Key
Active dean Male dean
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]
Canterbury Cathedral The Dean of Canterbury David Monteith (1968-06-05) 5 June 1968 (age 55) 18 May 2013 (Leicester)[1]
17 December 2022 (Canterbury)[2]
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle The Dean of Windsor Christopher Cocksworth (1959-01-12) 12 January 1959 (age 65) 6 November 2023[3]
Peterborough Cathedral The Dean of Peterborough Chris Dalliston (1956-04-02) 2 April 1956 (age 67) 12 July 2003 (Newcastle)
20 January 2018 (Peterborough)[4]
Manchester Cathedral The Dean of Manchester Rogers Govender (1960-06-27) 27 June 1960 (age 63) 14 January 2006
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)[5]
Winchester Cathedral The Dean of Winchester Catherine Ogle (1961-05-12) 12 May 1961 (age 62)[6] 2 September 2010 (Birmingham)[7]
11 February 2017 (Winchester)[8]
Peel Cathedral The Dean of Peel Nigel Godfrey (1951-04-25) 25 April 1951 (age 72) 15 October 2011
Ely Cathedral The Dean of Ely Mark Bonney (1957-03-02) 2 March 1957 (age 67)[9] 22 September 2012
Coventry Cathedral The Dean of Coventry John Witcombe (1959-03-01) 1 March 1959 (age 65) 19 January 2013[10]
Ripon Cathedral[ii] The Dean of Ripon John Dobson[12] (1964-11-16) 16 November 1964 (age 59) 14 June 2014[13]
York Minster The Dean of York Dominic Barrington 1962 (age 61–62)[14] 13 September 2015 (Chicago)[15]
12 November 2022 (York)[16]
Rochester Cathedral The Dean of Rochester Philip Hesketh[17] (1964-11-15) 15 November 1964 (age 59) 19 June 2016[18]
St Paul's Cathedral, London The Dean of St Paul's Andrew Tremlett (1964-03-09) 9 March 1964 (age 60)[19] 17 July 2016 (Durham)[20]
25 September 2022 (St Paul's)[21]
Southwell Minster The Dean of Southwell Nicola Sullivan[22] (1958-08-15) 15 August 1958 (age 65)[23] 17 September 2016[24]
Blackburn Cathedral The Dean of Blackburn Peter Howell-Jones 1962 (age 61–62) 25 March 2017[25]
Birmingham Cathedral The Dean of Birmingham Matt Thompson 1968 (age 55–56)[26] 30 September 2017[27]
Liverpool Cathedral The Dean of Liverpool Sue Jones 1960 (age 63–64)[28] 5 May 2018[29]
St Edmundsbury Cathedral The Dean of St Edmundsbury Joe Hawes 1965 (age 58–59)[30] 14 July 2018[31]
Chester Cathedral The Dean of Chester Tim Stratford (1961-02-26) 26 February 1961 (age 63)[32] 8 September 2018[33]
Salisbury Cathedral The Dean of Salisbury Nick Papadopulos 1966 (age 57–58)[34] 9 September 2018[35]
Wakefield Cathedral[ii] The Dean of Wakefield Simon Cowling 1966 (age 57–58)[36] 29 September 2018[37]
Portsmouth Cathedral The Dean of Portsmouth Anthony Cane 1961 (age 62–63)[38] 16 March 2019[39]
Derby Cathedral The Dean of Derby Peter Robinson 1961 (age 62–63)[40] 20 July 2020[41]
Bristol Cathedral The Dean of Bristol Mandy Ford 1961 (age 62–63)[42] 3 October 2020[43]
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar The Dean of Gibraltar Ian Tarrant 1957 (age 66–67)[44] 13 October 2020[45]
Hereford Cathedral The Dean of Hereford Sarah Brown withheld[46] 2 October 2021[47]
Sheffield Cathedral The Dean of Sheffield Abi Thompson 1975 (age 48–49)[48] 6 November 2021[49]
St Albans Cathedral The Dean of St Albans Jo Kelly-Moore 1968 (age 55–56)[50] 4 December 2021[51]
Bradford Cathedral[ii] The Dean of Bradford Andy Bowerman 1967 (age 56–57)[52] 19 June 2022[53]
Norwich Cathedral The Dean of Norwich Andrew Braddock 1971 (age 52–53)[54] 28 January 2023[55]
Gloucester Cathedral The Dean of Gloucester Andrew Zihni 1977 (age 46–47)[56] 23 April 2023[57]
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford The Dean of Christ Church Sarah Foot (1961-02-23) 23 February 1961 (age 63) 8 July 2023[58]
Durham Cathedral The Dean of Durham Philip Plyming 1974 (age 49–50)[59] 16 September 2023[60]
Carlisle Cathedral The Dean of Carlisle Jonathan Brewster 1967 (age 56–57)[61] 30 September 2023[62]
Newcastle Cathedral The Dean of Newcastle Lee Batson 1977 (age 46–47)[63] 14 October 2023[64]
Southwark Cathedral The Dean of Southwark Mark Oakley 1968 (age 55–56)[65] 3 December 2023[66]
Truro Cathedral The Dean of Truro Simon Robinson 1967 (age 56–57)[67] 21 January 2024[68]
Leicester Cathedral Dean-designate of Leicester,
 and interim dean 		Karen Rooms 1961 (age 62–63)[69] 9 March 2024 (announced)[70]
Wells Cathedral The Dean of Wells ZtVacant since 6 January 2023 (2000-01-11) January 11, 2000 (age 24) 11 January 2038
Chelmsford Cathedral The Dean of Chelmsford ZuVacant since 23 February 2023 (2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 (age 24) 12 January 2038
Lichfield Cathedral The Dean of Lichfield ZvVacant since 31 March 2023 (2000-01-13) January 13, 2000 (age 24) 13 January 2038
Lincoln Cathedral The Dean of Lincoln ZwVacant since 31 March 2023 (2000-01-14) January 14, 2000 (age 24) 14 January 2038
Chichester Cathedral The Dean of Chichester ZxVacant since 1 April 2023 (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 24) 15 January 2038
Worcester Cathedral The Dean of Worcester ZyVacant since 25 August 2023 (2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 (age 24) 16 January 2038
Guildford Cathedral The Dean of Guildford ZzVacant since 30 September 2023 (2000-01-17) January 17, 2000 (age 24) 17 January 2038

Interim deans

Under the Cathedrals Measure 2021, the bishop must appoint a canon residentiary as "interim dean" during a vacancy in the deanery.[71]

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]
Durham Cathedral Acting Dean of Durham,
 the Vice-Dean and Canon Precentor 		Michael Hampel 1967 (age 56–57)[74] 25 September 2022[75][21]
Lincoln Cathedral Acting Dean of Lincoln,

the Precentor and Subdean

Nick Brown 2nd February to 24th March and

from 26th December 2023

See also

Resignations and retirements

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,[11] but that role has never been referred to since.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "New Dean of Canterbury Announced". Canterbury Cathedral. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  3. ^ "No. 64225". The London Gazette. 10 November 2023. p. 22650.
  4. ^ Peterborough Cathedral — The new Dean of Peterborough announced today (Accessed 29 November 2017)
  5. ^ "David Hoyle appointed new Dean of Westminster".
  6. ^ "Ogle, Catherine". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 29 December 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ Diocese of Birmingham – New Dean for Birmingham (Accessed 5 January 2013)
  8. ^ Winchester Cathedral — the Next Dean of Winchester Archived 2016-09-05 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 2 September 2016)
  9. ^ "Bonney, Mark Philip John". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 29 December 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. ^ BBC News – Witcombe appointed Dean
  11. ^ The Dioceses of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds and Wakefield Reorganisation Scheme 2013 Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 3 February 2014)
  12. ^ Ripon Cathedral – Ripon Cathedral welcomes announcement of new Dean (Accessed 13 March 2014)
  13. ^ "Ripon Cathedral's Dean John Dobson installed". BBC News. BBC. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Dominic Matthew Jesse Barrigton". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ Rochester Cathedral — New Dean (Accessed 26 February 2016)
  18. ^ Rochester Cathedral — Installation of new Dean Archived 2016-10-17 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 30 June 2016)
  19. ^ "Tremlett, Andrew". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 10 January 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  20. ^ Durham Cathedral — Special Service — Installation of the new Dean (Accessed 30 June 2016)
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham — New Dean of Southwell announced (Accessed 4 April 2016)
  23. ^ "Sullivan, Nicola Ann". Who's Who. Vol. 2013 (December 2012 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 29 December 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  24. ^ Diocese of Bath & Wells — Farewell service for Archdeacon Nicola (Accessed 30 June 2016)
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ "Matthew Thompson". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  27. ^ Birmingham Cathedral — Installation of Matt Thompson as Dean of Birmingham (Accessed 1 September 2017)
  28. ^ "Susan Helen Jones". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  29. ^ Liverpool Cathedral — We announce the 8th Dean of Liverpool (Accessed 6 May 2018)
  30. ^ "Joseph Patricius Hawes". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  31. ^ St Edmundsbury Cathedral — A New Dean Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 15 March 2018)
  32. ^ "Stratford, Timothy Richard". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  33. ^ Diocese of Chester — New Dean of Chester Cathedral announced (Accessed 10 April 2018)
  34. ^ "Nicholas Charles Papadopulos". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  35. ^ Salisbury Cathedral — New Dean of Salisbury appointed (Accessed 10 April 2018)
  36. ^ "Simon Charles Cowling". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  37. ^ Wakefield Cathedral — New Dean for Wakefield Cathedral Archived 2018-05-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 29 May 2018)
  38. ^ "Anthony William Nicholas Strephon Cane". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  39. ^ "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.
  40. ^ "Peter John Alan Robinson". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  41. ^ "The Ven Peter Robinson to be the new Dean of Derby".
  42. ^ "Amanda Kirstine Ford". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  43. ^ "Diocese of Bristol | Installation of the Revd Canon Dr Mandy Ford as Dean of Bristol marks a first for the Church of England".
  44. ^ "Ian Denis Tarrant". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  45. ^ "Installation Service for new Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Gibraltar: 13 October".
  46. ^ "Sarah Romilly Denner Brown". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  47. ^ "Welcome to the new Dean of Hereford". Hereford Cathedral. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  48. ^ "Abigail Laura Thompson". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  49. ^ "Installation of the New Dean of Sheffield". Sheffield Cathedral. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  50. ^ "Joanne Kelly-Moore". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  51. ^ "Jo Kelly-Moore installed as Dean of St Albans". St Albans Cathedral. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  52. ^ "Andrew Mark Bowerman". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  53. ^ "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.
  54. ^ "Andrew Jonathan Braddock". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  55. ^ "New Dean of Norwich announced". Norwich Cathedral. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  56. ^ "Andrew Stephen Zihni". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  57. ^ "Zihni installed as the 39th Dean of Gloucester". Gloucester Cathedral. 26 April 2023. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  58. ^ "Choral Evensong with the Installation of Dean Foot". Christ Church. 8 July 2023. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  59. ^ "Philip James John Plyming". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  60. ^ "Philip Plyming appointed as new Dean of Durham". Diocese of Durham. 16 June 2023. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  61. ^ "Jonathan David Brewster". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  62. ^ "News: New Dean for Carlisle Cathedral announced". Diocese of Carlisle. 28 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  63. ^ "Lee Paul Batson". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  64. ^ "Celebrating our new Dean, Lee Batson". Newcastle Cathedral. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  65. ^ "Mark David Oakley". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  66. ^ "Mark Oakley named as next Dean of Southwark". Southwark Cathedral. 30 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  67. ^ "Simon Joseph Robinson". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  68. ^ "New Dean of Truro officially installed". Truro Cathedral. 24 January 2024. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  69. ^ "Karen Sheila Frances Rooms". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  70. ^ "Service for the Installation of the Dean of Leicester". Leicester Cathedral. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  71. ^ "Cathedrals Measure 2021, Section 13", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2021 No. 2
  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. ^ "Michael Hans Joachim Hampel". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  75. ^ "Governance". Durham Cathedral. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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