Archdeacon of Barnstaple

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The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple or Barum is one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England.

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History

The Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries in Norman times, probably during the bishopric of Osbern FitzOsbern (1072–1103): [1]

In 1782, it was noted that the archdeaconry contained the deaneries of Barum (Barnstaple), Chumleigh, Hertland, Shirwell, South Molton and Torrington. [2]

The archdeaconry currently comprises the following deaneries:

List of archdeacons

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References

  1. Watkin, Hugh R., The History of Totnes Priory, Vol.2, Torquay, 1917, p.981
  2. Thesaurus ecclesiasticus provincialis; or, a survey of the diocese of Exeter: printed and sold by the editors, B. Thorn and Son. Sold also by Messrs. Rivington and Sons, and T. Evans, London; Fletcher, Oxford; and Merril, Cambridge, 1782
  3. Gardiner, Francis–Barnstaple: 1837–1897
  4. "Sanderson, Rt. Rev Wilfrid Guy", Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007 accessed 27 November 2012
  5. Diocese of Exeter – New archdeacons for Totnes and Barnstaple announced Archived 18 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine & ad clerum (Accessed 2 January 2015)
  6. "New Principal for South West Ministry Training Course". 22 April 2020.
  7. "New Archdeacon of Barnstaple Says Amazing Things Can Happen in Small Parishes". 11 April 2021.

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