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Abbot of Westminster

Head of Westminster Abbey in London, England

Summary

Head of Westminster Abbey in London, England

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

AbbotsBishop
intra-ReformationDeans
intra-ReformationAbbot
restored by Mary I of EnglandDeans
post-Reformation
Edwin1049 – c. 1071
Geoffrey of Jumiègesc. 1071 – c. 1075
Vitalis of Bernayc. 1076 – 1085
Gilbert Crispin1085 – 1117
Herbert1121 – c. 1136
Gervase de Blois1138 – c. 1157
Laurencec. 1158 – 1173
Walter of Winchester1175 – 1190
William Postard1191 – 1200
Ralph de Arundel (alias Papillon)1200 – 1214
William de Humez1214 – 1222
Richard de Berkying1222 – 1246
Richard de Crokesley1246 – 1258
Phillip de Lewisham1258
Richard de Ware1258 – 1283
Walter de Wenlok1283 – 1307
Richard de Kedyngton (alias Sudbury)1308 – 1315
William de Curtlyngton1315 – 1333
Thomas de Henley1333 – 1344
Simon de Bircheston1344 – 1349
Simon Langham1349 – 1362
Nicholas de Litlyngton1362 – 1386
William de Colchester1386 – 1420
Richard Harweden1420 – 1440
Edmund Kyrton1440 – 1462
George Norwich1463 – 1469
Thomas Mylling1469 – 1474, later Bishop of Hereford
John Esteney1474 – 1498
George Fascet1498 – 1500
John Islip1500 – 1532
William Benson (Abbot Boston)1533 – 1540
Thomas Thirlby1540 – 1550
William Benson (Abbot Boston)1540 – 1549
Richard Cox1549 – 1553
Hugh Weston1553 – 1556
John Feckenham1556 – 1559
See List of Deans of Westminster Abbey1560 – present

References

References

  1. (1898). "Annals of Westminster abbey". London Cassell.
  2. pixeltocode.uk, PixelToCode. "Abbots & Deans".
  3. "Bishop, Abbots and Deans of Westminster".
  4. (2005). "The History of Westminster Abbey". Oxford University Press.
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