TheArchdeacon of Taunton has been, since the twelfth century, the seniorecclesiastical officer in charge of the archdeaconry ofTaunton in theDiocese of Bath and Wells (in theChurch of England). The archdeaconry includesseven deaneries.

Three archdeacons were appointed in what was then theDiocese of Wells during the time at which archdeacons were first appointed across the Church of England, not long after theNorman Conquest in 1077. The earliest archdeacons of the Taunton area occur with the title "Archdeacon beyond theParrett", until the title "Archdeacon of Taunton" occurs, around the time the diocese was renamed toBath in 1090. That name persisted for around a century until the see was moved again in 1197 and became called theDiocese of Bath and Glastonbury; in 1219 the name was returned toDiocese of Bath. The diocese's name was finally settled atBath and Wells and both the diocese's and the archdeaconry's names have remained stable for the 800 years since.

Some archdeacons without territorial titles are recorded from around 1086; seeArchdeacon of Wells.

• Greenway, Diana E. (2001),Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300, vol. 7, pp. 35–38
• Jones, B. (1964),Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541, vol. 8, pp. 16–17
• Horn, Joyce M. (1979),Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 5, pp. 16–18

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