Dean of Chichester

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The Dean of Chichester is the dean of Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England.

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Bishop Ralph is credited with the foundation of the current cathedral after the original structure built by Stigand was largely destroyed by fire in 1114. [1] He did not confine his activities to rebuilding the cathedral, but provided for a more complete constitution of his chapter by also creating the offices of dean, precentor, chancellor and treasurer. [2] These four officials were to ensure the proper conduct of church services, the care of its building and the supervision of subordinates. [3] Beneath them were the canons of the cathedral, about 26 in the medieval period. [4] The dean was elected by the canons and had the power to act in administrative matters only with their consent. [4] He and his staff were subject to the bishop's authority. [3]

The dean headed the cathedral community and had jurisdiction over all the Chichester city parishes, with the exception of All Saints', which was under the administration of the Archbishop of Canterbury. [3] The four ancient posts of dean and canons still exist within the cathedral and their functions are similar to their ancient role, although somewhat diminished, as other church organisations have now taken over some of their powers. [5]

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  1. Stephens. Memorials. p. 47
  2. Stephens. Memorials p. 49
  3. 1 2 3 Stephens. Memorials p. 323
  4. 1 2 Hobbs. Chichester Cathedral. p. 13
  5. Hobbs. Chichester Cathedral. p.292
  6. 1 2 3 Geenway. Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: volume 5: pp. 6–10. Suggests that Perigord was installed as dean in 1218 and that he was replaced by Thomas de Lichfield in 1229. No mention of Walter (1230).
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 7, Chichester Diocese (London: 1964) pp. 4-6.
  8. Plea rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40 / 629; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no629/aCP40no629fronts/IMG_0169.htm; 4th entry, with London in the margin. the defendant is Richard Talbot, dean of Chichester & parson of Ringwood, Hants
  9. http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no641/bCP40no641dorses/IMG_0871.htm (second entry from bottom, as defendant
  10. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541 Volume 7. pp 4-5 says Fleshmonger or Foster Doctor of Canon Law
  11. Hennessy.Chichester Diocese. p.2. gives the year as 1887. The year of his installation is given by Who Was Who, as 1888 and The Times , Thursday, 15 November 1888; p. 8; Issue 32544; col A. provides the actual date of induction as 14 November 1888.
  12. "No. 27400". The London Gazette . 24 January 1902. p. 513.
  13. Cathedral Website Announces retirement Archived 21 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Accessdate 14 April 2014
  14. "Next Dean of Chichester announced". News. Church of England. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  15. @bishopsarum (1 April 2023). "A happy day in the Piddle Valley..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 May 2023 via Twitter.
  16. "The Installation of Edward Dowler as Dean of Chichester". Diocese of Chicester. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

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