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Archdeacon of Wells

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The Archdeacon of Wells has been a senior clergy position in the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells since the English reformation, before which it was part of the Roman Catholic Church. The post, having oversight over the archdeaconry of Wells in Somerset has existed since the twelfth century. The archdeaconry includes seven deaneries.

List of archdeacons

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High Medieval

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Archdeacons without territorial titles:
Archdeacons of Wells:

Late Medieval

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Early modern

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Archdeaconry resigned to the crown and abolished, 1547.
  • bef. 1547–aft. 1554: Vergil still called Archdeacon of Wells
  • bef. 1554–?: Cotterell already called Archdeacon of Wells
Archdeaconry re-erected, 1556.

Late modern

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Walkerius and Robert both occur with Gerbert Archdeacon of Bath, so they were each probably either Archdeacon of Wells or of Taunton.
  2. ^ Arald occurs with Gerbert Archdeacon of Bath, so he was probably either Archdeacon of Wells or of Taunton.
  3. ^ John occurs with Arald, so he was either Archdeacon of Bath, or of either Taunton or Wells (whichever Arald wasn't).

References

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  1. ^ "Church news: preferments and appointments". Church Times. No. 9. 4 April 1863. p. 69. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 13 April 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
  2. ^ "in memoriam". Church Times. No. 1823. 31 December 1897. p. 775. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 13 April 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
  3. ^ "Church news: preferments and appointments". Church Times. No. 1824. 7 January 1898. p. 10. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 13 April 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ^ "Church news: preferments and appointments". Church Times. No. 1834. 18 March 1898. p. 298. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 13 April 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ^ "Salmon, Edwin Arthur". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Brymer, Frederick Augustus". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "Farrer, Walter". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ^ "Hollis, George Arthur". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ "Higgins, Walter Norman". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. ^ "Salmon, Harold Bryant". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. ^ "Lance, John Du Boulay". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. ^ "Haynes, Peter". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  13. ^ "Thomas, Charles Edward". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  14. ^ "Acworth, Richard Foote". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  15. ^ "Maurice, Peter David". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  16. ^ "Sullivan, Nicola Ann". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (November 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  17. ^ Diocese of Bath & Wells — Appointment: Kevin Roberts (Accessed 7 October 2016)
  18. ^ Diocese of Bath and Wells — Bishop announces next Archdeacon of Wells Archived 16 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 13 January 2017)
  19. ^ a b "Anne Gell to become Acting Dean of Wells". Wells Cathedral. Wells Cathedral. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

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