Dean of Christ Church, Oxford

The Dean of Christ Church is the dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and head of the governing body of Christ Church, a constituent college of the University of Oxford. The cathedral is the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford and seat of the Bishop of Oxford. The chapter of canons of the cathedral has formed the governing body of the college since its foundation, with the dean as ex officio head of the chapter and ipso facto head of the college. Since 4 October 2014, the dean has been Martyn Percy.^[1]

List of deans

From the diocese's foundation in 1542 until 1545, the cathedral was at Osney. There, the dean was John London (until 1543), and then Cox, who was reappointed dean at Christ Church.

Early modern

1546–1553 Richard Cox
1553–1559 Richard Marshall
1559–1561 George Carew
1561–1565 Thomas Sampson
1565–1567 Thomas Godwin
1567–1571 Thomas Cooper
1571–1576 John Piers
1577–1583 Tobias Matthew
1584–1596 William James
1596–1605 Thomas Ravis
1605–1611 John King
1611–1620 William Goodwin
1620–1628 Richard Corbet
1628–1638 Brian Duppa
1638–1648 Samuel Fell
1648–1651 Edward Reynolds
1651–1660 John Owen
March–July 1660 Edward Reynolds (again)
July–October 1660 George Morley
1660–1686 John Fell
1686–1688 John Massey
1689–1710 Henry Aldrich
1711–1713 Francis Atterbury

1713–1719 George Smalridge
1719–1724 Hugh Boulter
1724–1732 William Bradshaw
1733–1755 John Conybeare
1756–1767 David Gregory
1767–1777 William Markham (in commendam as Bishop of Chester from 1771)
1777–1783 Lewis Bagot
1783–1809 Cyril Jackson

Late modern

1809–1824 Charles Hall
1824–1831 Samuel Smith
1831–1855 Thomas Gaisford
1855–1891 Henry Liddell
1892–1901 Francis Paget
1901–1920 Thomas Strong^[2]
1920–1934 Julian White
1934–1939 Alwyn Williams
1939–1959 John Lowe
1959–1969 Cuthbert Simpson
1969–1979 Henry Chadwick
1979–1991 Eric Heaton
1991–2003 John Drury
2003–2014^[3] Christopher Lewis^[4]
2014–present Martyn Percy^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Christ Church, Oxford – The Dean of Christ Church (Accessed 7 May 2014)
^ "No. 27329". The London Gazette. 2 July 1901.
^ Oxford Mail – Dean of Christ Church preparing to retire and start new life in Suffolk (Accessed 7 May 2014)
^ Christ Church, Oxford – Dean, Cathedral Chapter and Staff

[percy-1] Christ Church, Oxford – The Dean of Christ Church (Accessed 7 May 2014)

[2] "No. 27329". The London Gazette. 2 July 1901.

[oxmail-3] Oxford Mail – Dean of Christ Church preparing to retire and start new life in Suffolk (Accessed 7 May 2014)

[4] Christ Church, Oxford – Dean, Cathedral Chapter and Staff

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v t e Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
Predecessors	John Hygdon* John Oliver* John London Richard Cox
Early modern	Richard Cox Richard Marshall George Carew Thomas Sampson Thomas Godwin Thomas Cooper John Piers Tobias Matthew William James Thomas Ravis John King William Goodwin Richard Corbet Brian Duppa Samuel Fell Edward Reynolds John Owen Edward Reynolds George Morley John Fell John Massey Henry Aldrich Francis Atterbury George Smalridge Hugh Boulter William Bradshaw John Conybeare David Gregory William Markham Lewis Bagot Cyril Jackson
Late modern	Charles Henry Hall Samuel Smith Thomas Gaisford Henry Liddell Francis Paget Thomas Strong Henry Julian White Alwyn Williams John Lowe Cuthbert Simpson Henry Chadwick Eric Heaton John Drury Christopher Lewis Martyn Percy Sarah Foot
* – Academic deans only; prior to the establishment of Christ Church Cathedral; ** – Cathedral deans at Osney.