The Dean of Sheffield is the head (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of

Sheffield Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield, more commonly known as Sheffield Cathedral, is the cathedral church for the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, England. Originally a parish church, it was elevated to cathedral sta ...

. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul'' in

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

. 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 the mother church of the

Diocese of Sheffield The Diocese of Sheffield is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. The Diocese of Sheffield was created under George V on 23 January 1914, by the division from the Diocese of York (along with that pa ...

and seat of the

Bishop of Sheffield The Bishop of Sheffield is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield in the Province of York. A similar title was first created as a suffragan see in the Diocese of York in 1901. John Quirk, the only Bishop suffragan of Shef ...

List of deans

Provosts

*1931–1948

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*1949–1965

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*1966–1974

Ivan Neill Sir Ivan Neill, KBE, PC (1 July 1906 — 7 November 2001), was a British Army officer and Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. Early life Born in Belfast, Ireland, Neill studied at Ravenscroft National School and Shaftesbury Tutorial C ...

*1974–1988 Frank Curtis *1988–1994

John Gladwin John Warren Gladwin (born 30 May 1942) is a retired Anglican bishop. From 2004 to 2009, he was the Bishop of Chelmsford in the Church of England. He stands in the open evangelical tradition. Early life Gladwin was born on 30 May 1942 in Hertfor ...

*1995–''13 April 2000''

Michael Sadgrove Michael Sadgrove (born 13 April 1950) is a Church of England priest and noted theological author. Between 2003 and 2015, he was Dean of Durham. From 1995 to 2003, he was Provost, then Dean of Sheffield Cathedral. He is now Dean Emeritus of Durham. ...

''(became Dean)''

Deans

*''13 April 2000''–2003 Michael Sadgrove *4 October 200331 December 2020 Peter Bradley *21 October 20206 November 2021: Geoffrey Harbord (Acting) *6 November 2021present:

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References

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