The

Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denomina ...

of Exeter is a senior ecclesiastical officer of the

Diocese of Exeter The Diocese of Exeter is a Church of England diocese covering the county of Devon. It is one of the largest dioceses in England. The Cathedral Church of St Peter in Exeter is the seat of the diocesan Bishop of Exeter. It is part of the Provinc ...

in the

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. The modern diocese is divided into four archdeaconries: the archdeacon of Exeter supervises clergy and buildings within the area of the ''Archdeaconry of Exeter''.

History

The first recorded archdeacon of Exeter occurs in 1083, around the time when archdeacons were first appointed in Britain. Around that time, the Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries: Exeter,

Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...

Totnes Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about west of Paignton, about west-southwest of Torquay and ab ...

(or Totton) and

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from ...

(or Barum). This configuration of archdeaconries within the diocese remained for almost 800 years, until the creation of the independent

Diocese of Truro The Diocese of Truro (established 1876) is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury which covers Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and a small part of Devon. The bishop's seat is at Truro Cathedral. Geography and history The d ...

from the Cornwall archdeaconry. On 22 March 1918, the archdeaconries were reconfigured and the Archdeaconry of Plymouth created from Totnes archdeaconry. Presently, the diocese operates an informal 'area scheme' such that responsibility for roughly half the diocese is delegated to each suffragan bishop: special oversight is given to the Bishop of Crediton for the Barnstaple and Exeter archdeaconries and to the Bishop of Plymouth for the Plymouth and Totnes archdeaconries.

List of archdeacons

High medieval

Sole (or primary) archdeacons of the diocese *?–28 June 1083 (d.): Odo *?–11 March 1104 (d.): Rolamnus *aft. 1103–11 August 1107 (res.):

William Warelwast William Warelwast (died 1137) was a medieval Norman cleric and Bishop of Exeter in England. Warelwast was a native of Normandy, but little is known about his background before 1087, when he appears as a royal clerk for King William II. Most o ...

:''During (or possibly before) the episcopacy of

(1107–1137), the other three archdeaconries were instituted.'' Archdeacons of Exeter * Ernaldus (died 14 March 1136) *bef. 1113–18 December 1138 (res.): Robert Warelwast *bef. 1143–aft. 1143:

Walter de Constantiis 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 eccle ...

*1162 - 1188: Henry Fitzharding *?–17 February 1155 (d.):

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*1155–1161 (res.):

Bartholomew Iscanus Bartholomew of Exeter (died 1184) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter. He came from Normandy and after being a clerk of the Archbishop of Canterbury, was made Archdeacon of Exeter in 1155. He became Bishop of Exeter in 1161. Known for his knowled ...

:'' Baldwin of Forde, Archdeacon of Totnes was said in 1165 to have held this post.'' *bef. 1205–1221 (d.): Henry Fitz Robert de Molesiis/ de Melvile *?–December 1225 (res.): Serlo *aft. 1225–bef. 1236:

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*bef. 1236–21 September 1247 (d.):

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*bef. 1269–1269 (res.): Roger de Thoriz *3 September 1270 – 1274 (res.): John Norilis/ Norle *22 December 1274 – 1282 (res.): John of Pontoise *bef. 1284–aft. 1287:

Robert de Evesham 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'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...

*bef. 1290–aft. 1292: Peter de Insula (later Archdeacon of Wells) *bef. 1295–bef. 1311:

Bartholomew de Sancto Laurentio Bartholomew de Sancto Laurentio was the Dean of Exeter between 1311 and 1326.Ursula Radford (1955). "An Introduction to the Deans of Exeter". Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association 87: 1–24. Notes Deans of Exeter

(also

Archdeacon of Barnstaple The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple or Barum is one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England. History The Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries in No ...

;

Dean of Exeter The Dean of Exeter is the head of the Chapter of Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, England. The chapter was established by William Briwere, Bishop of Exeter (1224–44) who set up the offices of dean and chancellor of Exeter Cathedr ...

from 1310)

Late medieval

*10 March 1308–? (deprived): Richard de Plumstok/ de Plumpstock (unsuccessful royal grant) *20 June 1311–bef. 1312 (d.): William FitzRogo *5 March 1312 – 1317 (res.): John Wele *16 August 1317 – 2 February 1318 (deprived): Richard de Coleton (collation reversed) *2 February 1318–bef. 1318 (d.): Richard de Morcester *11 June 1318–bef. 1329 (d.): Thomas de Hereward *29 November 1329 – 1330 (res.): John de Northwode *18 April–5 July 1330 (d.): William de Grandisson/ Grandison *12 July 1330 – June 1331 (exch.): William Zouche *June 1331–bef. 1345 (res.): Thomas de Nassington *15 December 1345–bef. 1360 (d.):

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/ Otho de Northwode *16 November–27 December 1360 (res.): Philip de Beauchamp/ de Bello Campo (underage) *27 December 1360 – 1361 (res.): Stephen de Pempel/ de Penpel/ de Pympel *1361–1371 (d.): Philip de Beauchamp ''(again)'' *20 August 1371 – 1 March 1375 (deprived): Thomas de Swaby/ Swaby (royal grant; revoked) *1 March 1371 – 1378 (deprived): Peter Cardinal de Vernhio ( Peter de Everino; cardinal-deacon of

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) *10 July 1379–aft. 1379: John Cheyne *bef. 1384–16 August 1397 (d.): Philip Cardinal de Alencon ( Philippe Valois d'Alençon, cardinal-

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) *8 November 1397–bef. 1399: William Waltham *9 April 1399–bef. 1399 (res.): Nicholas Bubwith *21 October 1399 – 1403 (res.): Walter Cook *11 June 1403 – 31 May 1408 (d.): Angelo Cardinal Acciaioli (Cardinal-

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) *7 December 1408 – 28 February 1410 (exch.): William Pilton/ Thomas Pylton *–14 July 1410 (res.): Anthony Cardinal de Calvis ( Antonio Calvi, cardinal-priest of

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; unsuccessful papal grant) *28 February 1410 – 1417 (res.): Thomas Hendeman *25 January–May 1417 (res.):

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*21 September 1417–bef. 1425 (d.): John Schute *1418: Thomas Redman (ineffective exchange) *27 September 1425–bef. 1438 (d.): James Carslegh *5 December 1438–bef. 1444 (res.): Peter Stukeley/ Stukelegh *21 March 1444 – 1453 (d.): John Druell *8 June 1453 – 7 January 1475 (exch.):

Peter Courtenay Peter Courtenay may refer to: *Peter Courtenay (bishop) (c. 1432–1492), English bishop and politician *Sir Peter Courtenay (KG) (1346–1405), soldier and knight *Sir Peter Courtenay (died 1552), of Ugbrooke, Sheriff of Devon in 1548/9 *Peter Co ...

*7 January 1475 – 23 October 1482 (d.): Robert Aiscough/ Ayscogh *aft. 1482–1492 (d.): David Hopton *3 February 1492– (res.): Richard Nykke *bef. 1504 – November 1504 (res.):

Hugh Oldham Hugh Oldham ( – 25 June 1519) was an English cleric who was Bishop of Exeter (1505–19) and a notable patron of education as a founder and patron of Manchester Grammar School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Born in Lancashire to a fam ...

*13 January 1505 – 1515 (res.): Richard More *19 June 1515–bef. 1519 (d.): John Fulford *19 January 1519 – 27 December 1555 (d.): Adam Travesse

Early modern

*1551–?: Rowland Taylor (burned at the stake, 1555) *30 January 1556–bef. 1569 (res.): George Carew *20 October 1569–bef. 1583 (d.): Robert Fisher/ Fysher *14 January 1583 – 25 November 1633 (d.): Thomas Barrett *16 January 1634–bef. 1643 (d.): Aaron Wilson *21 September 1643–bef. 1662 (res.):

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*18 August 1662–bef. 1665 (res.): Robert Cary *4 February 1665 – 28 March 1668 (d.): Daniel Estcott *28 March 1668 – September 1676 (res.): Anthony Sparrow,

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*24 October 1676 – 1 February 1704 (d.): Edward Lake *1 April 1704 – 1707 (res.): Jonathan Trelawny, Bishop of Exeter *7 February 1708 – 29 November 1716 (d.): Ofspring Blackall, Bishop of Exeter *1 March 1717 – 21 October 1726 (d.): Edward Trelawney *11 November 1726–bef. 1732: Richard Ibbetson *26 January 1732 – 1820: ''successive Bishops of Exeter held the archdeaconry for this period'' *29 December 1820 – 1865 (d.): John Moore-Stevens (Moore-Stevens after July 1832)

Late modern

*April 1865 – February 1875 (d.): Philip Freeman *February 1875 – 1888 (d.): Henry Sanders *1888–1909 (ret.): Ernest Sandford *1909–1924 (ret.): Frederick Sanders *1925–1930 (res.): William Surtees *1930–17 April 1951 (d.): Huxley Thompson *1951–1958 (res.): Wilfrid Westall (also Bishop suffragan of Crediton from 1954) *1958–1970 (ret.): Richard Babington (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1981–1994 (res.): John Richards *1994–2002 (ret.): Tony Tremlett *2003–2005 (res.): Paul Gardner *2006–2012 (res.): Penny Driver *28 April 20127 September 2019 (res.): Christopher Futcher (became Archdeacon in Cyprus) *25 September 2019present: Andrew Beane

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