Archdeacon of Cornwall

The Archdeacon of Cornwall is a senior cleric in the Church of England Diocese of Truro.

History and composition

The archdeaconry of Cornwall was created in the Diocese of Exeter in the late 11th century. The area and the archdeacon remained part of that diocese until 15 December 1876 when the Diocese of Truro was established.^[1] The archdeaconry was then divided on 21 May 1878 to create the new Archdeaconry of Bodmin.^[2]

Today, the archdeaconry of Cornwall consists of the deaneries of Carnmarth North, Carnmarth South, Kerrier, Penwith, Powder, Pydar and St Austell (Powder deanery includes the Isles of Scilly).

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

?–1086–?: Roland^[3]
?–13 June 1098 (d.): Alnothus
bef. 1110–aft. 1110: Ernaldus
bef. c. 1135–aft. c. 1135: Hugo de Auco
bef. c. 1143–aft. c. 1143: William
bef. c. 1150–aft. c. 1150: A.
aft. c. 1150–30 April 1157 (d.): Walter
aft. 1161–bef. 1171: Ralph Luce
?–7 September 1171 (d.): Peter
bef. c. 1180–aft. c. 1180: Galterus
bef. 1191–aft. 1186: Walter Fitz Rogo
bef. c. 1219–aft. c. 1219: Simon (nephew of the bishop, Simon of Apulia)
bef. 28 May 1228–aft. 1228: Martin
bef. 1238–aft. 1238: Thomas
bef. August 1243–aft. August 1243: John Rof
Jordan
bef. 1264–1264 (res.): Geofrey de Bismano
7 April 1264–bef. 1274: Robert de Tefford
23 August 1274 – 28 June 1282 (d.): John de Esse
8 July 1282–bef. 1296:^{[clarification needed]} Henry (or Thomas) de Bolleghe
1295–1307 (d.): William Bodrugan

Late Medieval

7 January 1308 – 30 June 1342 (exch.): Adam de Carleton
c. 1311: Walter (disputed)
8 March 1328: Nicholas de Scotton (mistaken royal grant)
30 June 1342 – 24 March 1344 (exch. reversed): Annibale Cardinal di Ceccano (Cardinal-bishop of Frascati)
24 March 1344 – 19 June 1346 (exch.): Adam de Carleton (again)
19 June 1346 – 1349 (res.): John de St Paul, later Archbishop of Dublin
1349–1371: The king and the pope appointed a succession of opposing claimants:
- Papal grants:
  - 1349–bef. 1355 (res.): John de Harewell
  - 7 February 1355–bef. 1361 (d.): Thomas David
  - 16 August 1361–bef. 1371: Alexander Neville, later Archbishop of York^[4]
- Royal grants:
  - 15 February 1350 – 16 November 1357 (exch.): William Cusance^[5]
  - 16 November 1357–bef. 1371: Nicholas de Newton
15 October 1371 – 17 March 1377 (exch.): Thomas de Orgrave
17 March 1377 – 26 July 1381 (exch.): Robert Braybrooke, later Bishop of London
26 July 1381–bef. 1397 (res.): Nicholas Braybrooke
c. 5 April 1395: Richard Lentwardyn (ineffective exchange)
14 July 1397 – 1412 (res.): Edward Dantsey, later Bishop of Meath
3 April 1413–bef. 1418 (d.): John Bremore
15 September 1418–bef. 1419 (d.): Richard Penels
29 May 1419 – 1436 (res.): William Fylham
2 October 1436–bef. 1445 (d.): Walter Trengof
20 February 1445–bef. 1446 (d.): Richard Helyer
19 December 1446–bef. 1449 (res.): Henry Trevilian
20 March 1449 – 12 February 1461 (exch.): John Selot
12 February 1461–aft. 1463: Thomas Marke
bef. 1491–1499 (res.): William Sylke
15 April 1499 – 1509 (res.): Thomas Harrys

16 December 1509 – 1515 (res.): Bernard Oldham
18 April–September 1515 (res.): John Fulford
28 September 1515–bef 1517 (res.): Hugh Ashton
3 February 1517–bef. 1528 (res.): Richard Sampson, later Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield
8 September 1528 – 1534 (res.): Rowland Lee, later Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield^[6]
11 June 1534–September 1537 (d.): Thomas Bedyll^[7]
8 October 1537–bef. 1543 (res.): Thomas Wynter (also Archdeacon of York until 1540)^[8]

Early modern

25 May 1543 – 1545 (res.): John Pollard^[9] (also Archdeacon of Wilts until 1544 and Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1544)
17 October 1547–bef. 1553 (res.): Hugh Weston
23 September 1554–bef. 1556: John Rixman^[9]
2 March 1556 – 1563 (d.): George Harvey^[9]
13 October 1563 – 1563 (deprived): Roger Alley^[9] (son of the bishop, William Alley)
3 January 1571 – 1603 (d.): Thomas Somaster^[9] 2nd son of William Somaster (1507–1589) of Painsford, Ashprington^[10]
10 June 1574–?: Nicholas Marston^[9] (presumably ineffective)
5 September 1603–bef. 1616 (res.): William Hutchinson^[9]
21 July–October 1616 (res.): Jasper Swift^[9]
8 November 1616–bef. 1629 (res.): William Parker^[9]
27 January 1629–bef. 1631: Martin Mansogg/Nansogg^[9]
bef. 1631–1631 (d.): William Parker (again)
22 July 1631 – 27 July 1633 (d.): Robert Peterson^[9]
30 July 1633–bef. 1641 (res.): Robert Hall^[9]
7 October 1641 – 1641: George Hall
1641–1660: Vacant during the English Commonwealth
1 August 1660–bef. 1672: Edward Cotton
3 September 1672 – 17 December 1714 (d.): Edward Drew
25 January 1715 – 1717: Lancelot Blackburne (also Dean of Exeter)
1717–1732: ?
7 February 1732 – 27 July 1737 (d.): Charles Fleetwood
14 September 1737–bef. 1741 (d.): George Allanson
25 August 1741 – 1 February 1788 (d.): John Sleech
15 February 1788 – 12 March 1807 (d.): George Moore^[11]
8 April 1807 – 1826 (res.): William Short^[12]
6 February 1826 – 1826 (res.): John Bull
11 May 1826 – 17 December 1844 (d.): John Sheepshanks^[13]
6 January 1845–aft. 1885: William Phillpotts^[14]

Late modern

The archdeaconry was transferred to the new Truro diocese on 15 December 1876.

1888–1916 (res.): John Cornish (also Bishop of St Germans from 1905)^[15]
1916–15 August 1925 (d.): Stamford Raffles-Flint^[16]^[17]
1925–1946 (d.): Guy Hockley^[18]^[19]
1947–14 August 1949 (d.): John Holden,^[20] Assistant Bishop^[21]
1949–1965 (ret.): Frederick Boreham^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]
1965–1981 (ret.): Peter Young^[26] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[27]
1981–1988 (ret.): Arnold Wood (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[28]
1988–1996 (ret.): Raymond Ravenscroft^[29]
1996–1999 (ret.): Trevor McCabe (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[30]
2000–2005 (ret.): Rodney Whiteman^[31] (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[32]
1 February 2006 – 22 September 2012 (res.): Roger Bush^[33]^[34]^[35] (afterwards Dean of Truro, 2012)
16 December 2012 – 15 May 2018:^[36] Bill Stuart-White^[37]
15 May 2018 – 1 September 2019 (Acting): Audrey Elkington, Archdeacon of Bodmin^[38]
1 September 2019 – October 2023 (died): Paul Bryer^[39]^[40]
2 June 2024 – present: Clive Hogger^[41]^[42]

References

^ "No. 24394". The London Gazette. 15 December 1876. p. 6933.
^ "No. 24583". The London Gazette. 21 May 1878. pp. 3172–3174.
^ Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) Cornwall. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 2,10; index of persons
^ Dobson, R. B. "Neville, Alexander". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19922. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Ormrod, W. M. "Cusance, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50142. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Jones, Michael A. "Lee, Rowland". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16307. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Carter, P. R. N. "Bedyll, Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1943. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Lock, Julian. "Wynter, Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/57073. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Diocesan Office: Archdeacon Of Cornwall (CCEd Location ID 233077)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.695
^ Brown, H. M. (1980) The Catholic Revival in Cornish Anglicanism. St Winnow: H. M. Brown; p. 11
^ Brown (1980); p. 11 (Dr Short was also subpreceptor to Princess Charlotte)
^ Sheepshanks died 17 December 1844; he was also Vicar of St Gluvias and Budock, and incumbent of Holy Trinity, Leeds The West Briton; 20 December 1844; Rootsweb
^ PHILLPOTTS, William John–Charge of Archdeacon of Cornwall. A.D. 1885
^ "Cornish, John Rundle". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Brown, H. M. (1976) A Century for Cornwall. Truro: Blackford; p. 79
^ "Raffles-Flint, Stamford Raffles". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Brown (1976); p. 90
^ "Hockley, Guy Wittenoom". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Brown (1976); p. 103, 118
^ "Holden, John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Brown (1976); p. 118
^ Jones, Chris. "Newsletter; winter 2005; F W Boreham". Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
^ Memorial service Feb 1966
^ "Boreham, Frederick". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Truro Diocesan Yearbook
^ "Young, Peter Claude". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Wood, Arnold". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Ravenscroft, Raymond Lockwood". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "McCabe, (John) Trevor". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "The Ven Rodney Whiteman". Debretts. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^ "Whiteman, Rodney David Carter". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Bush's General Synod Election Address^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Truro Cathedral Press Release–New Dean". Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
^ "Bush, Roger Charles". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Facebook — All Saints' Falmouth (Accessed 29 May 2018)
^ BBC News–Stuart-White appointed new archdeacon
^ Diocese of Truro — Bill to head up church renewal project (Accessed 16 March 2018)
^ "Archdeacon of Cornwall welcomed to the diocese". 27 August 2019.
^ "Paul Bryer, Archdeacon of Cornwall". Diocese of Truro. 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Archdeacon of Cornwall announcement". Diocese of Truro. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
^ "Sunday Evensong and the Collation..." Truro Cathedral. 2 June 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

Sources

Le Neve, John; Hardy, Sir Thomas Duffus (1854). Archdeacons of Cornwall . Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae. Vol. 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 397–401 – via Wikisource.
Horn, Joyce M. (1964), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541, vol. 9, pp. 15–17

[1] "No. 24394". The London Gazette. 15 December 1876. p. 6933.

[2] "No. 24583". The London Gazette. 21 May 1878. pp. 3172–3174.

[3] Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) Cornwall. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 2,10; index of persons

[4] Dobson, R. B. "Neville, Alexander". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19922. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[5] Ormrod, W. M. "Cusance, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50142. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[6] Jones, Michael A. "Lee, Rowland". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16307. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[7] Carter, P. R. N. "Bedyll, Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1943. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[8] Lock, Julian. "Wynter, Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/57073. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[cced-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Diocesan Office: Archdeacon Of Cornwall (CCEd Location ID 233077)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

[10] Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.695

[11] Brown, H. M. (1980) The Catholic Revival in Cornish Anglicanism. St Winnow: H. M. Brown; p. 11

[12] Brown (1980); p. 11 (Dr Short was also subpreceptor to Princess Charlotte)

[13] Sheepshanks died 17 December 1844; he was also Vicar of St Gluvias and Budock, and incumbent of Holy Trinity, Leeds The West Briton; 20 December 1844; Rootsweb

[14] PHILLPOTTS, William John–Charge of Archdeacon of Cornwall. A.D. 1885

[15] "Cornish, John Rundle". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[16] Brown, H. M. (1976) A Century for Cornwall. Truro: Blackford; p. 79

[17] "Raffles-Flint, Stamford Raffles". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[18] Brown (1976); p. 90

[19] "Hockley, Guy Wittenoom". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[20] Brown (1976); p. 103, 118

[21] "Holden, John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[22] Brown (1976); p. 118

[23] Jones, Chris. "Newsletter; winter 2005; F W Boreham". Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

[24] Memorial service Feb 1966

[25] "Boreham, Frederick". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[26] Truro Diocesan Yearbook

[27] "Young, Peter Claude". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[28] "Wood, Arnold". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[29] "Ravenscroft, Raymond Lockwood". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[30] "McCabe, (John) Trevor". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[31] "The Ven Rodney Whiteman". Debretts. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[32] "Whiteman, Rodney David Carter". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[33] Bush's General Synod Election Address^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[34] "Truro Cathedral Press Release–New Dean". Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.

[35] "Bush, Roger Charles". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[36] Facebook — All Saints' Falmouth (Accessed 29 May 2018)

[37] BBC News–Stuart-White appointed new archdeacon

[38] Diocese of Truro — Bill to head up church renewal project (Accessed 16 March 2018)

[39] "Archdeacon of Cornwall welcomed to the diocese". 27 August 2019.

[40] "Paul Bryer, Archdeacon of Cornwall". Diocese of Truro. 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[41] "Archdeacon of Cornwall announcement". Diocese of Truro. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

[42] "Sunday Evensong and the Collation..." Truro Cathedral. 2 June 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

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v t e Archdeacons of Cornwall
High Medieval	Roland Alnothus Ernaldus Hugo de Auco William A. Walter Ralph Luce Peter Galterus Walter Fitz Rogo Simon Martin Thomas John Rof Jordan Geofrey de Bismano Robert de Tefford John de Esse Henry de Bolleghe
Late Medieval	William Bodrugan Adam de Carleton Walter Nicholas de Scotton Annibale Cardinal di Ceccano Adam de Carleton (again) John de St Paul Papal grants: John Harewell Thomas David Alexander Neville Royal grants: William Cusance Nicholas de Newton Thomas de Orgrave Robert Braybrooke Nicholas Braybrooke Richard Lentwardyn Edward Dantsey John Bremore Richard Penels William Fylham Walter Trengof Richard Helyer Henry Trevilian John Selot Thomas Marke William Sylke
Early modern	Thomas Harrys Bernard Oldham John Fulford Hugh Ashton Richard Sampson Rowland Lee Thomas Bedyll Thomas Wynter John Pollard Hugh Weston John Rixman George Harvey Roger Alley Thomas Somaster Nicholas Marston William Hutchinson Jasper Swift William Parker Martin Mansogg/Nansogg William Parker (again) Robert Peterson Robert Hall George Hall Edward Cotton Edward Drew Lancelot Blackburne ? Charles Fleetwood George Allanson John Sleech George Moore
Late modern	William Short John Bull John Sheepshanks William Phillpotts John Cornish Stamford Raffles-Flint Guy Hockley John Holden Frederick Boreham Peter Young Arnold Wood Raymond Ravenscroft Trevor McCabe Rodney Whiteman Roger Bush Bill Stuart-White Audrey Elkington, Archdeacon of Bodmin (Acting) Paul Bryer Clive Hogger

v t e Diocese of Truro
Truro Cathedral Lis Escop, Feock Diocesan House, Truro
Office holders	Bishop of Truro (vacant) Hugh Nelson, Bishop suffragan of St Germans and Bishop to the Forces AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Simon Robinson, Dean of Truro Kelly Betteridge, Archdeacon of Bodmin Clive Hogger, Archdeacon of Cornwall

v t e Diocese of Exeter
Exeter Cathedral The Palace, Exeter The Old Deanery, Exeter
Office holders	Mike Harrison, Bishop of Exeter Jackie Searle, Bishop suffragan of Crediton 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	Deanery of Barnstaple Deanery of Cadbury Deanery of Christianity (Exeter) Deanery of Hartland
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Cornwall (11th century – 1876; became the Diocese of Truro)