The Archdeacon of Hastings is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Chichester. The Diocese of Chichester almost exactly covers the counties of East and West Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove, stretching for nearly a hundred miles (160 km) along the south coast of England.
History The two original archdeaconries of Chichester diocese, Chichester and Lewes, were created in the 12th century – at around the time when archdeacons were first appointed across England. The third archdeaconry, Hastings, was created (from that of Lewes) on 28 June 1912./VII. The archdeaconries were then reorganised under Eric Kemp (Bishop of Chichester) on 28 June 1975: the Hastings archdeaconry was dissolved and her territory returned to Lewes archdeaconry, which was renamed "Lewes & Hastings"; and a new archdeaconry of Horsham was created.
On 12 May 2014, it was announced that the diocese is to take forward proposals to create a fourth archdeaconry (presently referred to as Brighton.)Diocese of Chichester – Announcement of a Fourth Archdeaconry for the Diocese of Chichester (Accessed 14 May 2014) Since Lewes itself would be within the new archdeaconry, Lewes & Hastings archdeaconry would become simply Hastings archdeaconry.Diocese of Chichester – Suffragan Bishop of Lewes: Statement of Needs p. 7 (Accessed 14 May 2014) On 8 August 2014, the Church Times reported that the archdeaconry had been renamed.
List of archdeacons Some archdeacons without territorial titles are recorded from the early 12th century; see Archdeacon of Chichester.
High Medieval bef. 1164–?: Jordan de Melburne bef. 1174–aft. 1199: Joceline bef. 1207–aft. 1229 (res.): Eustachius de Leveland aft. 1229–aft. 1239: Reginald de Wintonia 1240–1241: William de Lughteburg 5 March 1244 – 6 June 1252 (d.): Robert Passelewe bef. 1253–aft. 1271: Simon de Clympingham bef. 1279–aft. 1272: Henry bef. 1279–aft. 1283 (res.): Godfrey de Peckham bef. 1284–bef. 1301: Thomas de Berghstede
Late Medieval bef. 1301–bef. 1305: Thomas Cobham ?–bef. 1305 (res.): John de Godele 16 April 1305–aft. 1305: Hamelin de Godele bef. 1311–aft. 1313: John Geytentun bef. 1316–aft. 1316: William de Estdene bef. 1323–aft. 1323: Thomas de Codelowe 1339–bef. 1352 (d.): Walter de Lyndrich 1352–1358 (res.): William de Loughteburgh bef. 1366–aft. 1391: John Courdray Walter Forey (ineffective exchange, 8 May 1389) Richard Stone ?–15 July 1395 (exch.): John Wendover 15 July 1395–aft. 1415: John Brampton bef. 1419–aft. 1442: Lewis Coychurch bef. 1450–aft. 1469: Thomas Hanwell 1474–?: William Skylton ?–2 March 1475 (exch.): John Dogett 2 March 1475 – 1483 (d.): John Plemth 1483–1486: Simon Climping bef. 1484–bef. 1486 (res.): Thomas Oatley 31 May 1486–bef. 1489: Richard Hill bef. 1489–1509 (res.): Edward Vaughan 22 March 1510–bef. 1512 (res.): William Atwater 17 December 1512 – 2 June 1516 (res.): William Cradock 30 September 1516 – 12 March 1520 (res.): Oliver Pole 12 March 1520–bef. 1527 (res.): Anthony Wayte 20 May 1528–bef. 1542 (d.): Edward More
Early modern 14 February 1542 – 1551 (d.): John Sherry 22 August 1551–bef. 1558 (d.): Richard Brisley 6 April 1558–bef. 1559 (deprived): Robert Taylor (deprived) 11 January 1560 – 1570 (d.): Edmund Weston 4 March 1570–bef. 1578 (d.): Thomas Drant 17 April 1578–bef. 1578 (deprived): William Coell 15 October 1578 – 1598 (res.): William Cotton 9 December 1598–bef. 1612 (d.): John Mattock 30 December 1612 – 12 August 1628 (d.): Richard Buckenham
14 March 1629 – 21 February 1644: William Hutchinson ?–bef. 1660 (res.): Thomas Hook 19 September 1660 – 4 March 1667 (d.): Philip King 27 March 1667–bef. 1670 (d.): Nathaniel Hardy 9 June 1670–bef. 1681 (d.): Toby Henshaw 8 December 1681–bef. 1693 (d.): Joseph Sayer 20 October 1693 – 18 August 1723 (d.): Richard Bowchier 24 September 1723 – 15 November 1736 (d.): James Williamson 25 March 1737 – 28 April 1751 (d.): Edmund Bateman 5 June 1751 – 27 January 1770 (d.): Thomas D'Oyly 31 May 1770 – 25 February 1806 (d.): John Courtail 29 April 1806–bef. 1815 (res.): Matthias D'Oyly 25 February 1815–bef. 1823 (res.): Edward Raynes 8 May 1823 – 25 February 1840 (d.): Thomas Birch 10 April 1840 – 23 January 1855 (d.): Julius Hare 6 March 1855 – 25 June 1876 (d.): William Otter
Late modern 1876–1 June 1888 (d.): John Hannah 1888–1908 (ret.): Robert Sutton 1908–1912 (res.): Theodore Churton (became Archdeacon of Hastings) Lewes archdeaconry was split on 28 June 1912 to create Hastings archdeaconry. 1912–1923 (res.): Henry Southwell (also Bishop suffragan of Lewes from 1920) 1923–1929 (res.): Hugh Hordern 1929–1946 (ret.): Francis Smythe 1946–1959 (res.): Lloyd Morrell 1959–1971 (res.): Peter Booth 1972–1975: Max Godden (became Archdeacon of Lewes & Hastings) On 28 June 1975, the Archdeaconry of Lewes was renamed Lewes & Hastings.
Archdeacons of Hastings (1912–1975) 1912–1 June 1915 (d.): Theodore Churton (previously Archdeacon of Lewes) 1915–1920 (res.): Benedict Hoskyns 1920–22 May 1922 (d.): Arthur Upcott 1922–16 October 1928 (d.): Thomas Cook (also Bishop suffragan of Lewes from 1926) 1928–1938 (res.): Arthur Alston 1938–1956: Ernest Reid 1956–1975 (ret.): Guy Mayfield Hastings archdeaconry was dissolved and merged back into the Archdeaconry of Lewes/Lewes & Hastings on 28 June 1975.
Archdeacons of Lewes and Hastings (1975-2014) 1975–1988 (ret.): Max Godden (previously Archdeacon of Lewes) 1989–1991 (ret.): Christopher Luxmoore 1991–1997 (ret.): Hugh Glaisyer (archdeacon emeritus since 2007) 1997–2004 (res.): Nicholas Reade 2005–2014: Philip Jones (became Archdeacon of Hastings)
Archdeacons of Hastings (since 2014) 2014–31 January 2016 (ret.):Diocese of Chichester — Farewell Service for the Archdeacon of Hastings (Accessed 31 January 2016) Philip Jones (previously Archdeacon of Lewes & Hastings; became archdeacon emeritus)Diocese of Chichester — Diocese of Chichester marks ministry of Archdeacon Philip (Accessed 13 February 2016) 5 January–29 March 2015: Stan Tomalin (acting)Diocese of Chichester – Archdeacons (Accessed 5 February 2015) 31 January–18 September 2016: Edward Bryant & Nick Cornell (acting)St Swithuns East Grinstead — News from the Diocese (Accessed 31 January 2016) 18 September 201614 September 2024: Edward DowlerDiocese of Chichester — New Archdeacon of Hastings announced (Accessed 30 June 2016) (became Dean of Chichester) archdeacon-designate: Russell Dewhurst (announced)
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