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Inactive dean Female dean
Position vacant

The deans in the Church of England are the senior Anglican clergy who head the chapter of a collegiate church (almost all of which are cathedrals). If they are dean of the diocesan chapter, they are the senior priest of the diocese and often also undertake some other diocesan and civic duties in the area. As of 31 May 2022, there are 46 deans (including vacancies): 44 of cathedrals plus the two royal peculiars.

Deans

Church Dean Person Date of birth & age Instituted[i]
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle The Dean of Windsor David Conner (1947-04-06) 6 April 1947 (age 77) 7 December 1998[1]
Peterborough Cathedral The Dean of Peterborough Chris Dalliston (1956-04-02) 2 April 1956 (age 68) 12 July 2003 (Newcastle)
20 January 2018 (Peterborough)[2]
Lichfield Cathedral The Dean of Lichfield Adrian Dorber (1952-09-23) 23 September 1952 (age 71) 24 September 2005
Manchester Cathedral The Dean of Manchester Rogers Govender (1960-06-27) 27 June 1960 (age 64) 14 January 2006
Worcester Cathedral The Dean of Worcester Peter Atkinson (1952-08-26) 26 August 1952 (age 71) 28 April 2007
Exeter Cathedral The Dean of Exeter Jonathan Greener (1961-03-09) 9 March 1961 (age 63) 8 December 2007 (Wakefield)
26 November 2017 (Exeter)
Westminster Abbey The Dean of Westminster David Hoyle (1957-01-01) 1 January 1957 (age 67)1957 (age 66–67) 29 May 2010 (Bristol)
16 November 2019 (Westminster)[3]
Winchester Cathedral The Dean of Winchester Catherine Ogle (1961-05-12) 12 May 1961 (age 63)[4] 2 September 2010 (Birmingham)[5]
11 February 2017 (Winchester)[6]
Wells Cathedral The Dean of Wells John Davies (1957-11-29) 29 November 1957 (age 66)[7] 9 October 2010 (Derby)[8]
20 November 2016 (Wells)[9]
Peel Cathedral The Dean of Peel Nigel Godfrey (1951-04-25) 25 April 1951 (age 73) 15 October 2011
Southwark Cathedral The Dean of Southwark Andrew Nunn[A] (1957-07-30) 30 July 1957 (age 67)[11] 21 January 2012[12]
Ely Cathedral The Dean of Ely Mark Bonney (1957-03-02) 2 March 1957 (age 67)[13] 22 September 2012
Coventry Cathedral The Dean of Coventry John Witcombe (1959-03-01) 1 March 1959 (age 65) 19 January 2013[14]
Leicester Cathedral The Dean of Leicester,
 Dean-designate of Canterbury 		David Monteith (1968-06-05) 5 June 1968 (age 56) 18 May 2013 (Leicester)[15]
17 December 2022 (Canterbury; scheduled)[16]
Guildford Cathedral The Dean of Guildford Dianna Gwilliams 1957 (age 66–67)[17] 15 September 2013[18]
Chelmsford Cathedral The Dean of Chelmsford Nicholas Henshall (1962-04-06) 6 April 1962 (age 62) 2 February 2014[19]
Ripon Cathedral[ii] The Dean of Ripon John Dobson[21] (1964-11-16) 16 November 1964 (age 59) 14 June 2014[22]
Chichester Cathedral The Dean of Chichester Stephen Waine 1959 (age 64–65)[23] 14 February 2015[24]
York Minster The Dean of York Dominic Barrington 1962 (age 61–62)[25] 13 September 2015 (Chicago)[26]
12 November 2022 (York)[27]
Rochester Cathedral The Dean of Rochester Philip Hesketh[28] (1964-11-15) 15 November 1964 (age 59) 19 June 2016[29]
St Paul's Cathedral, London The Dean of St Paul's Andrew Tremlett (1964-03-09) 9 March 1964 (age 60)[30] 17 July 2016 (Durham)[31]
25 September 2022 (St Paul's)[32]
Southwell Minster The Dean of Southwell Nicola Sullivan[33] (1958-08-15) 15 August 1958 (age 65)[34] 17 September 2016[35]
Lincoln Cathedral The Dean of Lincoln Christine Wilson (1958-03-26) 26 March 1958 (age 66)[36] 22 October 2016[37]
Blackburn Cathedral The Dean of Blackburn Peter Howell-Jones 1962 (age 61–62) 25 March 2017[38]
Birmingham Cathedral The Dean of Birmingham Matt Thompson 1968 (age 55–56)[39] 30 September 2017[40]
Liverpool Cathedral The Dean of Liverpool Sue Jones 1960 (age 63–64)[41] 5 May 2018[42]
St Edmundsbury Cathedral The Dean of St Edmundsbury Joe Hawes 1965 (age 58–59)[43] 14 July 2018[44]
Chester Cathedral The Dean of Chester Tim Stratford (1961-02-26) 26 February 1961 (age 63)[45] 8 September 2018[46]
Salisbury Cathedral The Dean of Salisbury Nick Papadopulos 1966 (age 57–58)[47] 9 September 2018[48]
Wakefield Cathedral[ii] The Dean of Wakefield Simon Cowling 1966 (age 57–58)[49] 29 September 2018[50]
Newcastle Cathedral The Dean of Newcastle Geoff Miller (1956-01-26) 26 January 1956 (age 68)[51] 20 October 2018[52]
Portsmouth Cathedral The Dean of Portsmouth Anthony Cane 1961 (age 62–63)[53] 16 March 2019[54]
Derby Cathedral The Dean of Derby Peter Robinson 1961 (age 62–63)[55] 20 July 2020[56]
Bristol Cathedral The Dean of Bristol Mandy Ford 1961 (age 62–63)[57] 3 October 2020[58]
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar The Dean of Gibraltar Ian Tarrant 1957 (age 66–67)[59] 13 October 2020[60]
Hereford Cathedral The Dean of Hereford Sarah Brown withheld[61] 2 October 2021[62]
Sheffield Cathedral The Dean of Sheffield Abi Thompson 1975 (age 48–49)[63] 6 November 2021[64]
St Albans Cathedral The Dean of St Albans Jo Kelly-Moore 1968 (age 55–56)[65] 4 December 2021[66]
Bradford Cathedral[ii] The Dean of Bradford Andy Bowerman 1967 (age 56–57)[67] 19 June 2022[68]
Norwich Cathedral Dean-designate of Norwich,
 Interim Dean of Gloucester 		Andrew Braddock 1971 (age 52–53)[69] 28 January 2023 (announced)[70]
Gloucester Cathedral The Dean of Gloucester ZsVacant since 1 April 2022 (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 24) 10 January 2038
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford The Dean of Christ Church ZtVacant since 26 April 2022[71] (2000-01-11) January 11, 2000 (age 24) 11 January 2038
Durham Cathedral The Dean of Durham ZvVacant since 25 September 2022 (2000-01-13) January 13, 2000 (age 24) 13 January 2038
Carlisle Cathedral The Dean of Carlisle ZwVacant since 30 September 2022 (2000-01-14) January 14, 2000 (age 24) 14 January 2038
Truro Cathedral The Dean of Truro ZxVacant since 30 September 2022 (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 24) 15 January 2038

Acting deans

Church Acting dean Person Date of birth & age Acting since
Norwich Cathedral Acting Dean of Norwich,
 the Vice-Dean and Canon Librarian 		Peter Doll 1962 (age 61–62)[72] 1 May 2022[73]
Canterbury Cathedral Acting Dean of Canterbury and
 Canon Residentiary 		Jane Hedges 1955 (age 68–69)[74] 18 June 2022mid-June 2022[75]
Durham Cathedral Acting Dean of Durham,
 the Vice-Dean and Canon Precentor 		Michael Hampel 1967 (age 56–57)[76] 25 September 2022[77][32]

See also

Resignations and retirements

  1. ^ Nunn is to retire 4 July 2023.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ The date the person first became a dean.
  2. ^ a b c When the Diocese of Leeds was formed on 20 April 2014, the cathedrals at Bradford, Ripon and Wakefield became part of that diocese; each (acting) dean remained (acting) dean of their respective cathedral. The reorganisation scheme created the position of "presiding dean of the diocesan chapter" and senior priest of the new diocese,[20] but that role has never been referred to since.

See also

References

  1. ^ Court Circular, 7 December 1998 (Accessed via royal.uk, 28 July 2021)
  2. ^ Peterborough Cathedral — The new Dean of Peterborough announced today (Accessed 29 November 2017)
  3. ^ "David Hoyle appointed new Dean of Westminster".
  4. ^ Ogle. "Ogle, Catherine". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ Diocese of Birmingham – New Dean for Birmingham (Accessed 5 January 2013)
  6. ^ Winchester Cathedral — the Next Dean of Winchester Archived 2016-09-05 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 2 September 2016)
  7. ^ Davies. "Davies, John Harverd". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ^ Derby Cathedral – Dean’s Installation Archived 2012-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Diocese of Bath and Wells — Next Dean of Wells appointed (Accessed 26 August 2016)
  10. ^ "The Dean of Southwark announces his retirement". Diocese of Southwark. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  11. ^ Nunn. "Nunn, Andrew Peter". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. ^ Diocese of Southwark – Tenth Dean of Southwark announced Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Bonney. "Bonney, Mark Philip John". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  14. ^ BBC News – Witcombe appointed Dean
  15. ^ Diocese of Leicester – New Dean of Leicester announced Archived 2013-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "New Dean of Canterbury Announced". Canterbury Cathedral. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 October 2022 suggested (help)
  17. ^ "Dianna Lynn Gwilliams". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  18. ^ Diocese of Guildford – New Dean of Guildford announced Archived 2013-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford – Henshall appointed Dean (Accessed 15 November 2013)
  20. ^ The Dioceses of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds and Wakefield Reorganisation Scheme 2013 Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 3 February 2014)
  21. ^ Ripon Cathedral – Ripon Cathedral welcomes announcement of new Dean (Accessed 13 March 2014)
  22. ^ "Ripon Cathedral's Dean John Dobson installed". BBC News. BBC. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  23. ^ Waine. "Waine, Stephen John". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  24. ^ Diocese of Chichester – Downing Street announces new Dean of Chichester Cathedral (Accessed 20 November 2014)
  25. ^ "Dominic Matthew Jesse Barrigton". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  26. ^ "Dominic Barrington named dean of St. James Cathedral, Chicago". Episcopal News Service. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  27. ^ "The Installation of Dominic Barrington as the 77th Dean of York". Archbishop of York. 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  28. ^ Rochester Cathedral — New Dean (Accessed 26 February 2016)
  29. ^ Rochester Cathedral — Installation of new Dean Archived 2016-10-17 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 30 June 2016)
  30. ^ Tremlett. "Tremlett, Andrew". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  31. ^ Durham Cathedral — Special Service — Installation of the new Dean (Accessed 30 June 2016)
  32. ^ a b "Evensong with the Installation of the Dean". St Paul's Cathedral. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  33. ^ Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham — New Dean of Southwell announced (Accessed 4 April 2016)
  34. ^ Sullivan. "Sullivan, Nicola Ann". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  35. ^ Diocese of Bath & Wells — Farewell service for Archdeacon Nicola (Accessed 30 June 2016)
  36. ^ Wilson. "Wilson, Christine Louise". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  37. ^ Diocese of Lincoln — New Dean of Lincoln Archived 2016-06-01 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 27 May 2016)
  38. ^ "The next Dean of Blackburn to be Peter Howell-Jones". blackburncathedral.com. Blackburn Cathedral. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  39. ^ "Matthew Thompson". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  40. ^ Birmingham Cathedral — Installation of Matt Thompson as Dean of Birmingham (Accessed 1 September 2017)
  41. ^ "Susan Helen Jones". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  42. ^ Liverpool Cathedral — We announce the 8th Dean of Liverpool (Accessed 6 May 2018)
  43. ^ "Joseph Patricius Hawes". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  44. ^ St Edmundsbury Cathedral — A New Dean Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 15 March 2018)
  45. ^ Stratford. "Stratford, Timothy Richard". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  46. ^ Diocese of Chester — New Dean of Chester Cathedral announced (Accessed 10 April 2018)
  47. ^ "Nicholas Charles Papadopulos". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  48. ^ Salisbury Cathedral — New Dean of Salisbury appointed (Accessed 10 April 2018)
  49. ^ "Simon Charles Cowling". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  50. ^ Wakefield Cathedral — New Dean for Wakefield Cathedral Archived 2018-05-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 29 May 2018)
  51. ^ Miller. "Miller, Geoffrey Vincent". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  52. ^ "Diocese of Newcastle". Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  53. ^ "Anthony William Nicholas Strephon Cane". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  54. ^ "Sermon for Choral Evensong with the Installation of the Dean of Portsmouth — Portsmouth Cathedral". www.portsmouthcathedral.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
  55. ^ "Peter John Alan Robinson". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  56. ^ "The Ven Peter Robinson to be the new Dean of Derby".
  57. ^ "Amanda Kirstine Ford". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  58. ^ "Diocese of Bristol | Installation of the Revd Canon Dr Mandy Ford as Dean of Bristol marks a first for the Church of England".
  59. ^ "Ian Denis Tarrant". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  60. ^ "Installation Service for new Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Gibraltar: 13 October".
  61. ^ "Sarah Romilly Denner Brown". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  62. ^ "Welcome to the new Dean of Hereford". Hereford Cathedral. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  63. ^ "Abigail Laura Thompson". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  64. ^ "Installation of the New Dean of Sheffield". Sheffield Cathedral. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  65. ^ "Joanne Kelly-Moore". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  66. ^ "Jo Kelly-Moore installed as Dean of St Albans". St Albans Cathedral. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  67. ^ "Andrew Mark Bowerman". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  68. ^ "Bowerman installed as new Dean of Bradford". Diocese of Leeds. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  69. ^ "Andrew Jonathan Braddock". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  70. ^ "New Dean of Norwich announced". Norwich Cathedral. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  71. ^ "Dean of Oxford University college steps down after 'protracted disputes'". BBC News. 5 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  72. ^ "Peter Michael Doll". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  73. ^ "Services mark the dean's retirement". Norwich Cathedral. 1 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  74. ^ "Jane Barbara Hedges". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  75. ^ "Hedges to be appointed Acting Dean of Canterbury". Canterbury Cathedral. 8 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  76. ^ "Michael Hans Joachim Hampel". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  77. ^ "Governance". Durham Cathedral. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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