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The Dean of Belfast is the senior official of St Anne's Cathedral in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland and head of the Chapter, its governing body. [1] [2]

List of deans of Belfast

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References

  1. Deans of Belfast since 1904 Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 9 September 2009.
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing ( ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0)
  3. Row over cathedral development. BBC News , dated 29 August 2003.

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