October 1828–10 January 1841: Francis Wrangham
- 14 January 1841–12 September 1854: Robert Wilberforce
- 4 October 1854–14 June 1873: Charles Long
- ...
- February 2007–present: David Butterfield