List of deans in the Church of England

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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.

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Deans

ChurchDeanPersonDate of birth & ageInstituted [lower-roman 1]
Canterbury Cathedral The Dean of Canterbury David Monteith 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 12 January 1959 (age 65)6 November 2023 [3]
Peterborough Cathedral The Dean of Peterborough Chris Dalliston 2 April 1956 (age 68)12 July 2003 (Newcastle)
20 January 2018 (Peterborough) [4]
Manchester Cathedral The Dean of Manchester Rogers Govender 27 June 1960 (age 63)14 January 2006
Exeter Cathedral The Dean of Exeter Jonathan Greener 9 March 1961 (age 63)8 December 2007 (Wakefield)
26 November 2017 (Exeter)
Westminster Abbey The Dean of Westminster David Hoyle 1957 (age 66–67)29 May 2010 (Bristol)
16 November 2019 (Westminster) [5]
Winchester Cathedral The Dean of Winchester Catherine Ogle 12 May 1961 (age 62) [6] 2 September 2010 (Birmingham) [7]
11 February 2017 (Winchester) [8]
Peel Cathedral The Dean of Peel Nigel Godfrey 25 April 1951 (age 72)15 October 2011
Ely Cathedral The Dean of Ely Mark Bonney 2 March 1957 (age 67) [9] 22 September 2012
Coventry Cathedral The Dean of Coventry John Witcombe 1 March 1959 (age 65)19 January 2013 [10]
Ripon Cathedral [lower-roman 2] The Dean of Ripon John Dobson [12] 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] 15 November 1964 (age 59)19 June 2016 [18]
St Paul's Cathedral, London The Dean of St Paul's Andrew Tremlett 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] 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 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 [lower-roman 2] 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 [lower-roman 2] 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 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 The Dean of Leicester Karen Rooms 1961 (age 62–63) [69] 9 March 2024 [70]
Wells Cathedral The Dean of Wells Vacant since 6 January 2023
Chelmsford Cathedral The Dean of Chelmsford Vacant since 23 February 2023
Lichfield Cathedral The Dean of Lichfield Vacant since 31 March 2023
Lincoln Cathedral The Dean of Lincoln Vacant since 31 March 2023
Chichester Cathedral The Dean of Chichester Vacant since 1 April 2023
Worcester Cathedral The Dean of Worcester Vacant since 25 August 2023
Guildford Cathedral The Dean of Guildford Vacant since 30 September 2023

Interim deans

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

ChurchActing deanPersonDate of birth & ageActing 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 CathedralActing Dean of Lincoln,

the Precentor and Subdean

Nick Brown2nd 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. 1 2 3 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.

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