The Dean of Chichester is the dean of

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in Sussex, England. Bishop Ralph is credited with the foundation of the current cathedral after the original structure built by

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was largely destroyed by fire in 1114. Ralph did not confine his activities just to rebuilding the cathedral; he provided for a more complete constitution of his chapter by also creating the offices of ''

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and Treasurer.'' The function of these four officials was to ensure the proper conduct of church services, the care of the church building and the supervision of subordinates.Stephens. ''Memorials'' p. 323 Beneath these four officials were the canons of the cathedral who in the medieval period were about twenty six in number.Hobbs. ''Chichester Cathedral''. p. 13 The dean would have been elected by the canons, and would have the power to act in administrative matters only with their consent. The dean and his staff, however, were subject to the bishop's authority. The dean headed the cathedral community and had jurisdiction over all the Chichester city parishes, with the exception of All Saints, which was under the administration of the

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. The four ancient posts of dean and canons still exist within the cathedral and their functions are similar to their ancient role, although somewhat diminished, as other church organisations have now taken over some of their powers. There follows a list of deans of Chichester, from Bishop Ralph's time, to the present dean, Stephen Waine.

List of deans

High Medieval

*1115

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*1115

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

*1125

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*1144

*1150 John de Greneford (afterwards

Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the counties of East and West Sussex. The see is based in the City of Chichester where the bishop's seat ...

, 1173) *1176 Jordan de Meleburn *1178

Seffrid II Seffrid II ( fl. 1172–1204) was an English cleric who served as a medieval Bishop of Chichester. Life Little is known of Seffrid's ancestry, but given the unusual name he shared with Seffrid I, bishop of Chichester from 1125 to 1145, the two ...

(afterwards

, 1180) *1180

Matthew de Chichester Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...

*1190 Nicholas de Aquila *1197 Seffride *1210–1212 ''In the hands of the king'' *1220 Simon de PerigordGeenway. Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: volume 5: pp. 6–10. Suggests that Perigord was installed as dean in 1218 and that he was replaced by Thomas de Lichfield in 1229. No mention of Walter (1230). *1230

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*1232

Thomas de Lichfield Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

*1250 Geoffrey *1256

Walter de Glocestria Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

*1295

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Late Medieval

*?-1306 William de Grenefeld (afterwards

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, 1306)

Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 7, Chichester Diocese'' (London: 1964) pp. 4-6. *1307-1308

Raymond de Goth Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

or Raimundus de Got, Cardinal Deacon of

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*1308-1316

John de St Leophardo John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

*1318-1340 Henry de Garland *?-1349 Walter de Segrave *1349-1362

William Lenn William Lenn (also Lenne or de Lynn; died 1373) was a medieval bishop of Chichester and bishop of Worcester. The name ''Lenn'' was the old name for Lynn in Norfolk.Stephens ''Memorials'' pp. 117-118 Lenn went to Rome in his early life and beca ...

(afterwards

, 1362) *1362-? Nicholas de Aston *?-1382 Roger de Freton *1382–1386

Richard le Scrope Richard Scrope may refer to: * Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (c. 1327–1403), English soldier and courtier, builder of Bolton Castle *Richard Scrope (bishop) (c. 1350–1405), Archbishop of York * Richard Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Bo ...

(afterwards

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, 1386) *1389–1390 William de Lullyngton *?-1396 Stephen Palosius (Cardinal priest of S. Marcellus) *1396–1399 Christopher Marini (Cardinal priest of S. Cyriacus) *1397–1407 John de Maydenhith (B.C.L.) *1407–1412 John Haseley *?–1417 Richard Talbot (afterwards

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, 1417) *?–1424 William Milton *1425 John Patten ''or'' John Waynflete *1425-? John Crutchere *1455-1478 John Waynfleet *1479-1501 John Cloos *1501-1503 Robert Prychard *1504-? Geoffrey Symeon *1507-1510

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*1517-1518

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*1518-1541 William Fleshmonger

Early modern

*1541–1548 Richard Caurden *1549–1551 Giles Eyre *1551–1553

Bartholomew Traheron Bartholomew Traheron (1510?–1558?) was an English Protestant writer and Marian exile. Life Born about 1510, he is said to have been a native of Cornwall. Bartholomew was early left an orphan, and was brought up under the care of Richard Tracy ...

*1553

Thomas Sampson Thomas Sampson (c. 1517–1589) was an English Puritan theologian. A Marian exile, he was one of the Geneva Bible translators. On his return to England, he had trouble with conformity to the Anglican practices. With Laurence Humphrey, he pl ...

(not installed) *1553–1557 William Pye *1558–1566 Hugh Turnbull *1566–1570

Richard Curteys Richard Curteys (c.1532?–1582) was an English churchman. A native of Lincolnshire, after his education at St. John's, Cambridge he was ordained and eventually became Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth I. He was made the Dean of Chichester Cathedral ...

(afterwards

, 1571) *1570–1577 Anthony Rushe *1577–1601

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*1601–1630 William Thorne *1630–1634 Francis Dee (afterwards Bishop of Peterborough, 1634) *1634–1635

Richard Steward Richard Steward or Stewart (1593? – 1651) was an English royalist churchman, clerk of the closet to Charles I of England, Charles I and designated Dean of St. Paul's and Westminster, though not able to take up his position because of the warti ...

*1642

George Aglionby George Aglionby (c.1603–1643) was an English Royalist churchman, nominated in 1643 as Dean of Canterbury. He was a member of the Great Tew intellectual circle around Lucius Cary, and a friend and correspondent of Thomas Hobbes. Life He was the ...

(nominal) *1646–1660 Bruno Ryves (afterwards

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, 1660) *1660–1663

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(afterwards Bishop of Peterborough, 1663) *1663–1669 Joseph Gulston *1669–1671

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(afterwards

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, 1671) *1671–1672 Lambrocus Thomas *1672–1688 George Stradling *1688–1699 Francis Hawkins *1699–1715

William Hayley William Hayley (9 November 174512 November 1820) was an English writer, best known as the biographer of his friend William Cowper. Biography Born at Chichester, he was sent to Eton College, Eton in 1757, and to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in 176 ...

*1715–1727

Thomas Sherlock Thomas Sherlock (167818 July 1761) was a British divine who served as a Church of England bishop for 33 years. He is also noted in church history as an important contributor to Christian apologetics. Life Born in London, he was the son of the V ...

(afterwards

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, 1727) *1727–1735 John Newey *1735–1739 Thomas Hayley *1739–1741 James Hargraves *1741–1754 William Ashburnham (afterwards

, 1754) *1754–1770 Thomas Ball *1770–1790

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(afterwards

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, 1790)

Late modern

*1790 Combe Miller *1814–1824 Christopher Bethell *1824 Samuel Slade *1830

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*1859–1875

Walter Hook Walter Farquhar Hook (13 March 1798 – 20 October 1875), known to his contemporaries as Dr Hook, was an eminent Victorian era, Victorian churchman. He was the Vicar of Leeds responsible for the construction of the current Leeds Minster an ...

*1876

John Burgon John William Burgon (21 August 18134 August 1888) was an English Anglican divine who became the Dean of Chichester Cathedral in 1876. He was known during his lifetime for his poetry and his defence of the historicity and Mosaic authorship of Gen ...

*1888

Francis Pigou Francis Pigou (3 January 1832 – 25 January 1916) was an Anglican priest in the second half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th. Career He was born in Baden-Baden and educated at Ripon Grammar School and Trinity College, Dub ...

(afterwards

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, 1892) *1892 Richard Randall *1902 John Hannah *1929 Arthur Duncan Jones *1955 Walter Hussey *1977 Robert Holtby *1989

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*2002–2014 Nicholas Frayling *2015–present Stephen Waine

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History of West Sussex Chichester Cathedral Dean of Chichester Anglican ecclesiastical offices

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