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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
V
Title
Vicar General
Date
1279 - date
Description

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.

Arrangement

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

Held by
Lambeth Palace Library
Language
English
Creator(s)
Vicar General
Physical description
3 out of 8 Series
Unpublished finding aids
<p>There are indexes to some series available online. See www.lambethpalacelibrary.org for further details.</p>
Administrative / biographical background

The Vicar General is the official appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury to administer on his behalf the provincial, diocesan and peculiar jurisdictions.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f2629ea1-4585-4a22-8dcc-6916bb9dbc79/

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374,508 records

This record is held at Lambeth Palace Library

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Vicar General