High Medieval - Archdeacons without territorial titles:
- bef. 1086–aft. 1088: Benselin, Archdeacon of Exon
- bef. 1106–aft. 1106: Walkerius[N 1]
- bef. 1106–aft. 1106: Robert[N 1]
- bef. 1120–aft. 1136: Arald[N 2]
- bef. 1122–bef. 1136: John de Bada (son of Hildebert)[N 3]
- Archdeacons of Wells:
- bef. 1142–aft. 1151: Eustace
- bef. 1159–aft. 1166: Robert
- bef. 1168–aft. 1194: Thomas of Earley (Erlegh) alias Agnellus
- bef. 1198–aft. 1199: Simon of Wells (later Bishop of Chichester)
- bef. 1204–1209 (res.): Hugh of Wells (became Bishop of Lincoln)
- bef. 1215–aft. 1231: William of Bardney
- bef. 1238–1248 (res.): William of Bitton (uncle; became Bishop of Bath and Wells)
- aft. 1248–bef. 1249 (res.): John of Bitton
- bef. 1249–aft. 1254: Peter Chaceporc
- bef. 1263–1267 (res.): William of Bitton (nephew) (became Bishop of Bath and Wells)
- 1267–1268 (res.): Godfrey Giffard (also Archdeacon of Barnstaple until May 1267; also Archdeacon of York from 1267; became Bishop of Worcester)
- bef. 1269–aft. 1269: S. (i.e. either Simon de Micham or Stephen of Chichester)
- bef. 1270–1284 (res.): Thomas Bytton (became Dean of Wells)
- bef. 1286–aft. 1295: Walter Haselshaw (later Dean of Wells)
- bef. 1295–24 January 1303 (d.): Peter de Insula (previously Archdeacon of Exeter)
Late Medieval - aft. 1303–24 May 1326 (res.): Thomas de Charlton
- 24 May–13 June 1326 (exch.): Wibert de Lutleton
- 13 June 1326–bef. 1334: Robert de Wamberg (bishop's candidate; admitted but disputed by king's candidates)
- 29 June 1329 – 1330: Simon de Montacute (royal grant; never admitted)
- 15 October 1330 – 1332: Thomas Upton (royal grant; never admitted)
- bef. 1334–aft. 1336: Robert Mortimer
- bef. 1344–aft. 1344: Hugh
- bef. 1346–1352 (res.): Thomas Fastolf (became Bishop of St David's)
- 3 January 1353 – 12 June 1361 (d.): William de Court OCist
- 27 October 1361–bef. 1369 (res.): Étienne Cardinal Aubert (Cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro)
- 21 February 1369 – 22 July 1376 (d.): Simon Cardinal Langham OSB (former archbishop of Canterbury; cardinal-priest of San Sisto Vecchio until 1373, then Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina; also Archdeacon of York from 1374)
- bef. 1385–aft. 1388: Andrew Baret
- 1386–aft. 1391: John de Rypon (royal grant)
- 13 September 1388: John Beer (unsuccessful royal grant)
- 6 June 1391: Thomas Tuttebury (unsuccessful royal grant; became Dean of Wells)
- 28 August 1391 – 4 May 1398 (exch.): Nicholas Slake
- 4 May 1398–bef. 1419 (d.): John Ikelyngton
- 13 April 1419–bef. 1449 (d.): Thomas Bubwith
- 15 April 1450 – 1 April 1470 (d.): Andrew Holes
- bef. 1471–bef. 1473 (d.): Thomas Bridlington
- 12 April 1473–bef. 1494 (res.): William Nykke
- 10 July 1494 – 1500 (res.): Richard Nykke (became Bishop of Norwich)
- 30 December 1500–bef. 1502 (res.): François de Busleyden, Archbishop of Besançon
- 19 November 1502 – 1507 (d.): Thomas Beaumont (previously Archdeacon of Bath)
- 1 January 1508 – 26 December 1546 (res.): Polydore Vergil (also called Castellensis)
Early modern - 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.
- bef. 1559–1572 (d.): John Cotterell
- bef. 1572–bef. 1582 (d.): John Rugge
- March 1582–?: Bartholomew Clerke (a layman)
- 4 February 1589–aft. 1605: John Langworth
- 1611–aft. 1645: Gerard Wood
- 1645–bef. 1649: William Watts (never took possession)
- 1660–27 April 1680 (d.): Grindal Sheafe
- 28 April 1680 – 1683 (d.): Charles Thirlby
- 10 November 1683 – 8 October 1705 (d.): Edwin Sandys
- 11 October 1705 – 7 March 1716 (d.): Samuel Hill
- 4 May 1716 – 24 November 1726 (d.): Henry Layng
- 7 December 1726 – 1 October 1739 (d.): Edmund Archer (previously Archdeacon of Taunton)
- 26 November 1739 – 14 November 1742 (d.): John Wicksted
- 24 November 1742 – 20 April 1749 (d.): George Shakerley
- 19 August 1749 – 7 November 1757 (d.): Edmund Aubery
- 26 April 1758 – 26 February 1760 (d.): Lionel Seaman (previously Archdeacon of Taunton)
- 9 August 1760 – 1 October 1767 (d.): Francis Potter (previously Archdeacon of Taunton)
- 20 October 1767 – 12 May 1815 (d.): William Willes (previously Archdeacon of Taunton)
- 7 July 1815 – 5 April 1826 (d.): Charles Sandiford
- 4 October 1826 – 1862 (res.): Henry Law (became Dean of Gloucester)
Late modern Notes - ^ a b Walkerius and Robert both occur with Gerbert Archdeacon of Bath, so they were each probably either Archdeacon of Wells or of Taunton.
- ^ Arald occurs with Gerbert Archdeacon of Bath, so he was probably either Archdeacon of Wells or of Taunton.
- ^ John occurs with Arald, so he was either Archdeacon of Bath, or of either Taunton or Wells (whichever Arald wasn't).
References - ^ "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.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ Diocese of Bath & Wells — Appointment: Kevin Roberts (Accessed 7 October 2016)
- ^ Diocese of Bath and Wells — Bishop announces next Archdeacon of Wells Archived 16 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 13 January 2017)
- ^ "Anne Gell to become Acting Dean of Wells". Wells Cathedral. Wells Cathedral. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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