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Salop Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the bor ...
is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the
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History

Shropshire was historically split between the
diocese of Hereford The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England, and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales. The cathedral i ...
(under the Archdeacon of Shropshire) and the
diocese of Coventry and Lichfield The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, England. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad in the city of Lichfield. The diocese covers of seve ...
(under the Archdeacon of Salop). The Shropshire archdeaconry in the Hereford diocese included the deaneries of Burford, Stottesdon, Ludlow, Pontesbury, Clun and Wenlock and the Salop archdeaconry in the Coventry and Lichfield diocese the deaneries of Salop and Newport. In 1876, the archdeaconry of Shropshire became the archdeaconry of Ludlow, with the additional deaneries of Bridgnorth, Montgomery, Bishops Castle, Condover, and Church Stretton, which had been added in 1535. The archdeaconry of Salop, now entirely in the Lichfield diocese, includes the deaneries of Edgmond, Ellesmere, Hodnet, Shrewsbury, Telford, Wem, Whitchurch and Wrockwardine. Part of Welsh Shropshire was included in the
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until the disestablishment of the
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(1920), comprising the deanery of Oswestry in the archdeaconry of Montgomery, and two parishes in the deanery of Llangollen and the archdeaconry of Wrexham. Certain parishes in Montgomeryshire chose to remain in the Hereford diocese.


List of archdeacons


High Medieval

*bef. 1083–aft. 1087: Herbert Grammaticus *bef. 1105–aft. 1105: Gilbert *–1180:
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''(I)'' *bef. 1180–aft. 1190:
Richard Peche Richard Peche (died 1182) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield. Peche was probably the son of Robert Peche who was Bishop of Lichfield from 1121 to 1128. He was definitely the son of a priest, as Ralph de Diceto wrote about him and justified the ...
(possibly son of the bishop) *–1212:
Robert de Insula 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. 1212–aft. 1214: Thomas Nevil *bef. 1215–aft. 1221:
Ralph de Maidstone Ralph of Maidstone (died 1245) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. Life Nothing is known of Maidstone's background or upbringing. Although his year of birth is unknown, he was probably born before about 1195. He earned the title of ''magister'', ...
*bef. May 1221–aft. 1 July 1232: Alexander of Swerford *aft. 1232–bef. 1247:
Walter of Kirkham Walter of Kirkham (died 1260) was a medieval English official who held the positions of Keeper of the Wardrobe, Dean of York, and Bishop of Durham. He was elected bishop over Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, the brother of King Henry I ...
*bef. 1247–aft. 1256: Peter de Radnor *bef. 1275–aft. 1275:
Roger Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...
''(II)'' *bef. 1283–1294 (d.):
William de Montfort William de Montfort (also Mountfort) was an English medieval Canon law jurist, singer, dean, and university chancellor. He was apparently the son of Peter de Montfort. William de Montfort was a Professor or Doctor of Canon law. He was Chantor ...
(also
Dean of St Paul's The dean of St Paul's is a member of, and chair of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the Church of England. The dean of St Paul's is also '' ex officio'' dean of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of th ...
from 1283)


Late Medieval

*15 January–bef. 21 January 1304 (d.): Philip de Cornubia *24 March 1304–aft. 1327: Richard de Bernard *29 September 1332–bef. 1339 (d.):
Ralph de Normanville Ralph (pronounced or ) is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Old High German ''Radulf'', cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ra ...
*22 January 1339–bef. 1360:
William de Preston William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...
*14 September 1360 – 4 July 1379 (exch.):
William de Shrouesbury William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...
*4 July 1379 – 31 May 1398 (exch.):
John Knode 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 Ep ...
*31 May 1398–bef. 1399 (d.): Philip Lee *14 March 1399– (exch.):
William de Neuport William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...
/ Newport (became
Archdeacon of Carmarthen 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 churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of most ...
) *30 August 1402–bef. 1425 (d.): John Howbell *31 October 1425–bef. 1433 (res.): Thomas Chestrefeld ''or'' Wursop *17 August 1433 – 20 November 1436 (exch.): Gregory Newport *20 November 1436 – 5 May 1437 (exch.):
John Weborn 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 Ep ...
*5 May 1437–bef. 1450 (res.): Thomas Salisbury *22 May 1450–bef. 1464 (d.): Thomas Lye *1 June 1464 – 2 February 1483 (d.): John Fox *?–bef. 1485 (res.): Edmund Hals (became
Archdeacon of Derby The three Archdeacons in the Diocese of Derby are senior ecclesiastical officers in the Church of England Diocese of Derby. Each archdeacon has responsibility for church buildings and clergy discipline in her/his respective archdeaconry. History ...
) *12 October 1485 – 30 January 1500 (d.): Richard Sherborne *?–bef. 1515 (d.): Adam Grafton (became Archdeacon of Stafford) *20 July 1515–bef. 1523 (d.): Joachim Bretunne *bef. 1527–bef. 1536 (res.): Richard Strete *2 April 1536 – 1557 (res.): David Pole (also Archdeacon of Derby from 1542; became
Bishop of Peterborough The Bishop of Peterborough is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire (including the Soke of Peterborough) and Rutland. The see is in ...
)


Early modern

*15 January 1558–?: William Hill *1560–bef. 1579 (d.): Thomas Bolt *26 October 1579 – 1598 (res.):
Godfrey Goldsborough Godfrey Goldsborough (1548 in Cambridge – 26 May 1604) was a Church of England clergyman and Bishop of Gloucester from 1598 to 1604. He also served as a Prebendary of Worcester Cathedral, Worcester. Career He was born in 1548 in the town of Ca ...
(became
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) *16 November 1598 – 1605 (res.): Roger Dod (became
Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric. History Until the ...
) *1606–bef. 1613 (res.): Valentine Cary (became
Dean of St Paul's The dean of St Paul's is a member of, and chair of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the Church of England. The dean of St Paul's is also '' ex officio'' dean of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of th ...
) *1613–1628 (d.): Thomas Master *10 September 1628–bef. 1642 (d.): William Jeffrey *?–bef. 1663 (d.): William Arnway *11 February 1663–bef. 1681 (d.):
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*18 July 1681–bef. 1726 (d.): Griffith Vaughan *5 October 1726–?: Samuel Garret *19 July 1732–bef. 1734 (d.): John Holt *13 March 1735 – 29 June 1770 (d.):
William Vyse The Ven. William Vyse (b Sambrook 11 February 1710 – d Birmingham 29 June 1770) was an English churchman, Archdeacon of Salop from 13 March 1735 until his death. The family's earlier history in Staffordshire is outlined by the editor of ...
*15 August 1770 – 17 September 1798 (d.): Egerton Leigh (whose father Egerton Leigh had been Archdeacon of Shropshire in Hereford diocese) *17 October 1798 – 24 December 1821 (res.): John Woodhouse (also
Dean of Lichfield The Dean of Lichfield is the head (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Lichfield Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and ...
from 1807) *27 December 1821 – 23 December 1827 (d.): Hugh Owen *28 February 1828 – 3 October 1847 (d.): Edward Bather *15 December 1847 – 23 March 1886 (res.): John Allen


Late modern

*1886–1896 (d.): Thomas Lloyd *1896–1916 (ret.):
Charles Maude Charles Bulmer Maude (29 April 184811 May 1927) was an Anglican priest in the last third of the nineteenth century and the first third of the twentieth. Maude was born in Chapel Allerton, Potternewton, Leeds, son of Edmund Maude, of Middleton Lod ...
*December 1916 – 1946 (ret.): Horace Lambart (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1945–1959 (ret.) Horace Carpenter (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1959–1979 (ret.): Sidney Austerberry (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1980–1987 (res.):
Bob Jeffery Robert Martin Colquhoun Jeffery , commonly known as Bob Jeffery (30 April 193521 December 2016), was an Anglican priest. Jeffery was educated at St Paul's School, London, trained for the priesthood at King's College London and ordained in 1960. Hi ...
(became
Dean of Worcester The Dean of Worcester is the head of the Chapter of Worcester Cathedral in Worcester, England. The current dean is Stephen Edwards. The dean lives at The Deanery, College Green, Worcester. List of deans Early modern *1541–1544 Henry Holb ...
) *1987–1998 (res.): George Frost (became Archdeacon of Lichfield) *1999–2011 (ret.):
John Hall John Hall may refer to: Academics * John Hall (NYU President) (fl. c. 1890), American academic * John A. Hall (born 1949), sociology professor at McGill University, Montreal * John F. Hall (1951–2023), professor of classics at Brigham Young Univ ...
*2011–2024 (res.): Paul Thomas (made to resign after misconduct) *4 May 2025present:
Nick Watson Nicholas Watson (born 24 February 2005) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Watson grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Croydon South and was educated at ...


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Salop Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the bor ...
Archdeacon of Salop The Archdeacon of Salop is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield. History Shropshire was historically split between the diocese of Hereford (under the Archdeacon of Shropshire) and the diocese of Coventry ...