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The Dean of Birmingham is the senior member of
Birmingham Cathedral — Installation of Matt Thompson as Dean of Birmingham
(Accessed 1 September 2017)
The Dean of Birmingham is the senior member of clergy
Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...
responsible for St. Philip's Cathedral in Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
, England
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. Before 2000 the post was designated provost, which was the equivalent of a dean
Dean may refer to:
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but used in the case of pro-cathedrals, such as Birmingham, which had originally been built as parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
es.
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List of provosts and deans
Provosts
*1931–1937 Hamilton Baynes *1937–1949Harold Richards
John Harold Richards (13 December 1869 – 23 August 1952) was a Welsh Anglican priest.
He was born in Trawsgoed, Llanafan y Trawsgoed, Llanafan, Cardiganshire,''1911 England Census'' and educated at Wrexham Grammar SchoolWho's Who, ''Who W ...
*1951–1962 Michael Clarke
*1962–1972 George Sinker
George Sinker (5 May 1900 – 19 January 1986) was bishop of Nagpur and provost of Birmingham Cathedral.
He was born in Hyderabad, India, the son of the Reverend R Sinker, and was educated at Rossall School and Brasenose College, Oxford. In 19 ...
*1972–1986 Basil Moss
Basil David Moss (25 May 1935 – 28 November 2020) was a British character actor, who featured regularly on television in the 1960s and on radio in the 1970s.
Early life
He was educated at St Paul's School, which he followed with actor's traini ...
*1986–2000 Peter Berry
*2000–' Gordon Mursell
Alfred Gordon Mursell (born 4 May 1949) is a retired British Anglican bishop and author. From 2005 to 2010, he was the Bishop of Stafford in the Church of England.
Mursell was educated at Ardingly College and Brasenose College, Oxford.‘MURSELL, ...
''(became Dean)''
Deans
*''2002/3''–2005 Gordon Mursell ''(previously Provost)'' *2006–2009 Robert Wilkes *2010–2017 Catherine Ogle (installed and inducted in September 2010) *30 September 2017present Matt Thompson(Accessed 1 September 2017)
See also
*Provost (religion)
A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian Churches.
Historical development
The word ''praepositus'' (Latin: "set over", from ''praeponere'', "to place in front") was originally applied to any ecclesiastical ruler or dignitary. ...
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