Archdeacon of Sarum

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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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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, Ven. 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, Ven. 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, Ven. Canon 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, Ven. 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, Ven. 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, Rt Rev. 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, Ven. 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, Ven. 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.)

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