The

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of Durham is a senior ecclesiastical officer of the

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(

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). They have, within the geographical area the ''archdeaconry of Durham'', pastoral oversight of clergy and care of church buildings (among other responsibilities).

History

The first archdeacons in the diocese occur after the

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– around the same time the post of archdeacon first started to occur elsewhere in England. There is no evidence of more than one archdeacon in the diocese until the mid-12th century, when two lines of office holders start to appear in sources. The titles "Archdeacon of Durham" and " Archdeacon of Northumberland" are not recorded until later in the century, although it is possible to discern which of the two lines became which post. Here are listed the sole archdeacons of Durham diocese, then those of the senior of two unnamed lines, then all those called Archdeacon of Durham. The archdeaconry has been split twice: once on 23 May 1882, to create the

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after the Diocese of Newcastle was created from the diocese's other two archdeaconries and a second time in 1997, to create the Sunderland archdeaconry.

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

Sole archdeacons * bef. 1080–bef. 1083: Leobwine * aft. 1083–bef. 1093:

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* 11 August 1093– (res.): Turgot of Durham * bef. 1116–bef. 1128: Michael Senior archdeacons * aft. 1122–bef. 1144 (dep.):

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* bef. 1147–aft. 1155: Wazo * bef. 1158–bef. 1172: ''Vacant'' * bef. 1172–6 December 1196 (d.):

Burchard du Puiset Burchard du Puiset (died 1196) was a medieval Anglo-Norman clergyman and treasurer of the diocese of York. Either the nephew or son of Hugh du Puiset, the Bishop of Durham, Burchard held a number of offices in the dioceses of York and Durham befo ...

* bef. 1197–aft. 1217: Aimeric (also Archdeacon of Carlisle until aft. 1208) * aft. 1217–bef. 1225 (d.): Simon de Ferlington * bef. 1224–bef. 1244 (d.):

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Archdeacons of Durham * bef. 1255–1255 (d.):

Robert de Cortuna The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, ho ...

* bef. 1257–aft. 1272:

Robert de Sancta Agatha Robert de Sancta Agatha was an English medieval archdeacon. Robert was an Archdeacon of Northumberland. In 1256, he was elected but declined the position of Bishop of Carlisle. He was subsequently Archdeacon of Durham. He may also have been an off ...

* bef. 1275–aft. 1283 (res.): Antony Bek * bef. 1284–1290 (res.): William of Louth * bef. 1297–aft. 1309:

William de St Botulph William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

Late Medieval

* bef. 1331–bef. 1331 (d.):

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* aft. 1331–bef. 1333 (d.):

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* 3 January 1334–bef. 1334 (res.):

Robert de Taunton The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

* 31 March 1334–bef. 1361 (d.):

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* 15 August 1362–bef. 1369 (d.):

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* 18 August 1369–bef. 1369 (res.): John de Kyngeston * 6 November 1369–?:

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* bef. 1371–1373 (res.): Alexander Neville * bef. 1378–13 August 1379 (d.): Giacomo Cardinal Orsini,

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(cardinal-deacon of

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) * bef. 1380–3 October 1380 (d.): Agapitus Cardinal de Colonna (cardinal-priest of

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) * 9 May 1381–bef. 1387 (deprived): Pileus Cardinal de Prata (cardinal-priest of

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) Period of dispute: * Pope's claimants ** 11 August 1387 – 8 August 1394 (d.): Marius Cardinal Bulcano (cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria Nova; judged proper archdeacon in 1393) * King's/Bishop's claimants ** bef. 1387–bef. 1388:

John Maundour John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

** 18 April 1388 – 1393 (d.):

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** 1393–bef. 1408 (d.): Thomas de Weston (unopposed after 1394) * 8 October 1408 – 15 February 1409 (res.):

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* 16 February 1409 – 1417 (d.):

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* 13 October 1417 – 1419 (res.): John Kemp * bef. 1419: '' Gabriel Cardinal Condulmier (cardinal-priest of

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; grant ineffective)'' * 24 March 1419 – 1 August 1425 (res.): Robert Gilbert * 14 August 1425–aft. 1440:

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* bef. 1448–aft. 1448: William Scrope * bef. 1452–1456 (res.): George Neville * aft. 1456–bef. 1466:

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* aft. 1466–1497 (d.): Ralph Booth * 20 April 1497–bef. 1500 (res.):

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* 20 January 1500 – 1503 (res.): Roger Leyburn * bef. 1515–January 1556 (d.):

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(also

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, 1536–1553)

Early modern

* bef. 1559–bef. 1560 (res.): Bernard Gilpin * 22 May 1560–bef. 1563 (res.):

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* 5 December 1563–aft. 1602: John Pilkington * 19 November 1603–bef. 1620 (d.): William Morton * 9 September 1620 – 10 May 1662 (d.): Gabriel Clark * 19 September 1662 – 1 February 1690 (deprived): Denis Granville (also

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from 1684; non-juror) * 15 May 1691–bef. 1730 (d.): The Hon Robert Booth * 9 October 1730 – 25 July 1761 (d.): George Sayer * 2 January 1762 – 23 August 1791 (d.):

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* 10 September 1791 – 26 March 1808 (d.):

Benjamin Pye Benjamin Pye LL.D. (1726 – 1808) was Archdeacon of Durham from 1791 to 1808. Pye was educated at New College, Oxford. He was Rector of Whitburn from 1769 to 1791. He married (and was the second husband of) Elizabeth Bathurst-Sleigh 3rd daughte ...

* 16 April 1808 – 2 December 1831 (res.):

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* 6 December 1831 – 10 October 1862 (d.):

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Late modern

*1863–26 October 1882 (d.):

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*1882–31 August 1922 (d.): Henry Watkins *1922–26 April 1924 (d.): John Quirk, Bishop suffragan of Jarrow *1924–9 May 1932 (d.): Samuel Knight, Bishop suffragan of Jarrow *1932–28 August 1938 (d.): James Gordon, Bishop suffragan of Jarrow *1939–1953 (ret.)

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*1953–1969 (ret.): John Cobham (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1970–1993 (res.): Michael Perry *1993–1997 (ret.): Derek Hodgson (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1997–2002 (res.):

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*2002–2006 (res.):

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*200617 April 2019 (ret.):

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*"late summer" 2020 onwards:

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(announced)

References

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