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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, until the reformation, when the position was replaced by the Dean of Westminster. 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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