Archdeacon of Cleveland

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The Archdeacon of Cleveland is a senior ecclesiastical officer of an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England diocese and province of York.^[1] The Archdeaconry of Cleveland stretches west from Thirsk, north to Middlesbrough, east to Whitby and south to Pickering. It has a varied geography, including the southern parts of the conurbation of Teesside and the open moors of the North York Moors National Park.

History

Archdeacons occurred in the Diocese of York before 1093; before 1128, there were five serving simultaneously – probably each in their own area, but none occurs with a territorial title before 1133.^[2] The title Archdeacon of Cleveland is first recorded before 1174 with Ralph, Archdeacon of Cleveland.^[3] Of the five archdeaconries, Cleveland is one of three which has never split from York diocese.

People

The archdeaconry is led by the area Bishop of Whitby, Paul Ferguson ^[4] and by the Archdeacon of Cleveland, Amanda Bloor since 15 June 2020.^[5]

Organisation

In common with other archdeaconries, Cleveland is further subdivided into deaneries:

Guisborough
Middlesbrough
Mowbray
Northern Ryedale
Stokesley
Whitby

List of archdeacons

Some archdeacons without territorial titles are recorded from around the time of Thomas of Bayeux; see Archdeacon of York.

High Medieval

bef. 1128–aft. 1137: Hugh the Chanter ^{[N 1]}
bef. 1139–aft. 1154: Ralph de Baro
bef. 1159–bef. 1171 (res.): John son of Letold (afterwards Archdeacon of Nottingham)
bef. 1173–aft. 1174: Ralph (disputed; possibly vice-archdeacon)
bef. 1171–1189 (d.): Jeremy
July 1189–c. 1198 (res.): Geoffrey de Muschamp
bef. 1200–bef. 1200 (res.): John de Gray (Archdeacon of Gloucester at same or similar time)
March 1201–aft. 1209: Ralph de Kyme (archbishop's appointment)
March–September 1201: Hugh Murdac (unsuccessful canons' appointment)
aft. 1213–bef. 1223: William of Ely
bef. 1225–aft. 1229: Matthew Scot
bef. 1230–aft. 1238: Serlo (possibly the same-named Dean of Exeter)
bef. 1233–aft. 1233: Walter de Taney, Archdeacon of the East Riding (acting)
bef. 1246–bef. 1262: John de Langeton the elder
Roger (disputed)
bef. 1264–aft. 1278: Rufinus of Tonengo
2 May 1281–aft. 1286: Thomas de Grimston
17 July 1289 – 12 August 1317 (d.): Stephen de Mauley

Late Medieval

4 February 1318–bef. 1334 (res.): Adrian de Fieschi
28 October 1334 – 20 September 1348 (exch.): Innocent de Fieschi
August 1343 & August 1344: William de Weston (ineffective royal grants)
20 September 1348–bef. 1351 (d.): John Ellerker
26 September 1351 – 5 March 1355 (exch.): Thomas de Holwell
5 March 1355 – 21 September 1379 (d.): William de Ferriby
23 September 1379–bef. 1379: William de Catton
7–9 November 1379 (exch.): William Kexby
9 November 1379–bef. 1380: Roger de Ripon
1380–14 January 1381 (exch.): Robert de Manfeld
14 January 1381 – 2 April 1385 (exch.): Adam Spencer
2 April 1385–bef. 1387 (d.): John Marshall
6 March–bef. 11 June 1387 (d.): John Fitzthomas
11 June 1387–bef. 1391: Alexander Herle
bef. 1391–August 1410 (d.): Thomas Walkington
31 August 1410 – 28 May 1411 (res.): Clement Stanton
9 March 1411–bef. 1414 (res.): Richard Pittes (royal grant)
10 June 1414 – 1434 (d.): William Pelleson
September 1434 – 1453 (d.): William Duffield
18 August 1453–bef. 1457 (d.): Stephen Wilton
12 August 1457 – 1470 (res.): William Brande
September 1470 – 1485 (res.): William Poteman
13 January 1485 – 1485 (d.): William Constable
11 October 1485 – 1493 (res.): Henry Carnebull
30 April 1493 – 1497 (res.): Geoffrey Blythe
March–May 1497 (res.): John Hole
May 1497 – 1499 (res.): Thomas Crossley

18 August 1499–bef. 1506 (d.): John Reynald
13 June 1507 – 1523 (res.): Richard Rawlins
December 1523–bef. 1533 (d.): James Denton
June 1533 – 1533 (exch.): Thomas Bedyll
August 1533 – 1534 (res.): William Clyff
7 October 1534–bef. 1547 (d.): Richard Langridge

Early modern

9 July 1547–bef. 1564 (res.): John Warner (also Dean of Winchester from 1559)
31 March 1564 – 24 March 1570 (d.): Christopher Malton
11 April 1570 – 8 May 1582 (d.): Ralph Coulton
8 June 1582 – 1589 (res.): Richard Remington (afterwards Archdeacon of the East Riding)
10 March 1589 – 19 April 1601 (res.): Richard Byrde
20 April 1601 – 1619 (res.): John Phillips (also Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1605)
August 1619–30 September 1635 (res.): Henry Thurscross
1 October 1635 – 15 October 1638 (res.): Timothy Thurscross
24 October 1638 – 1675 (d.): John Neale
27 April 1675 – 9 September 1680 (d.): Robert Feild
9 October 1680 – 1682 (res.): John Lake
5 January 1683 – 1685 (d.): Barnabas Long
23 July 1685 – 24 November 1700 (d.): John Burton
7 December 1700 – 12 June 1711 (d.): James Fall
3 August 1711 – 28 October 1735 (d.): John Richardson
17 November 1735 – 1750 (res.): Jaques Sterne (afterwards Archdeacon of the East Riding)
18 July 1750 – 7 August 1787 (d.): Francis Blackburne
22 August 1787 – 4 November 1805 (d.): Robert Peirson
15 January 1806 – 19 June 1820 (d.): Charles Baillie-Hamilton
28 June 1820 – 1828 (res.): Francis Wrangham
3 December 1828 – 27 October 1832 (res.): Leveson Venables-Vernon-Harcourt
2 November 1832 – 24 December 1845 (d.): Henry Todd
17 January 1846 – 17 January 1874 (res.): Edward Churton

Late modern

bef. 1875–1882 (d.): William Hey
1883 –30 March 1897 (d.): Henry Yeoman ^[6]
1897–1906 (res.): William Hutchings ^[7]
1907–1938 (ret.): Thomas Lindsay (afterward archdeacon emeritus)^[8]
1938–1942 (d.): Basil Carter ^[9]
1942–1946: Edmund Hope
1947–1947 (res.): George Townley ^[10]
1947–1965 (ret.): William Palin (afterward archdeacon emeritus)^[11]
1965–1974 (ret.): Stanley Linsley (afterward archdeacon emeritus)^[12]
1974–1984 (res.): John Southgate ^[13]
1985–1991 (ret.): Ron Woodley (afterward archdeacon emeritus)^[14]
1991–2001 (ret.): Chris Hawthorn (afterward archdeacon emeritus)^[15]
2001 –3 July 2014: Paul Ferguson ^[16]
12 June 2014 –2015 (Acting): Richard Rowling^[17]
6 May 2015 –9 October 2019: Sam Rushton ^[18] (became Archdeacon of York)
9 October 2019 –15 June 2020: Clay Roundtree, Acting Archdeacon^[19]
15 June 2020 –present: Amanda Bloor ^[5]

Notes

↑ Hugh does not occur with the title Archdeacon of Cleveland; rather his territory can be deduced.

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References

↑ Diocese of York Directory (published annually by York Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd, Diocesan House, Aviator Court, York YO30 4WJ)
↑ Greenaway, Diana E. (1999), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, vol. 6, pp. 30–31
↑ Greenaway, Diana E. (1999), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, vol. 6, pp. 36–40
↑ Diocese of York – Bishop of Whitby (Accessed 3 January 2013)
1 2 "A warm though distanced welcome for the new Archdeacon of Cleveland".
↑ "Yeoman, Henry Walker" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Hutchings, William Henry" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Lindsay, Thomas Enraght" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Carter, Anthony Basil" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Townley, George Frederick" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Palin, William" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Linsley, Stanley Frederick" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Southgate, John Eliot" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Woodley, Ronald John" . Who's Who . Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Hawthorn, Christopher John" . Who's Who . Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ "Ferguson, Paul John" . Who's Who . Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ Diocese of York – Acting Archdeacons of Cleveland and the East Riding (Accessed 3 July 2014)
↑ "New Archdeacon of Cleveland". Diocese of York. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
↑ "Archbishop appoints Acting Archdeacon of Cleveland". Diocese of York. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

Sources

Greenaway, Diana E. (1999), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, vol. 6, pp. 36–40
Horn, Joyce M.; Smith, David M. (1979), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 5, pp. 14–16
Jones, B. (1963), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541, vol. 6, pp. 19–21

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[6] Hugh does not occur with the title Archdeacon of Cleveland; rather his territory can be deduced.

[1] Diocese of York Directory (published annually by York Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd, Diocesan House, Aviator Court, York YO30 4WJ)

[2] Greenaway, Diana E. (1999), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, vol. 6, pp. 30–31

[3] Greenaway, Diana E. (1999), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, vol. 6, pp. 36–40

[4] Diocese of York – Bishop of Whitby (Accessed 3 January 2013)

[coll-5] 1 2 "A warm though distanced welcome for the new Archdeacon of Cleveland".

[7] "Yeoman, Henry Walker" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[8] "Hutchings, William Henry" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[9] "Lindsay, Thomas Enraght" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[10] "Carter, Anthony Basil" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[11] "Townley, George Frederick" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[12] "Palin, William" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[13] "Linsley, Stanley Frederick" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[14] "Southgate, John Eliot" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[15] "Woodley, Ronald John" . Who's Who . Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[16] "Hawthorn, Christopher John" . Who's Who . Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[17] "Ferguson, Paul John" . Who's Who . Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 3 January 2013.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[aadns-18] Diocese of York – Acting Archdeacons of Cleveland and the East Riding (Accessed 3 July 2014)

[rushton-19] "New Archdeacon of Cleveland". Diocese of York. Retrieved 5 April 2015.

[20] "Archbishop appoints Acting Archdeacon of Cleveland". Diocese of York. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

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v t e Archdeacons of Cleveland
High medieval	Hugh the Chanter Ralph de Baro John son of Letold Ralph Jeremy Geoffrey de Muschamp John de Gray Ralph de Kyme Hugh Murdac William of Ely Matthew Scot Serlo/Serlo John de Langeton the elder Roger Rufinus of Tonengo Thomas de Grimston
Late medieval	Stephen de Mauley Adrian de Fieschi Innocent de Fieschi William de Weston John Ellerker Thomas de Holwell William de Ferriby William de Catton William Kexby Roger de Ripon Robert de Manfeld Adam Spencer John Marshall John Fitzthomas Alexander Herle Thomas Walkington Clement Stanton Richard Pittes William Pelleson William Duffield Stephen Wilton William Brande William Poteman William Constable Henry Carnebull Geoffrey Blythe John Hole Thomas Crossley
Early modern	John Reynald Richard Rawlins James Denton Thomas Bedyll/Bedell William Cliffe Richard Langridge John Warner Christopher Malton Ralph Coulton Richard Remington Richard Byrde John Phillips Henry Thurscross Timothy Thurscros John Neale Robert Feild John Lake Barnabas Long John Burton James Fall John Richardson Jaques Sterne Francis Blackburne Robert Peirson
Late modern	Charles Baillie-Hamilton Francis Wrangham Leveson Venables-Vernon-Harcourt Henry Todd Edward Churton William Hey Henry Yeoman William Hutchings Thomas Lindsay Basil Carter Edmund Hope George Townley William Palin Stanley Linsley John Southgate Ron Woodley Chris Hawthorn Paul Ferguson Richard Rowling (Acting) Samantha Rushton Clay Roundtree (Acting) Amanda Bloor

v t e Diocese of York
York Minster Bishopthorpe Palace Diocesan House, York
Office holders	Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York and Primate of England Paul Ferguson, Bishop suffragan of Whitby John Thomson, Bishop suffragan of Selby Eleanor Sanderson, Bishop suffragan of Hull AEO: the Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Dominic Barrington, Dean of York Andy Broom, Archdeacon of the East Riding Sam Rushton, Archdeacon of York Amanda Bloor, Archdeacon of Cleveland
Provincial episcopal visitors	Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Sheffield (1901–1914; Diocese of Sheffield erected) Archdeacon of Richmond (12th century–1541; became Diocese of Chester) Archdeacon of Nottingham (12th century–1837; transferred to Lincoln) Archdeacon of Sheffield (1884–1914; became Diocese of Sheffield) Archdeacon of Doncaster (1913–1914; transferred to Sheffield)
Historic palaces	Archbishop's Palace, York (12th–16th centuries) Cawood Castle (12th–17th centuries) York Place (13th–16th centuries) Hampton Court Palace (1514–1528) York House, Strand (16th–17th centuries)