The

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of Oxford is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the

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. 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

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. He was one of eight archdeacons appointed by the bishop: Lincoln,

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and Stow. In the Henrican Reorganization, the archdeaconry was transferred to the newly-erected

in 1546. On 1 March 2014, the Archdeaconry of Oxford was split to create the new Archdeaconry of Dorchester;Ridgeway Broadsheet, March 2014
(Accessed 24 May 2014) 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 (first archdeacon) *bef. 1112–aft. 1151:

Walter of Oxford Walter of Oxford (died 1151) () was a cleric and writer. He served as archdeacon of Oxford in the 12th century. Walter was a friend of Geoffrey of Monmouth, who claimed he got his chief source for the ''Historia Regum Britanniae'' from Walter. In ...

*bef. 1151–1173 (res.): Robert Foliot *bef. 1176–1183 (res.): Walter de Coutances *–1196 (res.): John of Coutances (also Dean of Rouen from 1188) *bef. 1197–aft. 1208: Walter Map (elected

Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury. Until 1534, the Diocese of Hereford was in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church and two of its bishop ...

in 1199 and Bishop of St David's in 1203) *bef. 1212–1221 (d.): John of Tynemouth *bef. 1221–1221 (res.): Matthew Stratton (became Archdeacon of Buckingham) *bef. 1222 – February 1236 (d.): Adam de Sancto Edmundo *bef. 1237–1240 (res.): Roger Weseham *bef. 1240–aft. 1249: John de Sancto Egidio *bef. 1250–aft. 1252: Richard of Gravesend *–aft. 1258 (res.): Robert de Mariscis *bef. 1259–1263 (res.): Henry of Sandwich *bef. 1263–aft. 1272 (res.): Richard de Mepham (previously Archdeacon of Stafford; became Dean of Lincoln) *bef. 1273–1274 (res.): John de Maidenstan (previously Archdeacon of Bedford; became Dean of Lincoln) *bef. November 1274–bef. 1277: W. *bef. 1278–1280 (res.): Nicholas de Hegham *bef. 1284–aft. 1284: ''unnamed archdeacon; possible Simon of Ghent.'' *bef. 1284–1297 (res.): Simon of Ghent *1297–1298 (deprived): Pontius de Salino (lost dispute with Amadeus of Savoy) *bef. 1298–aft. 1299: Amadeus of Savoy (Archdeacon of Rheims; probably ineffective) *15 February 1298 – 5 November 1303 (d.): William de Sardene

Late Medieval

*10 December 1303–bef. 1313 (d.): Gilbert Segrave *12 March 1313 – 20 December 1356 (d.): Gaillard Cardinal de la Motte/ Mothe (

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of Santa Lucia in Orthea) *bef. 1368–30 January 1404 (exch.): Thomas Southam (became Archdeacon of Berkshire) *9 February 1404 – 23 February 1441 (d.): John Southam *bef. 1458-bef. 1467 (res.): Fulk Birmingham *2 July 1467–bef. 1472 (d.): John Boteler *10 October 1472 – 1482 (res.):

Lionel Woodville Lionel Woodville (1447 – 23 June 1484) was a Bishop of Salisbury in England. Life Woodville was a fourth son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg; his siblings included Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort f ...

*17 April 1482 – 1493 (res.): Oliver King *24 January 1493 – 1504 (res.): Richard Mayew *15 November 1504–bef. 1522 (d.): Christopher Urswick, Dean of Windsor until 1505 (also Archdeacon of Wilts, Archdeacon of Norfolk and Rector of Hackney) *24 March 1522 – 1528 (res.): George Heneage *7 October 1528–?: Nicholas Wilson *19 January 1535–bef. 1543 (d.): Richard Curwen

Early modern

*1543–10 May 1561 (d.): Walter Wright :''On 26 January 1546, the archdeaconry was transferred to the new

.'' *1561–aft. 1592: John Kennall *1592–7 June 1614 (d.): John Drewry *17 June 1614–bef. 1624 (d.): William Bridges *1625–2 October 1661 (d.): Barten Holyday *July 1663 – 1664 (dep.): Thomas Lamplugh (lost dispute with Barlow) *13 June 1664 – 1675 (res.): Thomas Barlow (became

Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of Nort ...

) *12 July 1675 – 21 July 1704 (d.): Timothy Halton *5 August 1704 – 20 January 1707 (d.):

Humphrey Hody Humphrey Hody (1659 – 20 January 1707) was an England, English scholar and theology, theologian. Life He was born at Odcombe in Somerset in 1659. In 1676 he entered Wadham College, Oxford, of which he became a fellow in 1685. In 1692 he ...

*5 February 1707 – 1715 (res.): Timothy Goodwin (became Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh) *21 March 1715 – 1723 (res.): William Baker (became

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) *27 April 1724 – 1724 (d.): Robert Cook *26 August 1724 – 4 July 1741 (d.): George Rye *23 September 1741–bef. 1767 (res.): John Potter (became

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) *19 January 1767 – 24 March 1783 (d.): Thomas Randolph *30 June 1783 – 30 October 1797 (d.): George Turner *11 November 1797 – 4 February 1830 (d.): Phineas Pett *9 March 1830 – 24 December 1877 (d.):

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Late modern

*1878–1895 (d.): Edwin Palmer *1895–1902 (res.): Leslie Randall, Bishop suffragan of Reading *1903–1921 (ret.): Thomas Archer Houblon *1921–1936 (ret.): Edward Shaw,

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*1936–1952 (ret.): Gerald Allen (also an

until 1939; Bishop suffragan of Dorchester from 1939) *1957–1982 (ret.): Carlyle Witton-Davies (also Sub- Dean of Christ Church from 1972; afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1982–1997 (res.): Frank Weston (became Bishop suffragan of Knaresborough) *1998–2005 (ret.): John Morrison (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *2005–2011 (res.): Julian Hubbard (became Director of Ministry Division) *2011–2013 ''(Acting)'': Hedley Ringrose, Acting Archdeacon ** Judy French, Assistant Archdeacon *4 May 201328 January 2020: Martin Gorick (became Bishop suffragan of Dudley) *1 May 2020present: Jonathan Chaffey

Archdeacons of Dorchester

In 2013 and 2014, the Diocese of Oxford discussed and resolved to undertake some pastoral alterations; the new archdeaconry of Dorchester was created on 1 March 2014. On 19 June 2014, Judy French was collated the first Archdeacon of Dorchester; retired archdeacon Hedley Ringrose was Interim Archdeacon since 2013. French retired effective 30 September 2022. It was announced in February 2023 that David Tyler would become the next Archdeacon of Dorchester; he was so collated on 18 March 2023.

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