The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple or Barum is one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England.
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History
The Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries in Norman times, probably during the bishopric of Osbern FitzOsbern (1072–1103):
Exeter
Barnstaple
Totnes
Cornwall
In 1782, it was noted that the archdeaconry contained the deaneries of Barum (Barnstaple), Chumleigh, Hertland, Shirwell, South Molton and Torrington.
The archdeaconry currently comprises the following deaneries:
Deanery of Barnstaple
Deanery of Hartland
Deanery of Holsworthy
Deanery of Shirwell
Deanery of South Molton
Deanery of Torrington
List of archdeacons
The list of archdeacons is from the Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 9, Exeter Diocese.