The Dean of Belfast is the senior official of St Anne's Cathedral in the city of

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

and head of the Chapter, its governing body.

List of deans of Belfast

* 1894–1899: Henry Stewart O’Hara; first dean of Belfast (afterwards

Bishop of Cashel and Waterford The Bishop of Cashel and Waterford (''Full title'': Bishop of Cashel and Emly with Waterford and Lismore) was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel and Waterford; comprising all of County Waterford, the southern part of County ...

, 1900) * 1899–1903: Charles Frederick D’Arcy; became Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin, and subsequently

Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore The Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Down, Connor and Dromore; comprising all County Down and County Antrim, including the city of Belfast. History The episcopal sees of Down and Conn ...

, briefly Archbishop of Dublin, and finally Archbishop of Armagh * 1903–1911: John Joseph Robinson * 1911–1919: Charles Thornton Primrose Grierson (afterwards

, 1919) * 1919–1926: Thomas Gibson George Collins (afterwards

Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric. History Unt ...

, 1926) * 1926–1932: Henry Robert Brett * 1932–1945: William Shaw Kerr * 1945–1956: Robert Cyril Hamilton Glover Elliott (afterwards

Bishop of Connor The Bishop of Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Connor in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The title is currently used by the Church of Ireland, but in the Roman Catholic Church it has been united with anoth ...

, 1956) * 1956–1970: Cuthbert Peacocke (afterwards

Bishop of Derry and Raphoe The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Province of Armagh.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)'', Church House Publishing (). The united dioces ...

, 1970) * 1970–1985: Samuel Bennett Crooks * 1985–2001: Jack Shearer * 2001–2011: Houston McKelveyRow over cathedral development
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'', dated 29 August 2003. * 2011-2017: John Mann * 2018–present: Stephen Forde

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