Archdeacon of St David's
The Archdeacon of St David's is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church in Wales Diocese of St David's. The archdeacon is the senior priest with responsibility over the area of the archdeaconry of St David's, one of three archdeaconries in the diocese (the others are Cardigan and Carmarthen). The Archdeaconry of St David's comprises the four rural deaneries of Daugleddau, Dewisland/Fishguard, Pembroke and Roose.[1]
The first recorded archdeacons of St David's occur soon after the Norman Conquest. However, no territorial titles are recorded until after c. 1125.
List of archdeacons of St David's
- 1175–1214 Pontius [2]
- 1215–1222 Martin [2]
- 1219–1229 Hugh of Clun [2]
- 1231–? Jordan of the Three Mountains [2]
- 1248–1259 Richard de Knovill [2]
- 1276–1280 Peter de Quevel [2] (afterwards Bishop of Exeter,1280)
- 1280–1287 Robert de Haverford [2]
- 1293–1307 John Foke [2]
- 1319 Philip
- 1328 Henry de Gower [3] (afterwards Bishop of St David's, 1328)
- 1328–1334 David Franceys [3]
- ?–1349 John Faulkes [3]
- 1349–? Richard Cleangre[3]
- 1363,1383 John Goch or Gough[3]
- 1361–1368 Adam de Bokelyn or Rokelyn[3]
- 1388–1400 John de Bowland[3]
- 1400–1419 John Hiot [3]
- 1420 John Thomas [3]
- 1420–1422 Edmund Nicholls [3]
- 1422–1424 William Ryley [3]
- ?–1434 William Pencrych [3]
- 1434–? William Thame [3]
- 1458 John Smith [3]
- 1459 Richard Caunton [3]
- 1473-?1476 John Smith [3] (2nd term)(afterwards Bishop of Llandaff, 1476)
- 1500–1514 Thomas Saynte [3]
- ?–1527 John Fychan [3]
- ?–1547 Andrew Whitmay [3] (Bishop of Chrysopolis)
- ?–1581 John Pratt [4]
- 1607–1644 Robert Rudd (ejected and imprisoned, 1644) [5]
- 1644–1667 Hugh Lloyd[6] (also Bishop of Llandaff, 1660)
- 1667–? Anthony Jones [6]
- 1678–? George Owen [6]
- 1691–1732 John Medley [6]
- 1732–1732 Walter Morgan [6]
- 1732–?1737 Arthur Williams [6]
- 1737–1749 Richard Davies[6]
- 1749–1767 Thomas Burton [6]
- 1767–1805 Charles Moss[6]
- 1805–1831 Ralph Churton [6]
- 1831–1833 Edward Owen [6]
- 1833–18?? Thomas Bevan [6]
- 18??–1874 George Clark
- 1874–1883 Richard Lewis (afterwards Bishop of Llandaff, 1883)
- 1883–1888 Charles Edmondes
- 1900–1920 David Williams
- 1920–1926 David Prosser (afterwards Bishop of St Davids, 1926)
- 1927–1928 Gilbert Joyce (afterwards Bishop of Monmouth, 1928)
- 19??–?1942 Richard Rice Thomas (died 1942)
- 19??–1988 Dewi Bridges (afterwards Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, 1988)
- 1988–1991 Ivor Rees (afterwards Bishop of St David's, 1991)
- ?John Harvey
- 2003–2010 John Holdsworth (afterwards Archdeacon in Cyprus, 2010)
- 2010–2013 Keith Smalldon [7]
- 2013–present Dennis Wight [8]
References
- ↑ "St Davids Archdeaconry (DD) - In the diocese of: St Davids - Deaneries in this archdeaconry". The Church in Wales. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: volume 9: The Welsh cathedrals (Bangor, Llandaff, St Asaph, St Davids)". British History Online. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 11: The Welsh dioceses (Bangor, Llandaff, St Asaph, St Davids)". British History Online. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Willis, Browne. A Survey of the Cathedrals of York, Durham, Carlisle, Chester, etc. p. 185.
- ↑ "[graduates] 1448 - 1599". Queen's College, Cambridge. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Location: Diocesan Office: Archdeacon of Llandaff". Clergy Database. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ↑ "New St David's face". Local World. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ↑ "St David's Cathedral". St David's Cathedral. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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