Dean of Arches

The Dean of (the) Arches is the judge who sits at the ecclesiastical court of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England. This appeal court is commonly called the Arches Court.

The Dean of Arches is a joint appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York; he serves the same role in the latter's 'Chancery Court' where he or she has the title of 'Auditor'. The Dean of Arches also acts as Master of the Faculties.

The current Dean of the Arches is Charles George, QC, who succeeded the Right Worshipful Dr Sheila Cameron on 1 May 2009.

List of Deans of the Arches

Years	Dean
2009–	Charles George, QC
2001–2009	Sheila Cameron, QC
1980–2000	Sir John Owen, QC
1977–1980	Rev'd Kenneth Elphinstone, QC
1972–1976	Sir Harold Kent, GCB QC
1971–1972	Walter Wigglesworth, QC
1955–1971	Rt Hon Sir Henry Willink, Bt MC QC
1934–1955	Sir Philip Wilbraham-Baker, KBE
1903–1934	Sir Lewis Dibdin, KC
1898–1903	Sir Arthur Charles
1875–1898	Lord Penzance
1867–1875	Sir Robert Phillimore
1858–1867	Stephen Lushington
1852–1858	Sir John Dodson
1834–1852	Herbert Jenner-Fust
1809–1834	Rt Hon Sir John Nicholl
1788–1809	Sir William Wynne
1778–1788	Peter Calvert
1764–1778	Sir George Hay
1758–1764	Sir Edward Simpson
1751–1758	Sir George Lee
1710–1751	John Bettesworth
1703–1710	Sir John Cooke
1689–1703	George Oxendon
1686–1688	Sir Thomas Exton
1684–1686	Sir Richard Lloyd
1672–1684	Sir Robert Wiseman
1660–1672	Sir Giles Sweit
c.1660	Richard Zouch
c.1660	Walter Walker
c.1658-	John Godolpin
c.1647–1655	William Clerke
c.1646	William Sammes
1633–1643	Sir John Lambe
1624–1633	Sir Henry Marten
1618–1624	Sir William Bird
1598–1617	Daniel Donne
1597–1598	Thomas Byng
1590–1597	Richard Cosin
1573-1589/90	Bartholomew Clerke
1572-	John Cooke
1567–1573	Thomas Yale
1560-	Robert Weston
1559–1560	William Mowse
1558–1559	Nicholas Harpisfield
1557–1558	Henry Cole
1556–1557	David Pole
1553-	John Story
1543–1545	John Cock (or Cockys)
1520–1522	Thomas Wodynton
c.1511	[?]Richard Bodewell or Blodwell
1504–1515	Humphrey Hawardyn
...	Thomas Beckington
c.1460-	William Wytham
1426-	William Lyndwood
...	John de Ufford
c.1346	Simon Islip