Archdeacon of Sarum

Church of England ecclesiastical office

The Archdeacon of Sarum is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England. He or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy[1] within the five area deaneries of the Sarum archdeaconry, which cover the geographical areas of Alderbury, Chalke (west of Salisbury), Salisbury, Heytesbury and Stonehenge (north of Salisbury).[2]

The post is currently held by the Ven Alan Jeans.[3]

## History

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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 position was redefined in 1843, having been previously generally known as the Archdeaconry of Salisbury; the role is now generally called Archdeacon of Sarum, but both names have been used commonly throughout history.

### Allocation of parishes to deaneries

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Many changes were made to the allocation of parishes to deaneries in 1951.[4] The parishes of Charlton, Wilsford and North Newnton were transferred from Sarum to the archdeaconry of Wilts in 1955.[5]

## List of archdeacons

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### High Medieval

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Archdeacons in Salisbury diocese:

* ?–bef. 1085: Gunter of Le Mans[N 1]
* bef. 1089–aft. 1089: Robert (probably archdeacon in Berks)[N 1]
* bef. 1099–1121 (res.): Everard of Calne (became Bishop of Norwich)[N 1]
* bef. 1099–bef. 1122 (d.): Hubald (probably archdeacon in Dorset)[N 1]
* bef. 1121–aft. 1122: Joel[N 1]
* bef. 1121–1123 (res.): Alexander of Lincoln (became Bishop of Lincoln)[N 1]
* ?–1133 (res.): Nigel (became Bishop of Ely)[N 1]

Archdeacons of Salisbury:

* bef. 1133–bef. 1139: Ernald (probably Ernald, later Abbot of Kelso and Bishop of St Andrews)[N 2]
* bef. 1153–aft. 1154: Henry[N 2]
* bef. 1157–aft. 1173: Jordan (probably later Dean of Salisbury)[N 2]
* bef. 1184–aft. 1174: Savaric FitzGeldewin (also Archdeacon of Northampton)[N 2]
* bef. 1180–aft. 1191: Azo
* bef. 1193–aft. 1238: Humphrey of Bassingbourn or de Bassingeburn (previously Archdeacon of Wilts)
* bef. 1241–aft. 1244: Stephen
* bef. 1245–aft. 1271: Nicholas de Capella
* bef. 1275–aft. 1307: Thomas Wychampton or de Wickhampton (alias de Grano)

### Late Medieval

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* bef. 1309–aft. 1328: Walter Hervy or Hervey
* ?–1309: Raymond de Planell (never gained possession)
* c. 1312: Raymond Cardinal de Fargis (cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria Nova; claimant)
* bef. 1329–bef. 1348 (d.): Robert Luffenham
* 11 July–25 October 1330: Richard de Bury or d'Aungerville (unsuccessful royal grant; revoked)
* bef. 1348–bef. 1361 (d.): Roger de Kington
* 5 September 1361–aft. 1375: Roger de Cloune
* bef. 1383–1 July 1384 (exch.): Thomas Butiller
* 1 July 1384 – 1402: William Potyn (unsuccessful exchange)
* 1400–1402 (d.): Walter FitzPiers (royal grant)
* 1402–14 December 1404 (exch.): Henry Chichele
* 14–26 December 1404 (exch.): Walter Medford (became Archdeacon of Berkshire)
* 26 December 1404 – 1418 (res.): Simon Sydenham (became Dean of Salisbury)
* 18 April 1418–bef. 1419 (d.): John Holand
* bef. 1419–1419 (d.): John Chitterne
* 9 September 1419 – 1420 (res.): John Stafford
* 7 December 1420 – 1426 (res.): William Alnwick (became Bishop of Norwich)
* 4 July 1426 – 1432 (res.): Alexander Sparrow (became Archdeacon of Berkshire)
* 24 September 1432 – 1433 (res.): John Norton (became Archdeacon of Berkshire)
* 18 October 1433–aft. 1435: Stephen Wilton
* bef. 1439–1441 (res.): Adam Moleyns (became Dean of Salisbury)
* 28 October 1441–bef. 1444 (res.): Richard Andrew
* 21 July 1444–bef. 1446 (res.): Peter Cardinal Barbo, cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria Nova

* 18 July 1446–bef. 1465 (d.): Richard Caunton
* 11 July 1465–bef. 1471 (d.): Roger Radclyffe
* 22 November 1471–?: William Eure
* ?–bef. 1499 (d.): Edmund Chaderton (also Archdeacon of Totnes from 1491 and Archdeacon of Chester from 1493)
* 22 August 1499 – 1503 (res.): Geoffrey Blythe (became Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield)
* 21 November 1503–bef. 1524 (d.): George Sydenham
* 2 March–April 1524 (d.): James Bromwich
* 10 April 1524–bef. 1526 (d.): Henry Rawlyns
* bef. 1535–bef. 1539 (d.): Richard Duck
* 2 August 1539 – 20 July 1546 (res.): Edward Layton

### Early modern

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* 20 July 1546–bef. 1554 (deprived): Robert Okinge (deprived)
* 6 July 1554–bef. 1583 (d.): Richard Chaundeler
* 20 January 1583 – 8 March 1615 (d.): Ralph Pickover
* 12 March 1615 – 25 May 1625 (d.): William Barlow
* 27 June 1625–bef. 1643 (d.): Thomas Marler
* 7 August 1643–?: William Buckner
* 24 January 1658 – 16 January 1664 (d.): Anthony Hawles
* 23 January 1664–bef. 1670 (d.): Joshua Childrey
* 30 September 1670 – 27 March 1671 (d.): John Sherman
* 10 May 1671 – 4 June 1674 (d.): John Priaulx
* 12 June 1674 – 29 December 1694 (d.): Thomas Lambert
* 14 January 1695 – 1 November 1710 (d.): Joseph Kelsey
* 6 November 1710 – 1727 (res.): John Hoadly (became Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin)
* 23 September 1727–bef. 1732 (res.): Joseph Sager
* 12 July 1732 – 2 May 1766 (d.): Samuel Rolleston
* 22 May 1766 – 14 May 1804 (d.): William Whitworth
* 9 June 1804 – 10 July 1827 (d.): Charles Daubeny
* 23 July 1827–bef. 1836 (res.): Liscombe Clarke
* 20 December 1836 – 1846 (res.): Francis Lear (became Dean of Salisbury)

From around the time of the 1843 reorganisation, the archdeaconry has become generally known as Sarum rather than Salisbury.

* 3 August 1846 – 31 December 1874 (res.): William Hony

### Late modern

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* 1875–19 February 1914 (d.): Francis Lear (son of the above)[6]
* 1914–20 July 1936 (d.): Harry Carpenter[7]
* 1936–1950 (ret.): Percy Dale (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)[8]
* 1951–21 February 1968 (d.): Frank McGowan[9]
* 1968–1979 (ret.): Basil Wingfield Digby[10]
* 1979–1986 (res.): Nigel McCulloch (became Bishop suffragan of Taunton)[11]
* 1986–1998 (res.): Barney Hopkinson (became Archdeacon of Wiltshire)[12]
* 1998–2003: vacant
* 2003–present: Alan Jeans[13] (retirement announced for July 2025)[14]

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## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f g Gunter, Robert, Everard, Hubald, Joel, Alexander and Nigel occur as archdeacons in Salisbury diocese without territorial titles, so it is not possible to identify which areas they served.
2. ^ a b c d Ernald, Henry, Jordan and Savaric occur as archdeacons in Salisbury diocese without territorial titles, but their roles as archdeacons over the Salisbury area can be deduced.

## References

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1. ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
2. ^ "Map of Salisbury Diocese". The Diocese of Salisbury. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
3. ^ Ford, Michael. "Archdeacons". Diocese of Salisbury. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
4. ^ "No. 39201". The London Gazette. 13 April 1951. pp. 2065–2066.
5. ^ "No. 40521". The London Gazette. 24 June 1955. pp. 3672–3673.
6. ^ "Lear, Francis". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
7. ^ "Carpenter, Harry William". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
8. ^ "Dale, Percy John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
9. ^ "McGowan, Frank". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
10. ^ "Wingfield Digby, Stephen Basil". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
11. ^ "McCulloch, Nigel Simeon". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
12. ^ "Hopkinson, Barnabas John". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
13. ^ "Jeans, Alan Paul". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (October 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
14. ^ "Resignations and Retirements (Salisbury archdeacons)". Church Times. No. 8457\. 17 April 2025. p. 31\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 June 2025.

## Sources

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* Greenway, Diana E. (1991), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, vol. 4, pp. 23–25
* Greenway, Diana E. (1991), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, vol. 4, pp. 31–33
* Horn, Joyce M. (1962), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541, vol. 3, pp. 11–13
* Horn, Joyce M. (1986), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 6, pp. 16–17

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Archdeacons of Sarum (or Salisbury)

High Medieval|

* Gunter of Le Mans1
* Robert1
* Everard of Calne1
* Hubald1
* Joel1
* Alexander of Lincoln1
* Nigel1
* Ernald
* Henry
* Jordan
* Savaric FitzGeldewin
* Azo
* Humphrey of Bassingbourn
* Stephen
* Nicholas de Capella
* Thomas Wychampton

Late Medieval|

* Walter Hervy
* Raymond de Planell
* Raymond Cardinal de Fargis
* Robert Luffenham
* Richard de Bury
* Roger de Kington
* Roger de Cloune
* Thomas Butiller
* William Potyn
* Walter FitzPiers
* Henry Chichele
* Walter Medford
* Simon Sydenham
* John Holand
* John Chitterne
* John Stafford
* William Alnwick
* Alexander Sparrow
* John Norton
* Stephen Wilton
* Adam Moleyns
* Richard Andrew
* Peter Cardinal Barbo
* Richard Caunton
* Roger Radclyffe
* William Eure
* Edmund Chaderton, Archdeacon of Salisbury
* Geoffrey Blythe
* George Sydenham
* James Bromwich
* Henry Rawlyns
* Richard Duck
* Edward Layton

Early modern|

* Robert Okinge
* Richard Chaundeler
* Ralph Pickover
* William Barlow
* Thomas Marler
* William Buckner
* Anthony Hawles
* Joshua Childrey
* John Sherman
* John Priaulx
* Thomas Lambert
* Joseph Kelsey
* John Hoadly
* Joseph Sager
* Samuel Rolleston
* William Whitworth
* Charles Daubeny
* Liscombe Clarke
* Francis Lear
* William Hony

Late modern|

* Francis Lear
* Harry Carpenter
* Percy Dale
* Frank McGowan
* Basil Wingfield Digby
* Nigel McCulloch
* Barney Hopkinson
* vacancy
* Alan Jeans

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Diocese of Salisbury

* Salisbury Cathedral
* Sarum Use
* South Canonry, Salisbury (bishop's house)
* Church House, Salisbury
* Sonning Bishop's Palace
* Bishop's Palace, Salisbury
* Area scheme (1981–2009)

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
* Penny Sayer, Archdeacon of Sherborne
* Louise Ellis, Archdeacon of Wilts

Channel Islands|

* Tim Barker, Dean of Guernsey
* Mike Keirle, Dean of Jersey

Historic offices|

* Bishop of Marlborough (1537–1568)
* Archdeacon of Berkshire (13th century–1836; transferred to Oxford)

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Archdeacons in the Church of England

Current|

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province|

* Auckland
* Blackburn
* Bolton
* Bradford
* Carlisle
* Chester
* Cleveland
* Doncaster
* Durham
* East Riding (York)
* Halifax
* Lancaster
* Leeds
* Lindisfarne
* Liverpool
* Knowsley and Sefton
* Macclesfield
* Man
* Manchester
* Newark
* Nottingham
* Northumberland
* Pontefract
* Richmond and Craven
* Rochdale
* St Helens and Warrington
* Salford
* Sheffield and Rotherham
* Stoke
* Sunderland
* Walsall
* West Cumberland
* Westmorland and Furness
* York (West Riding)

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southern
province|

* Ashford
* Aston
* Barnstaple
* Barking
* Bath
* Bedford
* Berkshire
* Birmingham
* Bodmin
* Boston
* Bournemouth
* Brighton & Lewes
* Bristol
* Bromley & Bexley
* Buckingham
* Cambridge
* Canterbury
* Chelmsford
* Charing Cross ("Two Cities")
* Cheltenham
* Chichester
* Colchester
* Cornwall
* Coventry ("Archdeacon Pastor")
* Croydon
* Derby City and South Derbyshire
* Derbyshire Peak and Dales
* Dorchester
* Dorking
* Dorset
* Dudley
* East Derbyshire
* Eastern Archdeaconry (Europe)
* Exeter
* France
* Germany and Northern Europe
* Gibraltar
* Gloucester
* Hackney
* Hampstead
* Hastings
* Hereford
* Hertford
* Horsham
* Huntingdon and Wisbech
* Ipswich
* Isle of Wight
* Italy and Malta
* Lambeth
* Leicester
* Lewisham & Greenwich
* Lichfield
* Lincoln
* London
* Loughborough
* Ludlow
* Lynn
* Maidstone
* Malmesbury
* The Meon
* Middlesex
* Norfolk
* North West Europe
* Northampton
* Northolt
* Norwich
* Oakham
* Oxford
* Plymouth
* Portsdown
* Reigate
* Rochester
* St Albans
* Salop/Shropshire (Lichfield diocese)
* Sarum
* Sherborne
* Southend
* Southwark
* Stansted
* Stow and Lindsey
* Sudbury
* Suffolk
* Surrey
* Switzerland
* Taunton
* Tonbridge
* Totnes
* Wandsworth
* Warwick ("Archdeacon Missioner")
* Wells
* West Ham
* Westminster
* Wilts
* Winchester
* Worcester

non-territorial|

* Military archdeacons: Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force
* Prison Service
* "Archdeacon Missioner" (see Warwick) & "Archdeacon Pastor" (see Coventry)
* Rural Mission (Eds & Ips diocese)

Former|

| England|

* Basingstoke
* Bromley
* Chesterfield
* Cirencester
* Craven
* Derby
* Ely
* Essex
* Furness
* Generous Giving and Stewardship (York diocese)
* Halifax (old)
* Harlow
* Huddersfield
* Huntingdon
* Kingston-on-Thames
* Lewes
* Lewes & Hastings
* Lewisham
* Lindsey
* Mission Resources (Leeds diocese)
* North Wilts
* Portsmouth
* Richmond
* Ripon
* Salisbury
* Shropshire/Salop (Hereford diocese)
* Stafford
* Stow
* Swindon
* Warrington
* Westmorland
* Wigan and West Lancashire
* Winchester (ancient)
* Wisbech

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* Europe
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* Scandinavia
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* Spain (or the Peninsula) and North Africa

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