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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 4 August 2024, there are 46 deans (including vacancies): 44 of cathedrals plus the two royal peculiars.

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Church Dean Person Date of birth and age Instituted[i]
Canterbury Cathedral The Dean of Canterbury David Monteith (1968-06-05) 5 June 1968 (age 58) 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 67) 6 November 2023[3]
Lichfield Cathedral The Dean of Lichfield,
 honorary assistant bishop		 Jan McFarlane (1964-11-25) 25 November 1964 (age 61) 21 September 2024[4]
Peterborough Cathedral The Dean of Peterborough Chris Dalliston (1956-04-02) 2 April 1956 (age 70) 12 July 2003 (Newcastle)
20 January 2018 (Peterborough)[5]
Manchester Cathedral The Dean of Manchester Rogers Govender (1960-06-27) 27 June 1960 (age 66) 14 January 2006
Exeter Cathedral The Dean of Exeter Jonathan Greener (1961-03-09) 9 March 1961 (age 65) 8 December 2007 (Wakefield)
26 November 2017 (Exeter)
Westminster Abbey The Dean of Westminster David Hoyle (1957-01-01) 1 January 1957 (age 69)1957 (age 68–69) 29 May 2010 (Bristol)
16 November 2019 (Westminster)[6]
Peel Cathedral The Dean of Peel Nigel Godfrey (1951-04-25) 25 April 1951 (age 75) 15 October 2011
Ely Cathedral The Dean of Ely Mark Bonney (1957-03-02) 2 March 1957 (age 69)[7] 22 September 2012
Coventry Cathedral The Dean of Coventry John Witcombe[A] (1959-03-01) 1 March 1959 (age 67) 19 January 2013[9]
Ripon Cathedral[ii] The Dean of Ripon John Dobson[11] (1964-11-16) 16 November 1964 (age 61) 14 June 2014[12]
York Minster The Dean of York Dominic Barrington 1962 (age 63–64)[13] 13 September 2015 (Chicago)[14]
12 November 2022 (York)[15]
Rochester Cathedral The Dean of Rochester Philip Hesketh[16] (1964-11-15) 15 November 1964 (age 61) 19 June 2016[17]
St Paul's Cathedral, London The Dean of St Paul's Andrew Tremlett (1964-03-09) 9 March 1964 (age 62)[18] 17 July 2016 (Durham)[19]
25 September 2022 (St Paul's)[20]
Southwell Minster The Dean of Southwell Nicola Sullivan[21] (1958-08-15) 15 August 1958 (age 68)[22] 17 September 2016[23]
Blackburn Cathedral The Dean of Blackburn Peter Howell-Jones 1962 (age 63–64) 25 March 2017[24]
Birmingham Cathedral The Dean of Birmingham Matt Thompson 1968 (age 57–58)[25] 30 September 2017[26]
Liverpool Cathedral The Dean of Liverpool Sue Jones 1960 (age 65–66)[27] 5 May 2018[28]
St Edmundsbury Cathedral The Dean of St Edmundsbury Joe Hawes 1965 (age 60–61)[29] 14 July 2018[30]
Chester Cathedral The Dean of Chester Tim Stratford (1961-02-26) 26 February 1961 (age 65)[31] 8 September 2018[32]
Salisbury Cathedral The Dean of Salisbury Nick Papadopulos 1966 (age 59–60)[33] 9 September 2018[34]
Portsmouth Cathedral The Dean of Portsmouth Anthony Cane 1961 (age 64–65)[35] 16 March 2019[36]
Derby Cathedral The Dean of Derby Peter Robinson 1961 (age 64–65)[37] 20 July 2020[38]
Bristol Cathedral The Dean of Bristol Mandy Ford 1961 (age 64–65)[39] 3 October 2020[40]
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar The Dean of Gibraltar Ian Tarrant 1957 (age 68–69)[41] 13 October 2020[42]
Hereford Cathedral The Dean of Hereford Sarah Brown withheld[43] 2 October 2021[44]
Sheffield Cathedral The Dean of Sheffield Abi Thompson 1975 (age 50–51)[45] 6 November 2021[46]
St Albans Cathedral The Dean of St Albans Jo Kelly-Moore 1968 (age 57–58)[47] 4 December 2021[48]
Bradford Cathedral[ii] The Dean of Bradford Andy Bowerman 1967 (age 58–59)[49] 19 June 2022[50]
Norwich Cathedral The Dean of Norwich Andrew Braddock 1971 (age 54–55)[51] 28 January 2023[52]
Gloucester Cathedral The Dean of Gloucester Andrew Zihni 1977 (age 48–49)[53] 23 April 2023[54]
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford The Dean of Christ Church Sarah Foot (1961-02-23) 23 February 1961 (age 65) 8 July 2023[55]
Durham Cathedral The Dean of Durham Philip Plyming 1974 (age 51–52)[56] 16 September 2023[57]
Carlisle Cathedral The Dean of Carlisle Jonathan Brewster 1967 (age 58–59)[58] 30 September 2023[59]
Newcastle Cathedral The Dean of Newcastle Lee Batson 1977 (age 48–49)[60] 14 October 2023[61]
Southwark Cathedral The Dean of Southwark Mark Oakley 1968 (age 57–58)[62] 3 December 2023[63]
Truro Cathedral The Dean of Truro Simon Robinson 1967 (age 58–59)[64] 21 January 2024[65]
Leicester Cathedral The Dean of Leicester Karen Rooms 1961 (age 64–65)[66] 9 March 2024[67]
Wells Cathedral The Dean of Wells Toby Wright 1975 (age 50–51)[68] 16 June 2024[69]
Lincoln Cathedral The Dean of Lincoln Simon Jones 1972 (age 53–54)[70] 14 September 2024[71]
Chichester Cathedral The Dean of Chichester Edward Dowler 1967 (age 58–59) 14 September 2024[72]
Worcester Cathedral The Dean of Worcester Stephen Edwards 1972 (age 53–54)[73] 15 September 2024[74]
Chelmsford Cathedral The Dean of Chelmsford Jessica Martin 1963 (age 62–63)[75] 5 January 2025[76]
Guildford Cathedral The Dean of Guildford Bob Cooper (1968-07-26) 26 July 1968 (age 58) 26 January 2025[77]
Winchester Cathedral The Dean of Winchester ZwVacant since 1 May 2025 (2000-01-14) January 14, 2000 (age 26) 14 January 2038
Wakefield Cathedral[ii] The Dean of Wakefield ZxVacant since 31 July 2025 (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 26) 15 January 2038
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Interim deans

Under the Cathedrals Measure 2021, the bishop must appoint a canon residentiary as "interim dean" during a vacancy in the deanery.[78]

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Resignations and retirements

  1. [A]
    Witcombe has announced his intention to retire effective 31 May 2026.[8]

Notes

  1. [i]
    The date the person first became a dean.
  2. [ii]
    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,[10] but that role has never been referred to since.

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