Past Rectors of St Michael's

The Parish is indebted to the late E.W.P. Moriarty OBE, the Archivist of the Salisbury Diocese, and the Bodleian Library, Oxford for their assistance in compiling this information.

The following is a photo slideshow of past Rectors taken from photographs that can be seen within the cloister area of the church.

To view the photographs just click on any one and follow the buttons from there.

Below the photographs is a full list of past Rectors with their dates of office and other information where appropriate.

 
Name Title From Notes
The Abbot & Brethren of Reading Abbey were responsible for serving the Parish from A.D. 1189 until the Dissolution in A.D. 1539. 1189 At first the Parish was in the Diocese of Lincoln. Later it passed to Salisbury and finally to Oxford.
Thomas Lee Vicar c.1530  
Thomas Browne Vicar 1538  
Thomas Thanham Vicar c.1550  
William Greete Vicar 1567  
Richard Curteise Vicar c.1592  
John Gravett Rector 1593  
Uriah Babington Rector 1605  
John Bowle Rector 1613 Later Bishop of Rochester.
Richard Lloyd Curate 1623  
John Littleton Rector 1638  
Andrew Blackwall Rector 1644  
Simon Louth Rector 1660  
Samuel Norris Rector 1680  
Thomas Walker Rector 1711  
Thomas Walker Rector 1743  
Thomas Walker Rector 1769  
Richard Chandler Rector 1799 Traveller, author & archaeologist. Died in office, 09/02/1810.
Martin Joseph Routh Rector 1810 President of Magdalen College, Oxford 1791-1854.
John William Routh Rector 1855 Nephew of M.J.Routh.
Henry Richard Cooper-Smith Rector 1905  
Francis Gordon Sherwood Rector 1934  
Oliver Dudley Harvey Rector 1953  
Peter de la Poer Beresford-Peirse Rector 1962  
George Lanyon Hacker Rector 1971 Later Bishop of Penrith.
John Sefton Tilston Rector 1980 Died in office, 1984.
David Raymond Russell Seymour Priest-in-charge 1984  
Clive Morlais Peter Jones Rector 1985  
Frederick William Dawson Rector 1994 Until 15/05/2007.
John Arthur Rogers Rector 2007 Inducted on 21/12/2007.
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