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

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 diocese traces its roots in an unbroken line to the Pre-Reformation Diocese of Leice ...

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

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Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...

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–?:

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(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 Robert Foliot (died 1186) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford in England. He was a relative of a number of English ecclesiastics, including Gilbert Foliot, one of his predecessors at Hereford. After serving Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln as a cle ...

*bef. 1176–1183 (res.):

Walter de Coutances Walter de Coutances (died 16 November 1207) was a medieval Anglo-Norman bishop of Lincoln and archbishop of Rouen. He began his royal service in the government of Henry II, serving as a vice-chancellor. He also accumulated a number of eccl ...

*–1196 (res.):

John of Coutances John of Coutances was a medieval Bishop of Worcester. John was a nephew of Walter of Coutances, Bishop of Lincoln and was treasurer of the diocese of Lisieux before his uncle appointed him Archdeacon of Oxford sometime before December 1184. He a ...

(also Dean of Rouen from 1188) *bef. 1197–aft. 1208:

Walter Map Walter Map (; 1130 – 1209/1210) was a medieval writer. He wrote '' De nugis curialium'', which takes the form of a series of anecdotes of people and places, offering insights into the history of his time. Map was a courtier of King He ...

(elected

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in 1199 and

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in 1203) *bef. 1212–1221 (d.): John of Tynemouth *bef. 1221–1221 (res.):

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(became

Archdeacon of Buckingham The Archdeacon of Buckingham is the senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of the Church of England in Buckinghamshire. The archdeacon has statutory oversight over the ancient Archdeaconry of Buckingham, which has existed since (at latest) the 1 ...

) *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 Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and ...

*–aft. 1258 (res.): Robert de Mariscis *bef. 1259–1263 (res.):

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*bef. 1263–aft. 1272 (res.): Richard de Mepham (previously

Archdeacon of Stafford The Archdeacon of Lichfield (called Archdeacon of Stafford until 1980) is a senior cleric in the Diocese of Lichfield who is responsible for pastoral care and discipline of clergy in the Lichfield archdeaconry. The archdeaconry was erected – as ...

; became Dean of Lincoln) *bef. 1273–1274 (res.): John de Maidenstan (previously

Archdeacon of Bedford The Archdeacon of Bedford is an ecclesiastical post in the Church of England Diocese of St Albans in the Province of Canterbury. Historically the post was in the Diocese of Lincoln, then from 1837 in the Diocese of Ely, England. On 13 April 1914 ...

; became

Dean of Lincoln Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean * Dean S ...

) *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 __NOTOC__ Simon of Ghent (or Simon de Gandavo; died 1315) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury in England. Simon was a prebendary of the diocese of Salisbury and Chancellor of Oxford University, as well as Archdeacon of Oxford.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 Gilbert Segrave (1266 – 1316) was a medieval Bishop of London. He was the son of Nicholas Segrave, 1st Baron Segrave Nicholas Segrave, 1st Baron Segrave (also Seagrave; c. 1238 – bef. 12 November 1295) was an English baronial leader. ...

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

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Santa Lucia in Orthea The Church of Saint Lucy in Selci (, also known as ' or ') is an ancient Roman Catholic church, located in Rome, dedicated to Saint Lucy, a 4th-century virgin and martyr. History The church was built no later than the 8th century above the rui ...

) *bef. 1368–30 January 1404 (exch.): Thomas Southam (became

Archdeacon of Berkshire The Archdeacon of Berkshire (also rendered Archdeacon of Berks) is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Oxford. The archdeacon is the head of the archdeaconry of Berkshire, a post historically found within the dioce ...

) *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 Oliver King ( – 29 August 1503) was a Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Bath and Wells who restored Bath Abbey after 1500. Early life King was educated at Eton, where he was a king's scholar, and King's College, Cambridge, where he graduat ...

*24 January 1493 – 1504 (res.):

Richard Mayew Richard Mayew (1439/40–1516), also written Mayo, was an English academic, who became Bishop of Hereford (1504 to 1516) and a diplomat for Henry VII of England. Biography Mayew was born in Hungerford, Berkshire, England. He was President of Ma ...

*15 November 1504–bef. 1522 (d.):

Christopher Urswick Christopher Urswick (1448–1522) was a priest and confessor of Margaret Beaufort. He was Rector of Puttenham, Hertfordshire, and later Dean of Windsor. Urswick is thought to have acted as a go-between in the plotting to place her son Henry VII ...

Dean of Windsor The Dean of Windsor is the spiritual head of the Canon (priest), canons of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, England. The dean chairs meetings of the Chapter of Canons as ''primus inter pares''. The post of Dean of Wolverhampton was assimilat ...

until 1505 (also

Archdeacon of Wilts The Archdeacon of Wilts (or Wiltshire) is a senior cleric in the Diocese of Salisbury, England. The archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy in five deaneries: Marlborough, Pewsey, Calne, Bradford and Devizes. Lou ...

, Archdeacon of Norfolk and Rector of Hackney) *24 March 1522 – 1528 (res.):

George Heneage George Fieschi Heneage (22 November 1800 – 11 May 1864) was a British Whig politician. Background Heneage was the son of George Robert Heneage of Hainton Hall, Lincolnshire, and Frances Anne Ainslie, daughter of Lieutenant-General George Ai ...

*7 October 1528–?: Nicholas Wilson *19 January 1535–bef. 1543 (d.):

Richard Curwen Richard Curwen, D.D. was an English Anglican priest in the 16th century. Curwen was a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He held the living at St Michael, Crooked Lane in the City of London and was a Canon of Lincoln Cathedral. He was ...

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 John Kennall (aka John Kenold) (1511–1592) was Archdeacon of Oxford and a noted pluralist. Kennall was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was Canon of 8th preb., Christ Church, Oxford, from 1559 to 1592, Archdeacon of Oxford, Oxford, from ...

*1592–7 June 1614 (d.): John Drewry *17 June 1614–bef. 1624 (d.): William Bridges *1625–2 October 1661 (d.):

Barten Holyday Barten Holyday or Holiday (1593 – 2 October 1661) was an English clergyman, author and poet.F. D. A. Burns, 'Holyday , Barten (1593–1661)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 Career He was educated a ...

*July 1663 – 1664 (dep.): Thomas Lamplugh (lost dispute with Barlow) *13 June 1664 – 1675 (res.): Thomas Barlow (became

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) *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 Timothy Goodwin, Godwin or Godwyn (1670?–1729) was an English churchman, who became archbishop of Cashel. Life He was born at Norwich, probably about 1670. He began his education at the nonconformist academy of Samuel Cradock, at Geesings, Suf ...

(became

Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh The Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Kilmore and Ardagh in the Province of Armagh. The Diocese of Kilmore composed most of County Cavan and parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Slig ...

) *21 March 1715 – 1723 (res.): William Baker (became

Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Diocese of Bangor of the Church in Wales. The Episcopal see, see is based in the city of Bangor where the bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Bangor Cathedral, Cathedral Church of Sa ...

) *27 April 1724 – 1724 (d.): Robert Cook *26 August 1724 – 4 July 1741 (d.):

George Rye George Rye was an English Anglican priest in the 18th century. Rye was born in Culworth, the son of George and Elizabeth Rye (nee Tipping). The elder George Rye was educated at Trinity College, Oxford and Lincoln's Inn and was appointed a “Gen ...

*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.):

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*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 Carlyle Witton-Davies (10 June 1913 – 25 March 1993) was an Anglican priest and scholar. He was born the son of T. Witton-Davies, Professor of Hebrew at the University College of North Wales, Bangor and educated at Friars School, Bangor; Univ ...

(also Sub-

Dean of Christ Church Dean of Christ Church may refer to: * Dean of Christ Church, Oxford * Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin * Dean of ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand See also * Christ Church Cathedral (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation ...

from 1972; afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1982–1997 (res.): Frank Weston (became Bishop suffragan of Knaresborough) *1998–2005 (ret.):

John Morrison John (or Jack) Morrison or Morison may refer to: In politics * John Morison (Banffshire MP) (c. 1757–1835), British MP for Banffshire * John Morrison (blacksmith) (1726–1816), farmer, blacksmith and politician in Nova Scotia * John Morison ( ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *2005–2011 (res.): Julian Hubbard (became Director of Ministry Division) *2011–2013 ''(Acting)'': Hedley Ringrose, Acting Archdeacon **

Judy French Judith Karen French (called Judy; born 18 November 1960) is a British retired Anglican priest. From 2014 to 2022, she was the Archdeacon of Dorchester in the Diocese of Oxford. French was educated at a United Reformed Church boarding school, st ...

, Assistant Archdeacon *4 May 201328 January 2020:

Martin Gorick Martin Charles William Gorick (born 23 June 1962) is a British Anglican bishop, who has served since 2020 as Bishop of Dudley, the sole suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Worcester. He was previously Archdeacon of Oxford in the ...

(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,

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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