Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven

The Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven is an archdiaconal post in the Church of England. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Leeds (until 1836 it was part of the Diocese of Chester, and from 1836 until 2014 in the Diocese of Ripon). It is divided into seven rural deaneries: Bowland, Ewecross, Harrogate, Richmond, Ripon, Skipton, and Wensley.

History

The archdeaconry of Richmond was created around the year 1088, and was endowed by Thomas, Archbishop of York. It had the valuable impropriations of Easingwold, Bolton, Clapham, and Thornton Steward. It was the wealthiest and most extensive Archdeaconry in the Kingdom, and originally comprised the western parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire, as well as the greater portion of the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. From 1127 onwards however, Henry I removed Allendale and Cumberland from the jurisdiction in order to form the See of Carlisle. By way of compensation for this loss, Archbishop Thurstan conferred upon the Archdeacon all the privileges and prerogatives of a bishop, with the exception that he could not ordain, consecrate, or confirm. The Archdeacon had his own Consistory court at Richmond, where wills were proved, licences and faculties granted, and all matters of ecclesiastical cognizance dealt with. He had also the sole supervision of the clergy within his jurisdiction, including institution to, and removal from, benefices.

In 1541, Henry VIII established the bishopric of Chester, and the Archdeacon of Richmond's pastoral and judicial powers were transferred to York. The office of Archdeacon of Richmond was technically incorporated into the new bishopric. However the changes affected by this action were slight, with the exception that its revenues underwent serious diminution, and its position was now that of a commissary, elected by the Bishop of Chester. The Archdeacon continued to enjoy the same authority, judicial and otherwise, which had been enjoyed by his predecessors.

In 1836, the jurisdiction was transferred to the newly formed See of Ripon. In January 1838, the consistory court of Richmond was abolished, along with all other peculiars. Upon the creation of the Diocese of Leeds on 20 April 2014, the archdeaconry received the territory of the Craven archdeaconry and was renamed Richmond and Craven; it now forms the Ripon episcopal area.

List of archdeacons

Some archdeacons without territorial titles are recorded from around the time of Thomas of Bayeux; see Archdeacon of York.

High Medieval

• bef. 1128–1157 (dep.): Osbert de Bayeux
• c. 1157–aft. 1164: Bartholomew
• bef. 1184–1189 (res.): Godfrey de Luci (became Bishop of Winchester)
• c. 1189–aft. 1196: William de Chemillé (also Bishop-elect of Avranches; became Bishop of Angers)
• c. 1196–1197 (res.): Eustace, Dean of Salisbury and Archdeacon of the East Riding
• bef. 1198–bef. 1199 (ej.): Honorius of Kent
• 1198–1202 (depr.): Roger de Sancto Edmundo
• 1199–aft. 1199 (exc.): Honorius (again)
• 1202–1208 (depr.): Honorius (third term)
• c. 1212: Morgan (royal bastard, sometime provost of Beverley and Bishop-elect of Durham)
• bef. 1213–1217 (res.): Richard Marsh
• bef. 1218–aft. 1238: William Langton (of Rotherfield)
• bef. 1239–aft. 1239: Walter de Woburn
• bef. 1240–bef. 1241: Robert Haget
• bef. 1241–aft. 1252: John le Romeyn the elder
• bef. 1253–aft. 1260: William
• bef. 1262–aft. 1269: Simon of Evesham
• bef. 1271–aft. 1271: Richard le Brun
• 5 December 1272–aft. 1273: Thomas Passelew
• bef. 1276–aft. 1278: Geoffrey de Sancto Marco
• 28 April 1279–12 May 1290 (res.): Henry of Newark
• 1290–aft. 1301: Gerard de Vuippens

Late Medieval

• bef. 1301–16 May 1317 (d.): Francesco Cardinal Caetani (cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin)
• 25 April 1309–1310 (dep.): John Sandale (unsuccessfully opposed Caetani)
• 1317–1322 (res.): Roger Northburgh (became Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield)
• 2 November 1322–1328 (res.): Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord, Bishop of Limoges
• 1328–January 1346 (d.): Robert Wodehouse
• 7 January–May 1346 (res.): John Gynwell
• June 1346–20 November 1348 (d.): Jean-Raymond Cardinal de Comminges, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto
• 1349–bef. 1359 (d.): Henry de Walton
• 13 December 1359–bef. 1383 (d.): Humphrey de Cherleton
• 1383–11 January 1385 (exch.): John Bacon
• 11 January 1385–1388 (res.): John Waltham (became Bishop of Salisbury)
• 1388–May 1400 (d.): Thomas Dalby (er)
• 19 May 1400–4 March 1401 (dep.): Stephen Scrope
• 4 March 1401–18 March 1402 (exch.): Nicholas Bubwith
• 18 March 1402–bef. 1418 (d.): Stephen Scrope (again)
• 6 September 1418–bef. 1442 (res.): Henry Bowet
• 8 November 1442–1450 (res.): Thomas Kempe (became Bishop of London)
• 8 February 1450–1454 (res.): William Grey
• 17 August 1454–1457 (res.): Lawrence Booth
• 17 October 1457–1459 (res.): John Arundel
• 21 May 1459–1465 (res.): John Booth
• 5 July 1465–1484 (res.): John Sherwood
• 2 January 1485–1485 (d.): Edward de la Pole
• 28 September 1485–1493 (res.): John Blyth

• 5 March 1494–1500 (res.): Christopher Urswick, Dean of York until 1494, Dean of Windsor from 1496 (also Archdeacon of Wilts, and Archdeacon of Norfolk (from 1500))
• 1500–1506 (res.): James Stanley
• 24 September 1506–bef. 1526 (d.): Thomas Dalby (yr)
• 1526–bef. 1529 (res.): Thomas Wynter (also Dean of Wells {until 1529}, Archdeacon of York, Archdeacon of Suffolk {1526–1529} and Archdeacon of Norfolk {from 1529})
• 7 December 1529–1541 (res.): William Knight

Early modern

On 14 August 1541, the Diocese of Chester was created from the Richmond and Chester archdeaconries.

• 1541–bef. 1554: John Bird, Bishop of Chester
• bef. 1554–bef. 1559 (dep.): John Horleston (deposed)
• bef. 1559–Oct 1559 (depr.): John Hansom (deprived)
• Oct 1559–bef. 1574: John Horleston (again)
• 17 March 1574–bef. 1603 (d.): Christopher Goodman
• 6 November 1603–1607 (res.): Thomas Mallory (became Dean of Chester)
• 21 December 1607–10 March 1648 (d.): Thomas Dodd
• 20 May 1648–bef. 1664 (res.): Henry Bridgeman (also Dean from 1660)
• 10 June 1664–26 November 1678 (d.): Charles Bridgeman
• 3 December 1678–11 March 1695 (d.): Henry Dove
• 2 April 1695–bef. 1703 (d.): Thomas Lamplugh
• 10 September 1703–7 May 1729 (d.): William Stratford
• 4 June 1729–22 October 1781 (d.): Samuel Peploe
• 30 October 1781–15 April 1792 (d.): Thomas Townson
• 9 May 1792–11 March 1797 (res.): Thomas Breithweite (became Archdeacon of Chester)
• 25 April 1797–bef. 1801 (d.): George Bower
• 14 January 1801–4 June 1824 (d.): John Owen
• 5 October 1824–bef. 1826 (res.): Henry Law (became Archdeacon of Wells)
• 30 December 1826–4 May 1854 (d.): John Headlam

On 5 October 1836, the Diocese of Ripon was erected from the Richmond archdeaconry and part of the York diocese (which became the Archdeaconry of Craven.)

• 7 June 1854–21 June 1868 (d.): Charles Dodgson (father of Lewis Carroll)

Late modern

• 1868–1894 (ret.): Edwards Cust
• 1894–1907 (res.): William Danks (became a canon of Canterbury Cathedral)
• bef. 1909–?: Armstrong Hall (died 12 May 1921)
• 1921–1937 (ret.): Arthur Watson (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1937–22 September 1939 (d.): Claude Thornton
• 1940–1951 (ret.): Donald Bartlett
• 1951–1954 (res.): William MacPherson (became Dean of Lichfield)
• 1954–1961 (res.): Harry Graham
• 1972–1976 (ret.): John Turnbull (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1976–1983 (res.): Paul Burbridge (became Dean of Norwich)
• 1983–1993 (ret.): Norman McDermid (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 1993–2006 (ret.): Ken Good (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)
• 19 May 2007–2 March 2013 (res.): Janet Henderson
• 1 February 2013–2 February 2014: Nicholas Henshall (acting Archdeacon; became Dean of Chelmsford)
• 2 February 2014–20 April 2014: Paul Slater, Archdeacon of Craven (acting Archdeacon)
• 20 April 2014–19 July 2015: Paul Slater, Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven
• 19 July 2015–17 January 2016 (Acting): Simon Cowling, Acting Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven
• 17 January 2016–present: Beverley Mason, Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven