Archdeacon Of Gloucester

Gloucester. 10 recorded holders. ← all offices

The succession the rolls themselves record for this office, earliest first — a finding aid drawn from the roll text, not an authoritative fasti. Spelling variants of one holder now fold together where the volumes' own printed indexes attest them (“Burghers” and “Burghersh” are one man when the editors say so); the opposite case — one name hiding two men — is proposed from the same indexes and from matched identities, and separates only after human confirmation. Until then a shared name lists as one holder, and the list can be checked against printed succession lists (Fasti / VCH).

1. Hugh de Cantilupo 1262 ×2
2. John de Ebroicis 1292–1294 ×5
   • 1292-02-06 — Ralph de Hengham, staying in England, nominating William de Sutton and Roger Daniel of Fitheryde, in Ireland, until Easter. Master John de Ebroycis, archdeacon …
   • 1294-10-18 — The same Peter, parson of the church of Whalleye. N eapoleo, canon of the churches of St. Peter, York, and St, Mary, inco Master James Sinobaldi, parson of the …
3. William de Burston 1313
4. William de Bristron 1313
5. William de Birston 1316 ×3
   • 1316-12-23 — Protection, with clause, until Midsummer, for Master William de Birston, archdeacon of Gloucester, going beyond the seas on the king's service. By K. He also ha…
   • 1316-12-23 — Safe-conduct, for the same time, for the said Master William de Birston, archdeacon of Gloucester.
6. William de Briston 1317 ×2
   • 1317-06-12 — Inspeximus and confirmation to Peter Galeys, clerk, son of John Galeys called (dict) Vanne, citizen of London, of a writing of Walter Reginaldi, late master of …
7. Roger de Braynton 1332–1337 ×3
   • 1332-04-23 — The like for Roger de Braynton, archdeacon of Gloucester, going with him. By testimony of the bishop.
8. Philip de Pulton 1439
   • 1439-10-21 — John Russell of Wythyngdon or Wedyngton, co. Gloucester, husbondman or yoman, for not appearing before the same to answer Reginald Kentwode, dean of the cathedr…
9. Richard de Wynchecombe undated
   • undated — Exemplification is given of the public instrument, drawn up in the choir of the monastery and dated in the year of the Incarnation, 1401 [-2], indiction 10, 10 …
10. William de Birstone undated ×2
    • undated — To the bishops of Worcester and London, to the former of whom, as archbishop elect of Canterbury, the palliwm is assigned. Mandate to send to the pope the oath …
    • undated — To the bishops of Worcester and London, to the former of whom, as archbishop elect of Canterbury, the palliwm is assigned. Mandate to send to the pope the oath …

Ordered by the first date each holder appears with the office — where a holder is undated they sort last. Dates are the roll entries' own, not tenure dates.
Cite: “archdeacon of Gloucester”, Reading the Rolls, https://readingtherolls.com/office/archdeacon-of-gloucester, accessed 2026-07-25. Derived from the printed calendars of the medieval English royal records.