Archdeacon of Sudbury

The Archdeacon of Sudbury is a senior cleric in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

The archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy^[1] in its five rural deaneries; Clare, Ixworth, Lavenham, Sudbury and Thingoe.^[2]

History

Originally in the Diocese of Norwich, the Sudbury archdeaconry was transferred to the Diocese of Ely in 1837. It was then transferred a second time to the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in 1914. The current archdeacon is David Jenkins.^[3]

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

From its erection, the archdeaconry was in Norwich diocese. For archdeacons of that diocese before territorial titles began, see Archdeacon of Norwich.

bef. 1145–aft. 1136: William son of Humphrey^{[N 1]}
bef. 1143–aft. 1167: Baldwin of Boulogne^{[N 1]}
bef. 1200–aft. 1185: Reiner
bef. 1193–aft. 1211: Roger^{[N 1]}
bef. 1220–bef. 1222 (d.): Robert of Gloucester, Archdeacon of Stafford
bef. 1224–bef. 1235: Alan de Beccles
bef. 1241–1242 (res.): Roger Pincerna, Le Boteler (became Archdeacon of Suffolk)
1242–aft. 1256: William de Clare
bef. 1266–1267: Thomas Ingoldsthorpe (became Archdeacon of Middlesex)
1267–aft. 1273: Constantine de Mildenhall
bef. 1279–aft. 1279: Ralph de Fornham
bef. 1285–bef. 1294: Ralph of York

Late Medieval

bef. 1307–bef. 1308: Henry de Bradenham
1 April 1308–1324 (res.): Alan de Ely (became Archdeacon of Suffolk)
16 April 1324–bef. 1329: Simon de Creake
17 January 1329–bef. 1346 (d.): Firmin de Lavenham
31 August 1346–bef. 1348 (d.): Gilbert de Marewell or de Yarewell
12 October 1348–1349 (res.): Richard Lyng (became Archdeacon of Norwich)
27 August–20 November 1349 (exch.): Walter Elvedon
20 November–bef. December 1349 (res.): Thomas de Winchester
8 December 1349–bef. 1350 (res.): Thomas de Methelwold
3 January 1350–bef. 1361 (d.): Henry de la Zouche
7 January 1362–bef. 1365 (res.): William Graa de Trusthope (became Archdeacon of Suffolk)
bef. 1363–aft. 1363: John Hambleton
8 May 1384–?: John de Lincoln (royal grant)
3 September 1384–bef. 1389 (res.): Hugh Sturmy (royal grant)
1385: Thomas Grene (bishop's candidate; ineffective)
14 November 1388: Hugh Gaudeby (bishop's candidate; ineffective)
5 May 1389–5 November 1398 (exch.): Thomas Hetersete
5 November–bef. December 1398 (res.): Richard Maudeleyn
18 December 1398–bef. 1406 (res.): Thomas Hetersete (again)
12 January 1406–bef. 1414 (d.): Eudo de la Zouche
2 December 1412 (royal grant): Roger Wodehele (ineffective)
13 March 1414–18 April 1429 (exch.): Thomas Rodborne
18 April 1429–bef. 1452 (d.): Clement Denston
24 May 1452–bef. 1462: John Wiggenhall
bef. 1462–bef. 1479 (d.): John Selot
9 September 1479–aft. 1483: Nicholas Goldwell
bef. 1484–bef. 1493 (d.): John Jeffreys
3 December 1493–bef. 1497 (d.): Thomas Shenkwyn
14 December 1497–bef. 1514 (d.): John Finneys
3 April 1514–1517 (res.): William Stillington (became Archdeacon of Norwich)
17 February 1517–1522 (res.): Thomas Larke (became Archdeacon of Norwich)^{[N 2]}
9 April 1522–bef. 1537 (d.): Richard Woleman^[4] (also Dean of Wells from 1529)
21 September 1537–1570 (d.): Miles Spencer^[5]

Early modern

2 March 1570–bef. 1576 (d.): Thomas Aldriche^[6]
March 1576–1593 (res.): John Still (became Bishop of Bath and Wells)^[7]
15 June 1593–?: Tertullian Pyne^[8]
6 October 1599–bef. 1621 (d.): Cuthbert Norris^[9]
27 December 1621–bef. 1652 (d.): Theophilus Kent^[10]
7 August 1660–1667 (res.): Anthony Sparrow (became Bishop of Exeter)^[11]
5 December 1667–27 May 1693 (d.): John Spencer (also Dean of Ely from 1677)^[12]
14 June 1693–30 January 1727 (d.): Nicholas Clagett^[13]
16 March 1727–20 November 1741 (d.): Brampton Gurdon^[14]
24 November 1741–14 October 1784 (d.): John Chapman^[15]
20 October 1784–14 July 1823 (d.): John Gooch^[16]
21 July 1823–4 May 1862 (d.): George Glover^[17]

Transferred to Diocese of Ely by Order in Council, 19 April 1837.^[18]

Late modern

1862–1869 (res.): Lord Arthur Hervey (became Bishop of Bath and Wells)^[19]
1869–1900 (res.): Frank Chapman, Vicar of St James's, Bury St Edmunds (until 1873), Rector of Tow-Langtoft (1878–1881)^[20]^[21]
1901–12 May 1902 (d.): Arthur Livingstone^[22]^[23]
1902–30 August 1921 (d.): George Hodges,^[24] Vicar of St James's, Bury St Edmunds (until 1912), then a canon residentiary of St Edmundsbury Cathedral^[25]

Suffolk and Sudbury archdeaconries were erected into the new Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich on 23 January 1914.

1921–1930 (ret.): William Farmiloe, Canon Missioner^[26]
1930–1932 (res.): Eric Buckley, Rector of Polstead (became Archdeacon of Ipswich)^[27]^[28]

The Ipswich archdeaconry was created from the archdeaconries of Suffolk and of Sudbury by Order-in-Council on 22 December 1931; Buckley transferred to the new archdeacony.^[29]

1932–1945 (ret.): Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton, assistant bishop (until 1934), then Bishop suffragan of Dunwich (previously Bishop of Ballarat)^[30]^[31]
1945–1962 (res.): Hugh Norton, Rector of Horringer with Ickworth (until 1958), then a canon residentiary of the cathedral (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[32]^[33]
1962–16 March 1968 (d.): Harry Barton, Rector of Sudbury (until 1967)^[34]^[35]
1968–1970 (res.): David Maddock, Bishop suffragan of Dunwich^[36]^[37]
1970–25 October 1983 (d.): Kenneth Child, Rector of Great and Little Thurlow with Little Bradley (until 1980)^[38]^[39]
1984–1991 (ret.): Donald Smith (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[40]^[41]
1991–1994 (res.): Richard Garrard (became Bishop suffragan of Penrith)^[42]^[43]
1994–2006 (ret.): John Cox (afterwards archdeacon emeritus)^[44]^[45]^[46]
2006–1 August 2009 (d.): David Brierley^[47]^[48]
February 2010–present: David Jenkins^[49]^[50]

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 William, Baldwin and Roger are not recorded with the title "Archdeacon of Sudbury"; rather they are each recorded alongside archdeacons of Norwich, of Norfolk and of Suffolk.
↑ Larke's sister was the mistress of Cardinal Wolsey

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[wbr-4] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 William, Baldwin and Roger are not recorded with the title "Archdeacon of Sudbury"; rather they are each recorded alongside archdeacons of Norwich, of Norfolk and of Suffolk.

[5] Larke's sister was the mistress of Cardinal Wolsey

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v t e Archdeacons of Sudbury
High Medieval	William son of Humphrey Baldwin of Boulogne Reiner Roger Robert of Gloucester Alan de Beccles Roger Pincerna William de Clare Thomas Ingoldsthorpe Constantine de Mildenhall Ralph de Fornham Ralph of York
Late Medieval	Henry de Bradenham Alan de Ely Simon de Creake Firmin de Lavenham Gilbert de Marewell Richard Lyng Walter Elvedon Thomas de Winchester Thomas de Methelwold Henry de la Zouche William Graa de Trusthope John Hambleton John de Lincoln Hugh Sturmy Thomas Grene Hugh Gaudeby Thomas Hetersete Richard Maudeleyn Thomas Hetersete (again) Eudo de la Zouche Roger Wodehele Thomas Rodborne Clement Denston John Wiggenhall John Selot Nicholas Goldwell John Jeffreys Thomas Shenkwyn John Finneys William Stillington Thomas Larke Richard Woleman Miles Spencer
Early modern	Thomas Aldriche John Still Tertullian Pyne Cuthbert Norris Theophilus Kent Anthony Sparrow John Spencer Nicholas Clagett Brampton Gurdon John Chapman John Gooch George Glover
Late modern	Lord Arthur Hervey Frank Chapman Arthur Livingstone George Hodges William Farmiloe Eric Buckley Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton, Bishop of Dunwich Hugh Norton Harry Barton David Maddock, Bishop of Dunwich Kenneth Child Donald Smith Richard Garrard John Cox David Brierley David Jenkins

v t e Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
St Edmundsbury Cathedral The Bishop's House, Ipswich St Nicholas Centre, Ipswich
Office holders	Martin Seeley, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Mike Harrison, Bishop suffragan designate of Dunwich AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough Frances Ward, Dean of St Edmundsbury David Jenkins, Archdeacon of Sudbury Ian Morgan, Archdeacon of Suffolk Archdeacon of Ipswich (vacant; not to be filled)
Historic offices	Provosts of St Edmundsbury (1929–2000; see Dean of St Edmundsbury)

v t e Ceremonial county of Suffolk
Boroughs or districts	Babergh Forest Heath Ipswich Mid Suffolk St Edmundsbury Suffolk Coastal Waveney
Major settlements	Aldeburgh Beccles Brandon Bungay Bury St Edmunds Carlton Colville Clare Eye Felixstowe Framlingham Hadleigh Halesworth Haverhill Kesgrave Leiston Lowestoft Mildenhall Needham Market Newmarket Orford Saxmundham Southwold Stowmarket Sudbury Woodbridge See also: List of civil parishes in Suffolk
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