The Dean of Bradford is the
head and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of
Bradford Cathedral
Bradford Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter, is an Anglican cathedral in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, one of three co-equal cathedrals in the Diocese of Leeds alongside Ripon and Wakefield. Its site has been used for Chr ...
. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of St Peter'' in
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
. Before 2000 the post was designated as a
provost, which was then the equivalent of a
dean
Dean may refer to:
People
* Dean (given name)
* Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin
* Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk
* Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean
Titles
* ...
at most
English cathedrals. The cathedral is one of three co-equal
mother church
Mother church or matrice is a term depicting the Christian Church as a mother in her functions of nourishing and protecting the believer. It may also refer to the primary church of a Christian denomination or diocese, i.e. a cathedral or a metro ...
es of the
Diocese of Leeds and a seat of the
Bishop of Leeds; until 2014 it was the mother church of the now-defunct
Diocese of Bradford
The Diocese of Bradford is a former Church of England diocese within the Province of York. The diocese covered the area of the City of Bradford, Craven district and the former Sedbergh Rural District now in Cumbria. The seat of the episcopal ...
and as such the seat of the
diocesan Bishop of Bradford.
List of deans
Provosts
*1930–1931
Cecil Wilson
*1933–1943
Edward Mowll
Edward Worsfold Mowll (28 December 1881 – 12 June 1964) was an Anglican bishop, the fourth Bishop of Middleton.
Educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Jesus College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1905 and after a curacy at Leyton became ...
*1944–1962
John Tiarks
John Gerhard Tiarks (5 April 19032 January 1974) was an Anglican bishop whose ecclesiastical career spanned forty five years in the mid twentieth century.
Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge and ordained in 1927 — h ...
*1962–1977
Alan Cooper
*1977–1989
Brandon Jackson
*1990–''2000''
John Richardson ''(became Dean)''
Deans
*''2000''–2001 John Richardson ''(previously Provost)''
*2002–2004
Christopher Hancock
Christopher Anthony Arthur Hancock (5 June 1928 – 29 September 2004) was a British television and theatre actor. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. His brother was actor Stephen Hancock. He and his brother trained a ...
*September 2005–May 2012
David Ison
*2012–2013 Andy Williams (Acting)
*201331 July 2021 (ret.):
Jerry Lepine
*19 June 2022present:
Andy Bowerman
References
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