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The Archdeacon of Totnes or Totton is the senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of one of the oldest
archdeaconries in
England . It is an administrative division of the
Church of England
Diocese of Exeter and under the oversight of the
Bishop suffragan of Plymouth .
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 , Totnes (or Totton) and
Barnstaple (or Barum). This configuration of archdeaconries within the diocese remained for almost 800 years, until the creation of the independent
Diocese of Truro from the Cornwall archdeaconry.
[1] On 22 March 1918, the archdeaconries were reconfigured and the
Archdeaconry of Plymouth created from Totnes archdeaconry.
[2] 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.
[3]
The archdeacon oversees the deaneries of
Moreton ,
Newton Abbot and
Ipplepen ,
Okehampton ,
Torbay ,
Totnes and
Woodleigh , in
Devon , southwest England.
List of archdeacons
High Medieval
Late Medieval
Early modern
Late modern
On 22 March 1918, the
Archdeaconry of Plymouth was erected from Totnes archdeaconry.
References
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"No. 24394" .
The London Gazette . 15 December 1876. p. 6933.
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"No. 30591" .
The London Gazette . 22 March 1918. pp. 3624–3625.
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Diocese of Exeter – Vacancy in the Suffragan See of Crediton [
permanent dead link ]
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http://liturgicalnotes.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/misericordias-domini-in-aeternum.html [
user-generated source ]
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"Wilkinson, Charles Thomas" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
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"Simms, Arthur Hennell" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . (Subscription or
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"Leeke, Thomas Newton" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . (Subscription or
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"Cobham, John Lawrence" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . (Subscription or
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"Hall, Edgar Francis" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . (Subscription or
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"Hawkins, John Stanley" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . (Subscription or
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"Newhouse, (Robert) John (Darrell)" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
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"Lucas, John Michael" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . (Subscription or
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"Hawkins, Richard Stephen" .
Who's Who . Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . (Subscription or
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"Tremlett, Anthony Frank" .
Who's Who . Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . (Subscription or
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"Gilpin, Richard Thomas" .
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"Rawlings, John Edmund Frank" .
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^ Diocese of Exeter –
New archdeacons for Totnes and Barnstaple announced
Archived 18 December 2014 at the
Wayback Machine &
ad clerum (Accessed 2 January 2015)
Sources
High Medieval Late Medieval Early modern Late modern
Office holders
Mike Harrison ,
Bishop-designate of Exeter and
Bishop of Dunwich
Jackie Searle ,
Bishop suffragan of Crediton and acting Bishop of Exeter
James Grier ,
Bishop suffragan of Plymouth
AEO :
Paul Thomas ,
Bishop suffragan of Oswestry &
Rob Munro ,
Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
Jonathan Greener ,
Dean of Exeter
Douglas Dettmer ,
Archdeacon of Totnes
Andrew Beane ,
Archdeacon of Exeter
Verena Breed ,
Archdeacon-designate of Barnstaple
Jane Bakker ,
Archdeacon of Plymouth
Selected deaneries Historic offices
Current
Former
England
Archdeacons in the Diocese in Europe : The Aegean
Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
Europe
Italy
Malta
Northern France
the Riviera
Scandinavia
Scandinavia and Germany
South-Eastern Europe
Spain (or the Peninsula) and North Africa