• Source: Archdeacon of Taunton

The Archdeacon of Taunton has been, since the twelfth century, the senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of the archdeaconry of Taunton in the Diocese of Bath and Wells (in the Church of England). The archdeaconry includes seven deaneries.




History


Three archdeacons were appointed in what was then the Diocese of Wells during the time at which archdeacons were first appointed across the Church of England, not long after the Norman Conquest in 1077. The earliest archdeacons of the Taunton area occur with the title "Archdeacon beyond the Parrett", until the title "Archdeacon of Taunton" occurs, around the time the diocese was renamed to Bath in 1090. That name persisted for around a century until the see was moved again in 1197 and became called the Diocese of Bath and Glastonbury; in 1219 the name was returned to Diocese of Bath. The diocese's name was finally settled at Bath and Wells and both the diocese's and the archdeaconry's names have remained stable for the 800 years since.




List of archdeacons


Some archdeacons without territorial titles are recorded from around 1086; see Archdeacon of Wells.




References






Sources


Greenway, Diana E. (2001), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, vol. 7, pp. 35–38
Jones, B. (1964), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541, vol. 8, pp. 16–17
Horn, Joyce M. (1979), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 5, pp. 16–18

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• William dari Wrotham
• Archdeacon of Taunton
• George Denison (priest)
• Stephen Gardiner
• Anthony Hamilton
• John Reed
• Ruth Worsley
• Robert Stillington
• Batcombe, Somerset
• Lord Privy Seal
• John Turner (archdeacon of Taunton)