Abbot of Westminster
The Abbot of Westminster was the head (abbot) of Westminster Abbey, until the reformation, when the position was replaced by the Dean of Westminster. The position of Abbot of Westminster was a significant role in English history, with the abbots overseeing Westminster Abbey from its early days as a Benedictine monastery through major transformations over the centuries.
List of Abbots
| Abbots | |
|---|---|
| Edwin[1][2] | 1049 – c. 1071 |
| Geoffrey of Jumièges[2] | c. 1071 – c. 1075 |
| Vitalis of Bernay[2] | c. 1076 – 1085 |
| Gilbert Crispin[2] | 1085 – 1117 |
| Herbert[2] | 1121 – c. 1136 |
| Gervase de Blois[2] | 1138 – c. 1157 |
| Laurence[2] | c. 1158 – 1173 |
| Walter of Winchester[2] | 1175 – 1190 |
| William Postard[2] | 1191 – 1200 |
| Ralph de Arundel (alias Papillon)[2] | 1200 – 1214 |
| William de Humez[2] | 1214 – 1222[1] |
| Richard de Berkying[2] | 1222 – 1246 |
| Richard de Crokesley[2] | 1246 – 1258 |
| Phillip de Lewisham[2] | 1258 |
| Richard de Ware[2] | 1258 – 1283 |
| Walter de Wenlok[2] | 1283 – 1307 |
| Richard de Kedyngton (alias Sudbury)[2] | 1308 – 1315 |
| William de Curtlyngton[2] | 1315 – 1333 |
| Thomas de Henley[2] | 1333 – 1344[2] |
| Simon de Bircheston | 1344 – 1349 |
| Simon Langham[2] | 1349 – 1362 |
| Nicholas de Litlyngton[2] | 1362 – 1386 |
| William de Colchester[2] | 1386 – 1420 |
| Richard Harweden[2] | 1420 – 1440 |
| Edmund Kyrton[2] | 1440 – 1462 |
| George Norwich[2] | 1463 – 1469 |
| Thomas Mylling[2] | 1469 – 1474, later Bishop of Hereford |
| John Esteney[1][2] | 1474 – 1498 |
| George Fascet[2] | 1498 – 1500 |
| John Islip[2] | 1500 – 1532 |
| William Benson (Abbot Boston)[2] | 1533 – 1540 |
| Bishop intra-Reformation | |
| Thomas Thirlby[2] | 1540 – 1550 |
| Deans intra-Reformation | |
| William Benson (Abbot Boston) | 1540 – 1549 |
| Richard Cox[2] | 1549 – 1553 |
| Hugh Weston[2] | 1553 – 1556 |
| Abbot restored by Mary I of England | |
| John Feckenham[2] | 1556 – 1559 |
| Deans post-Reformation | |
| See List of Deans of Westminster Abbey[2] | 1560 – present[3][4][2] |
References
- ^ a b c Smith, Emily Tennyson (Bradley); Micklethwaite, John Thomas (1898). Annals of Westminster abbey. Robarts - University of Toronto. London Cassell.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Flete, John; Robinson, J. Armitage (Joseph Armitage) (2005) [1443 (original work by John Flete)]. Harvey, Barbara F. (ed.). The History of Westminster Abbey. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781120035516.
- ^ pixeltocode.uk, PixelToCode. "Abbots & Deans". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Bishop, Abbots and Deans of Westminster". www.tudorplace.com.ar. Retrieved 2 October 2024.