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abbot of Westminster

{{short description|Head of Westminster Abbey in London, England}}

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The Abbot of Westminster was the head (abbot) of Westminster Abbey. 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

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Edwin{{Cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Emily Tennyson (Bradley) |url=https://archive.org/details/annalsofwestmins00smituoft/page/n13/mode/2up?q=abbot |title=Annals of Westminster abbey |last2=Micklethwaite |first2=John Thomas |date=1898 |publisher=London Cassell |others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}1049 – c. 1071
Geoffrey of Jumiègesstyle="white-space:nowrap" | c. 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
style="white-space:nowrap" |Richard de Kedyngton (alias Sudbury)1308 – 1315
William de Curtlyngton1315 – 1333
Thomas de Henley1333 – 1344
Simon de Bircheston1344 – 1349
Simon Langham1349 – 1362
style="white-space:nowrap" |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
colspan="2" |Bishop
intra-Reformation
Thomas Thirlby1540 – 1550
colspan="2" | Deans
intra-Reformation
William Benson (Abbot Boston)1540 – 1549
Richard Cox1549 – 1553
Hugh Weston1553 – 1556
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restored by Mary I of England
John Feckenham1556 – 1559
colspan="2" | Deans
post-Reformation
See List of Deans of Westminster Abbey1560 – present{{Cite web |last=pixeltocode.uk |first=PixelToCode |title=Abbots & Deans |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/history/explore-our-history/abbots-deans/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Westminster Abbey |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Bishop, Abbots and Deans of Westminster |url=http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/bishop_of_westminster.htm |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.tudorplace.com.ar}}{{Cite book |last1=Flete |first1=John |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofwestmin00fletuoft/page/22/mode/2up |title=The History of Westminster Abbey |last2=Robinson |first2=J. Armitage (Joseph Armitage) |date=2005 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9781120035516 |editor-last=Harvey |editor-first=Barbara F. |language=English |ref=flete2005 |mode=cs1 |orig-date=1443 (original work by John Flete)}}

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