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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
[1] in five
deaneries :
Marlborough ,
Pewsey ,
Calne ,
Bradford and
Devizes .
[2]
Sue Groom has been the Archdeacon of Wilts since 22 February 2016.
[3]
History
The first recorded archdeacons in Salisbury diocese occur soon after the
Norman Conquest (as they do across England) and there were apparently four archdeacons from the outset. However, no territorial titles are recorded until after
c. 1139 . The archdeacons at that time were (in order of seniority) the Archdeacons of Dorset, Berkshire, Sarum and Wiltshire. The role is now generally called Archdeacon of Wilts, but both names have been used commonly throughout history.
Allocation of parishes to deaneries
Many changes were made to the allocation of parishes to deaneries in 1951.
[4] The parishes of
Charlton ,
Wilsford and
North Newnton were transferred to Wilts from the
archdeaconry of Sarum in 1955.
[5]
List of archdeacons
High Medieval
Some archdeacons without territorial titles are recorded from around the time of the
Norman Conquest ; see
Archdeacon of Salisbury .
Late Medieval
Early modern
Late modern
1862–1863:
Henry Drury
1863–1868:
Charles Harris (became
Bishop of Gibraltar )
[6]
1868–1874:
Thomas Stanton
[7]
1874–1911 (ret.):
Thomas Buchanan , Vicar of
Potterne until 1891, then Rector of
Poulshot , until 1905
[8]
1911–1912 (res.):
Frederic Wallis (previously
Bishop of Wellington ; later
Archdeacon of Sherborne )
[9]
1912–1927 (res.):
Eric Bodington (became
Archdeacon of Dorset )
[10]
1927–1951 (ret.):
Joseph Coulter , Vicar of
Calne (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
[11]
1951–1974 (ret.):
Cecil Plaxton , Rector of
Pewsey until 1965 (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
[12]
1974–1980 (res.):
John Neale ,
Bishop suffragan of Ramsbury
[13]
1980–1998 (ret.):
John Smith , Vicar of
Bishops Cannings ,
All Cannings and
Etchilhampton until 1983; Team Vicar,
Redhorn from 1990 (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
[14]
1998–2004 (ret.):
Barney Hopkinson (previously
Archdeacon of Sarum )
[15]
2004–2012 (res.):
John Wraw (became area
Bishop of Bradwell )
[16]
2012–2013:
Alan Jeans , Archdeacon of Sarum (Acting)
28 January 2013–September 2015:
Ruth Worsley
[17]
22 February 2016–present:
Sue Groom
[3]
References
^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001
ISBN
978-1-85311-420-5
^
"Map of Salisbury Diocese" . The Diocese of Salisbury . Retrieved 5 March 2017 . [
permanent dead link ]
^
a
b
Diocese of Salisbury — Welcome to Wilts, Archdeacon
Archived 13 August 2020 at the
Wayback Machine (Accessed 26 February 2016)
^
"No. 39201" .
The London Gazette . 13 April 1951. pp. 2065–2066.
^
"No. 40521" . The London Gazette . 24 June 1955. pp. 3672–3673.
^
"Church news: preferments and appointments" .
Church Times . No. 2. 14 February 1863. p. 13.
ISSN
0009-658X . Retrieved 28 April 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
^
"Church news: preferments and appointments" .
Church Times . No. 274. 2 May 1868. p. 173.
ISSN
0009-658X . Retrieved 28 April 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
^
"Buchanan, Ven. Thomas Boughton" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Wallis, Rt Rev. Frederic" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Bodington, Ven. Eric James" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Coulter, Ven. J. W." .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Plaxton, Ven. Cecil Andrew" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Neale, Rt Rev. John Robert Geoffrey" .
Who's Who . Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Smith, Ven. (Brian) John" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Hopkinson, Ven. Barnabas John" .
Who's Who . Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Wraw, Rt Rev. John Michael" .
Who's Who . Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
"Worsley, Ven. Ruth Elizabeth" .
Who's Who . Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
Sources
Greenway, Diana E. (1991),
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300 , vol. 4, pp. 33–37
Horn, Joyce M. (1962),
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541 , vol. 3, pp. 13–14
Horn, Joyce M. (1986),
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857 , vol. 6, pp. 18–19
High Medieval Late Medieval Early modern Late modern
Office holders
Stephen Lake ,
Bishop of Salisbury
Karen Gorham ,
Bishop suffragan of Sherborne
Andrew Rumsey ,
Bishop suffragan of Ramsbury
AEO :
Paul Thomas ,
Bishop suffragan of Oswestry &
Rob Munro ,
Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
Nick Papadopulos ,
Dean of Salisbury
Alan Jeans ,
Archdeacon of Sarum
Antony MacRow-Wood ,
Archdeacon of Dorset
Sue Groom ,
Archdeacon of Wilts
Penny Sayer ,
Archdeacon of Sherborne
Channel Islands Historic offices
Current
Former
England
Archdeacons in the Diocese in Europe : The Aegean
Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
Europe
Italy
Malta
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Spain (or the Peninsula) and North Africa