Key Active dean Male dean Inactive dean Female dean Position vacant 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. , there are 46 deans (including vacancies): 44 of cathedrals plus the two royal peculiars.
Deans Church Dean Person Date of birth and age Instituted Canterbury Cathedral (Leicester)Diocese of Leicester – New Dean of Leicester announced 17 December 2022 (Canterbury) Lichfield Cathedral honorary assistant bishop Peterborough Cathedral (Newcastle)20 January 2018 (Peterborough)Peterborough Cathedral — The new Dean of Peterborough announced today (Accessed 29 November 2017) Manchester Cathedral Exeter Cathedral (Wakefield)26 November 2017 (Exeter) Westminster Abbey (Bristol)16 November 2019 (Westminster) Peel Cathedral Ely Cathedral Coventry Cathedral BBC News – Witcombe appointed Dean Ripon Cathedral (Accessed 13 March 2014) York Minster (Chicago)12 November 2022 (York) Rochester Cathedral Rochester Cathedral — New Dean (Accessed 26 February 2016) Rochester Cathedral — Installation of new Dean (Accessed 30 June 2016) (Durham)Durham Cathedral — Special Service — Installation of the new Dean (Accessed 30 June 2016)25 September 2022 (St Paul's) Southwell Minster Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham — New Dean of Southwell announced (Accessed 4 April 2016) Diocese of Bath & Wells — Farewell service for Archdeacon Nicola (Accessed 30 June 2016) Blackburn Cathedral Birmingham Cathedral Birmingham Cathedral — Installation of Matt Thompson as Dean of Birmingham (Accessed 1 September 2017) Liverpool Cathedral Liverpool Cathedral — We announce the 8th Dean of Liverpool (Accessed 6 May 2018) St Edmundsbury Cathedral — A New Dean (Accessed 15 March 2018) Chester Cathedral Diocese of Chester — New Dean of Chester Cathedral announced (Accessed 10 April 2018) Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral — New Dean of Salisbury appointed (Accessed 10 April 2018) Portsmouth Cathedral Derby Cathedral Bristol Cathedral Hereford Cathedral withheld Sheffield Cathedral Bradford Cathedral Norwich Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford The Dean of Christ Church Durham Cathedral Carlisle Cathedral Newcastle Cathedral Southwark Cathedral Truro Cathedral Leicester Cathedral Wells Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral Chichester Cathedral Worcester Cathedral Chelmsford Cathedral Guildford Cathedral Winchester Cathedral ZwVacant since 1 May 2025 Wakefield Cathedral ZxVacant since 31 July 2025
Interim deans Under the Cathedrals Measure 2021, the bishop must appoint a canon residentiary as "interim dean" during a vacancy in the deanery.
See also List of bishops in the Church of England List of archdeacons in the Church of England
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