Archdeacon of Bath

The Archdeacon of Bath is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells. The post, having oversight over the archdeaconry of Bath, has existed since the twelfth century. The archdeaconry includes five deaneries.

List of archdeacons

Some archdeacons without territorial titles are recorded from around 1086; see Archdeacon of Wells.

High Medieval

bef. 1100–aft. 1120: Gerbert
bef. July 1141–aft. 1154: Martin
aft. 1154–aft. 1165: Thomas (I)
c. 1167: Baldwin
c. 1167–bef. 1176: John Comyn
bef. 1182–aft. 1206: Peter of Blois (also Archdeacon of London from 1202)
c. 1208–aft. 1212: John of Colchester (disputed)
bef. 1214–c. 1234 (d.): Hugh of Wells
c. 1234–aft. 1236: Nicholas de Neville
bef. 1238–aft. 1246: Henry Tessun
bef. 1247–aft. 1248: Nicholas Tessun
bef. 1257–1257 (res.): Robert de Chauncy (afterwards Bishop of Carlisle)
bef. 1259–1259 (res.): John de Cheam (afterwards Bishop of Glasgow)
bef. 1264–aft. 1266: Walter de Merton (also Lord Chancellor;

later Bishop of Rochester, 1274)

bef. 1268–aft. 1269: Thomas (II)
bef. 1277–aft. 1285: Ralph de Wicham/Wikham
bef. 1292–aft. 1294: Thomas of Axbridge
bef. 1295–bef. 1297: Iterius Bochard of Angoulême

Late Medieval

8 February 1309 – 1333 (d.): Henry of Sandwich
c. 1333–29 September 1342 (exch.): Matthew de Valenciis
29 September 1342 – 1353 (d.): Walter de Hulle
7 March 1353–aft. 1366: John Power
bef. 1380–1380: Hugh Herle
1380–bef. 1386: Ranulf de Gorce de Monterac
23 July 1386–bef. 1428 (res.): Roger Harewell
30 January 1428 – 10 December 1449 (exch.): Thomas Warde
10 December 1449–bef. 1460 (d.): William Sprever
26 February–May 1460 (res.): Hugh Sugar/Norris
6 May 1460–bef. 1497 (d.): Richard Lichefeld
17 March 1497 – 1498 (res.): William Cosyn (afterwards Dean of Wells)
31 March–July 1499 (res.): Thomas Beaumont (later Archdeacon of Wells)
12 July 1499 – 1502 (res.): John Pikman
4 September 1502 – 1518 (d.): Thomas Tomyow
bef. 1535–17 October 1535 (d.): Robert Shorton
bef. 1536–November 1557 (d.): Walter Cretyng

Early modern

bef. 1561–aft. 1569: James Bonde
28 November 1570 – 1584 (res.): Tobias Matthew (afterwards Dean of Durham)
1 April 1584 – 12 March 1614 (d.): William Powell
18 April 1614 – 1 April 1638 (d.): Timothy Revett^[1]
2 April 1638 – 1643 (res.): William Piers (afterwards Archdeacon of Taunton)
30 December 1643–bef. 1661: William Davis
6 June 1661 – 23 June 1690 (d.): John Sellick
31 October 1690 – 11 December 1711 (d.): William Clement
31 December 1711 – 1733 (d.): William Hunt
5 September 1733 – 19 April 1743 (d.): Lawson Huddleston
21 May 1743 – 1761 (res.): Samuel Squire (also Dean of Bristol from 1760;

afterwards Bishop of St David's)^[2]

26 May 1761 – 1767 (res.): Thomas Camplin (afterwards Archdeacon of Taunton)
12 February 1768 – 25 July 1786 (d.): John Chapman
26 September 1786 – 18 July 1798 (d.): Edmund Lovell
28 July 1798 – 11 June 1815 (d.): James Phillott
22 July 1815 – 1817 (res.): George Trevelyan (afterwards Archdeacon of Taunton)
26 April 1817 – 27 May 1820 (d.): Josiah Thomas
17 June 1820–bef. 1839 (res.): Charles Moysey
6 March 1839 – 19 August 1852 (d.): William Brymer
17 September 1852 – 11 October 1860 (d.): William Gunning

Late modern

1860–1895: Robert William Browne
1895–1909: Hilton Bothamley
1909–29 September 1924 (d.): Lancelot Fish
1924–1938: Sydney Boyd
1938–1947: William Selwyn (afterwards Bishop suffragan of Fulham)
1947–1962: Edwin Cook
1962–1971: Arthur Hopley
1971–1975: Tom Baker (afterwards Dean of Worcester)
1975–1995: John Burgess
1996–2004: Bob Evens (afterwards Bishop suffragan of Crediton)
May 2005 – 30 June 2017 (ret.): Andy Piggott^[3]
4 July – 5 November 2017: Chris Hare (acting)^[4]
5 November 2017 – June 2024 (res.): Adrian Youings^[5]^[6]
1 September 2024 – present: Charlie Peer^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Rivet, Timothy (RVT595T2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ "Squire, Samuel (SKR730S)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Diocese of Bath and Wells — Moving On: Andy Piggott (Accessed 1 April 2017)
^ Diocese of Bath and Wells — Chris Hare announced as Acting Archdeacon of Bath (Accessed 1 April 2017)
^ Diocese of Bath & Wells — New Archdeacon of Bath appointed Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 1 October 2017)
^ "Archdeacon of Bath to leave and take on new charity sector role". Diocese of Bath & Wells. 26 February 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ "Charlie Peer to be the next Archdeacon of Bath". Diocese of Bath & Wells. 30 May 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ "The Chapter Letter — The Twelfth Sunday After Trinity" (PDF). Wells Cathedral. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

Sources

Greenway, Diana E. (2001), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, vol. 7, pp. 26–31
Jones, B. (1964), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541, vol. 8, pp. 14–15
Horn, Joyce M. (1979), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 5, pp. 18–20

[1] "Rivet, Timothy (RVT595T2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[2] "Squire, Samuel (SKR730S)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] Diocese of Bath and Wells — Moving On: Andy Piggott (Accessed 1 April 2017)

[4] Diocese of Bath and Wells — Chris Hare announced as Acting Archdeacon of Bath (Accessed 1 April 2017)

[5] Diocese of Bath & Wells — New Archdeacon of Bath appointed Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 1 October 2017)

[6] "Archdeacon of Bath to leave and take on new charity sector role". Diocese of Bath & Wells. 26 February 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

[7] "Charlie Peer to be the next Archdeacon of Bath". Diocese of Bath & Wells. 30 May 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

[8] "The Chapter Letter — The Twelfth Sunday After Trinity" (PDF). Wells Cathedral. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

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v t e Archdeacons of Bath
High Medieval	Gerbert Martin Thomas (I) Baldwin John Comyn Peter of Blois John of Colchester Hugh of Wells Nicholas de Neville Henry Tessun Nicholas Tessun Robert de Chauncy John de Cheam Walter de Merton Thomas (II) Ralph de Wicham/Wikham Thomas of Axbridge Iterius Bochard of Angoulême
Late Medieval	Henry of Sandwich Matthew de Valenciis Walter de Hulle John Power Hugh Herle Ranulf de Gorce de Monterac Roger Harewell Thomas Warde William Sprever Hugh Sugar/Norris Richard Lichefeld William Cosyn Thomas Beaumont
Early modern	John Pikman Thomas Tomyow Robert Shorton Walter Cretyng James Bonde Tobias Matthew William Powell Timothy Revett William Piers William Davis John Sellick William Clement William Hunt Lawson Huddleston Samuel Squire Thomas Camplin John Chapman Edmund Lovell
Late modern	James Phillott George Trevelyan Josiah Thomas Charles Moysey William Brymer William Gunning Robert Browne Hilton Bothamley Lancelot Fish Sydney Boyd William Selwyn Edwin Cook Arthur Hopley Tom Baker John Burgess Bob Evens Andy Piggott Chris Hare (acting) Adrian Youings Charlie Peer

v t e Diocese of Bath and Wells
Wells Cathedral Bishop's Palace, Wells Bath Abbey Glastonbury Abbey (ruins)
Office holders	Michael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells Bishop suffragan of Taunton (vacant) AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Toby Wright, Dean of Wells Simon Hill, Archdeacon of Taunton Anne Gell, Archdeacon of Wells Charlie Peer, Archdeacon of Bath
Historic offices	For the Bishops of Wells (10th century–1090), Bishops of Bath (1090–1197 & 1219–1245) and Bishops of Bath and Glastonbury (1197–1219), see Bishop of Bath and Wells
Benefices and parishes	List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

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