Dean of Norwich

Norwich cathedral

The Dean of Norwich is the head of the Chapter of Norwich Cathedral in Norwich, England. The current Dean is Andrew Braddock, who took up the position in late January 2023. ^[1]

List of deans

Early modern 1538–1539 William Castleton (last prior) 1539–1554 John Salisbury (deprived) 1554–1557 John Christopherson (afterwards Bishop of Chichester, 1557) 1557–1558 John Boxall (also Dean of Windsor, 1557–59 and Dean of Peterborough, 1557–1559) (deprived) 1558–1559 John Harpsfield (also Archdeacon of London, 1554–1559) (deprived) 1560–1573 John Salisbury (restored) 1573–1589 George Gardiner 1589–1601 Thomas Dove (afterwards Bishop of Peterborough, 1601) [2] 1601–1603 John Jegon (afterwards Bishop of Norwich, 1603) 1603–1614 George Montgomery (afterwards Bishop of Raphoe, 1605) 1614–1628 Edmund Suckling 1628–1654 John Hassal (deprived – Commonwealth) 1660–1670 John Crofts 1670–1681 Herbert Astley 1681–1689 John Sharp (afterwards Dean of Canterbury, 1689) [3] 1689–1702 Henry Fairfax 1702–1714 Humphrey Prideaux 1724–1730 Thomas Cole [4] 1731–1733 Robert Butts (afterwards Bishop of Norwich, 1733)

1733–1739 John Baron 1739–1761 Thomas Bullock 1761–1765 Hon. Edward Townshend 1765–1790 Philip Lloyd Late modern Edward Meyrick Goulburn (1861) by George Richmond 1790–1828 Joseph Turner 1828–1866 George Pellew 1866–1889 Meyrick Goulburn 1889–1909 William Lefroy 1909–1911 Henry Wakefield (afterwards Bishop of Birmingham, 1911) 1911–1919 Henry Beeching [5] [6] 1919–1927 John Willink 1927–1946 David Cranage 1946–1952 St Barbe Holland 1953–1969 Norman Hook 1970–1978 Alan Webster (afterwards Dean of St Paul's, 1978) 1978–1983 David Edwards (afterwards Provost of Southwark, 1983) 1983–1995 Paul Burbridge 1995–2003 Stephen Platten (afterwards Bishop of Wakefield, 2003) 2004–2013 Graham Smith [7] 2014−2022 Jane Hedges [8] 2023−present: Andrew Braddock [9] [1] [10]

Sources

• British History Online – An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 3: The History of the City and County of Norwich, Part I – Deans of Norwich
• British History Online – Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857 – Deans of Norwich

References

1. "New Dean of Norwich announced". Norwich Cathedral. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
2. Fincham, Kenneth (September 2004). "Dove, Thomas (1555–1630)" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7952 . Retrieved 19 February 2008.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
3. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sharp, John". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
4. 'The city of Norwich, chapter 40: Deans, Vicars-General, or Chancellors, Archdeacons, Commissaries, Officials, and Prebends' > "An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 3, the History of the City and County of Norwich, Part I" Pages 617-671 London, W Miller, 1806
5. The Times – New Dean of Norwich — Canon Beeching appointed
6. The Times – Funeral of the Dean of Norwich
7. Diocese of Norwich – Dean of Norwich to step down in September
8. Norwich Cathedral – Dean Jane Hedges installed Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 1 July 2014)
9. "No. 63943". The London Gazette . 20 January 2023. p. 934.
10. "New Dean of Norwich installed at special service". Norwich Cathedral. 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.