Fonds
Vicar General
Catalogue reference: V
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This record is about the Vicar General dating from 1279 - date.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- V
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Title (The name of the record)
- Vicar General
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1279 - date
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records of the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury relate to the ecclesiastical administration of the province, diocese and peculiars of Canterbury, mainly from the Restoration (1660) onwards. This catalogue describes 3 of the 8 series in the Vicar General records:
Act books (VB)
Diocesan records (VG), including subscription books; diocesan surveys; and visitation records (articles, returns, visitation act books, etc), the latter containing useful information on education, charities, church fabric and moral and religious life in the parishes
Peculiars records (VH), including visitation records; court records, relating to the behaviour of the clergy, marriages, morals and religious beliefs of the laity, wills, church fabric and parish customs; marriage records; and wills and administrations.
The Vicar General records also include papers relating to the issuing of marriage and medical licences by the Vicar General throughout the province of Canterbury.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged in 8 series as follows:
Archbishops' registers: VA
Act books: VB
Marriage records: VM
Office papers: VO
Diocesan jurisdiction: VG
Peculiar jurisdiction: VH
Provincial jurisdiction: VX
Metropolitan jurisdiction (Province of York and the colonial and overseas churches): VZ
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Lambeth Palace Library
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Vicar General
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 out of 8 Series
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- <p>There are indexes to some series available online. See www.lambethpalacelibrary.org for further details.</p>
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Vicar General is the official appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury to administer on his behalf the provincial, diocesan and peculiar jurisdictions.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f2629ea1-4585-4a22-8dcc-6916bb9dbc79/
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