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

Southwark Cathedral Southwark Cathedral ( ) or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge. It is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. ...

. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Saviour and Saint Mary Overie'' in

Southwark Southwark ( ) is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark. The district, which is the oldest part of South London, developed ...

. 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

Anglican Diocese of Southwark The Diocese of Southwark is one of the 42 dioceses of the Church of England, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The diocese forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. It was created on 1 May 1905 from part of the ancient Dio ...

and seat of the Bishop of Southwark. The current dean is

Andrew Nunn Andrew Peter Nunn (born 30 July 1957) is a British Anglican priest. Since 2012, he has been the Dean of Southwark in the Church of England. Early life Nunn was born on 30 July 1957 in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire. From 1975 to 1979, he studied ...

List of deans

Provosts

*1937–1938 John Haldane *1939–1941

Frederick Narborough Frederick Dudley Vaughan Narborough (called Dudley; 13 June 189521 January 1966) was an eminent Anglican bishop in the mid-twentieth century. Educated at Norwich School and Worcester College, Oxford; he was deaconed at Michaelmastide 1921 (18 ...

*1944–1947

Cuthbert Bardsley Cuthbert Killick Norman Bardsley (28 March 1907 – 9 January 1991) was an Anglican bishop and evangelist who served as Bishop of Croydon from 1947 to 1956 and Bishop of Coventry from 1956 to 1976. It was during his tenure at Coventry that th ...

*1948–1957

Hugh Ashdown Hugh Edward Ashdown (5 July 1904 – 26 December 1977) was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the mid 20th Century. Ashdown was educated at St. John's School, Leatherhead, and Keble College, Oxford, his first post after ordination was as a curate at ...

*1957–1961

George Reindorp George Edmund Reindorp (11 December 1911– 20 April 1990) was an Anglican bishop. He was the 5th Bishop of Guildford in the Church of England and subsequently the 75th Bishop of Salisbury.'' Reindorp was educated at Felsted School and Trinity ...

*1961–1970

Ernest Southcott Ernest William Southcott (1915–1976) was an Anglican priest and author. He was born on 8 May 1915 and educated at the University of British Columbia. Ordained in 1938 after a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, he ...

*1970–1982

Harold Frankham Harold Edward Frankham (1911–1996) was an Anglican priest. Harold Frankham was born on 6 April 1911 and ordained in 1941. He began his career with curacies in Luton and Brompton. He held incumbencies in Addiscombe, Middleton and Lut ...

*1983–1994 David Edwards *1994–''2000''

Colin Slee Colin Bruce Slee, OBE (10 November 1945 – 25 November 2010) was a priest in the Church of England, most notable for his final position as Dean of Southwark Cathedral from 1994 until his death. A friend of Desmond Tutu and Rowan Williams, Sl ...

''(became Dean)''

Deans

*''2000''–November 2010 Colin Slee *21 January 2012present

(retirement announced for 4 July 2023)

References

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