1883) William Ducat (1883 to 1894) John Johnston (1895 to 1913) James Seaton (1914 to 1928) Eric Graham (1928 to 1944) Kenneth Riches (1945 to 1952) Edward Knapp-Fisher (1952 to 1960) Robert Runcie (1960 to 1970) Leslie Houlden (1970 to 1975) Ripon College Cuddesdon Leslie Houlden (1975 to 1977) David Wilcox (1977 to 1986) John Garton (1986 to 1996) John Clarke (1996 to 2004) Martyn Percy (2004 to 2014) Humphrey Southern (2015 to present) Notable former staff Among the college's previous staff members are: Edward King, later Bishop of Lincoln Allan Webb (vice-principal 1864–1867), later Bishop of Bloemfontein and of Grahamstown, subsequently Dean of Salisbury. John Johnston (principal 1895–1913) Charles Gore, successively Bishop of Worcester, Birmingham and Oxford and Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield. Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury: When Runcie retired from the archbishopric, he was created a life peer as Baron Runcie, of Cuddesdon in the County of Oxfordshire. John Clarke, Dean of Wells Cathedral. Paula Gooder, Tutor in Biblical Studies from 1995 to 2001. Charlotte Methuen, lecturer in church history Notable alumni See also :Category:Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon. Simon Aiken – Dean of Kimberley Walter Baddeley – Bishop of Melanesia, Whitby Roly Bain - clown-priest Timothy Bavin OSB – Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop of Portsmouth and, later, monk of Alton Abbey. Chris Bryant – MP for Rhondda Richard Chartres – formerly Bishop of London Owen Chadwick – Vice-Chancellor of University of Cambridge, Master of Selwyn Cambridge, Regius Professor of Modern History, Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Chancellor of University of East Anglia, President of British Academy, Rugby Union International David Chillingworth Primus of the Scottish Episcipal Church Geoffrey Clayton – Archbishop of Cape Town Harold de Soysa - Anglican Bishop of Colombo John Delight - Archdeacon of Stoke (1982-1989) Philip Egerton – founder of Bloxham School Austin Farrer – Warden of Keble College, Oxford Nicholas Frayling – Dean of Chichester Cyril Garbett – Archbishop of York (1942–1955) John Hall - formerly Dean of Westminster Abbey David Hand – Archbishop of Papua New Guinea Richard Harries – formerly Bishop of Oxford (1987–2005) John Hind – Bishop of Chichester Graham James – formerly Bishop of Norwich Keith Jones – Dean of York Cosmo Gordon Lang – Archbishop of York (1909–28), Archbishop of Canterbury (1928–1942) John Langdon, Royal Marine officer at D-Day, later became an Anglican priest Diarmaid MacCulloch – Professor of church history at the