Archdeacon of Cambridge

The Archdeacon of Cambridge is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Ely. The archdeacon is responsible for some clergy discipline and pastoral care in the Archdeaconry of Cambridge. The archdeaconry has existed, as the Archdeaconry of Ely, since (at the latest) the early 12th century (before the creation of Ely diocese in 1109, the archdeaconry was in Lincoln diocese), but was renamed to Cambridge in July 2006. List of archdeacons All called Archdeacon of Ely unless otherwise noted. High Medieval bef. 1106–1110 (d.): Nicholas (Archdeacon of Cambridge, Huntingdon and Hertford in Lincoln diocese; also called archdeacon of Lincoln) 1110–bef. 1152 (d. or dep.): William Brito bef. 1151– (d.): William of Lavington (also called Archdeacon of Cambridge) –1189 (res.): Richard FitzNeal (also Dean of Lincoln from 1184) bef. 1190–aft. 1202: Richard Barre –aft. 1215 (res.): Stephen Ridel aft. 1215–6 November 1219 (d.): Adam de Tilneia –aft. 1233: Giles bef. 1238–aft. 1248: Robert of Leicester bef. 1249–1266 (res.): Nicholas of Ely bef. 1267–aft. 1267: John de Balsham bef. 1272–March 1289 (res.): Ralph Walpole bef. 1291–aft. 1291 (sur.): John de Oseville bef. 1292–aft. 1292: Ralph de Foderingeye bef. 1302–aft. 1302: Adam