The Dean of Bristol is the head of the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol, England. The Dean is

Mandy Ford Amanda Kirstine Ford (known as Mandy; born 1961) is a British Anglican priest who has served as Dean of Bristol since 3 October 2020. Early life and education Ford was born in 1961 in Wool, Dorset, England. Her father was Sir David Frost, an arm ...

, since her installation on 3 October 2020.

List of deans

Early modern

*1542–1551 William Snow (previously last

prior Prior (or prioress) is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders. The word is derived from the Latin for "earlier" or "first". Its earlier generic usage referred to any monastic superior. In abbeys, a prior would be l ...

Bradenstoke Bradenstoke is a village in Wiltshire, England, lying to the north of the former RAF Lyneham airbase and northwest of Lyneham. Originally lying within Braydon Forest, the "stoke" means "settlement". Largely consisting of a long and narrow mai ...

) *1551–1552 John Whiteheare *1552–1554 George Carew (deprived) *1554–1559 Henry Joliffe (deprived) *1559–1580 George Carew (restored) *1580–1590

John Sprint John Sprint (died 1623) was an English clergyman and theologian, as well as a writer in favor of conformity, despite earlier Puritan views that had led him into conflict with the authorities. Life His grandfather John Sprint was an apothecary in G ...

*1590–1598 Anthony Watson *1598–1617

Simon Robson Simon Robson is a British actor, director and writer. As an actor, he has appeared in '' Doctors'', ''Tom & Viv'', ''Bodywork'', ''Trial and Retribution'' and '' EastEnders'', playing Graham Stone. Simon Robson studied Philosophy and Social a ...

*1617–1639

Edward Chetwynd Edward Chetwynd (1577–1639) was an English churchman, Dean of Bristol from 1617. Life A native of Ingestre in Staffordshire, he entered Exeter College, Oxford, in 1592, where he graduated B.A. in 1595, M.A. in 1598, and B.D. in 1606. He was ch ...

*1639–1660

Matthew Nicholas Matthew Nicholas (1594–1661) was an English Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Life He was a younger brother of Sir Edward Nicholas, born on 26 September 1594. He was elected scholar of Winchester College in 1607. He matriculated as scholar ...

(afterwards

Dean of St Paul's The dean of St Paul's is a member of, and chair of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the Church of England. The dean of St Paul's is also ''ex officio'' dean of the Order of the British Empire. The current dean is Andrew Tremlett, ...

, 1660) *1660–1667 Henry Glemham *1667–1683

Richard Towgood Richard Towgood (c.1595–1683) was an English royalist churchman, Dean of Bristol from 1667. Life He was born near Bruton, Somerset, about 1595. The family name is spelled also Toogood, Twogood, and Towgard. He entered Oriel College, Oxford, as ...

*1683–1684

Samuel Crossman Samuel Crossman (1623 – 4 February 1683) was a minister of the Church of England and a hymn writer. He was born at Bradfield Monachorum, now known as Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England. Crossman earned a Bachelor of Divinity at Pembroke C ...

*1684–1685 Richard Thompson *1685–1694 William Levett *1694–1708

George Royse George Royse DD (b. Martock, 27 May 1655d. Oriel College, Oxford, 27 May 1671) was Dean of Bristol from 1694 until his death. Royse's first Oxford college was St Edmund Hall, Oxford. After that he became a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. He w ...

*1708–1730 Robert Booth *1730–1739

Samuel Creswick Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...

(afterwards Dean of Wells) *1739–1757

Thomas Chamberlayne Thomas Chamberlayne may refer to: *Sir Thomas Chamberlayne (judge) Sir Thomas Chamberlayne, SL (died 27 September 1625) was an English judge who served as Chief Justice of Chester during the reign of James I of England. Life Chamberlayne, the ...

*1757–1760

William Warburton William Warburton (24 December 16987 June 1779) was an English writer, literary critic and churchman, Bishop of Gloucester from 1759 until his death. He edited editions of the works of his friend Alexander Pope, and of William Shakespeare. Li ...

*1760–1761

Samuel Squire Samuel Squire (1714 – 7 May 1766) was a Bishop of the Church of England and a historian. Early life Squire was the son of a druggist in Warminster, Wiltshire, and was first educated at Lord Weymouth's Grammar School. He matriculated at St ...

(afterwards Bishop of St David's, 1761) *1761–1763 Francis Ayscough *1763–1780

Cutts Barton Cutts Barton (1706–1780) D.D. was an English cleric, Dean of Bristol from 1763 to 1780. Life He was the son of Geoffrey Barton, vicar of Rushton, Northamptonshire. He attended Oundle School, and was admitted to Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1724, ag ...

*1763–1799 John Hallam

Late modern

*1800–1803

Charles Layard Sir Charles Peter Layard (5 December 1849 – 8 June 1915) was the 18th chief justice of Ceylon from 1902 to 1906. Charles Peter Layard was born on 5 December 1849 in Colombo, the youngest of nine children, to Charles Peter Layard (1806– ...

*1803–1810

Bowyer Sparke Bowyer Edward Sparke (27 April 1759 – 4 April 1836) was an English bishop. Life He was born at Bury St Edmunds, and was admitted a pensioner at Pembroke College, Cambridge on 27 October 1777, where he matriculated in 1778. He graduated B.A. ...

*1810–1813 John Parsons *1813–1837 Henry Beeke *May–October 1837 Thomas Musgrave *1837–1850 John Lamb *1850–1891 Gilbert Elliot *1891–1916 Francis Pigou *1916–1921 Basil Wynne Willson (afterwards Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1926) *1922–1926 Edward Burroughs (afterwards Bishop of Ripon, 1926) *1926–1933

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*1934–1951

Harry Blackburne Harry William Blackburne DSO, MC (25 January 1878 – 31 May 1963) was an Anglican clergyman, Dean of Bristol from 1934 to 1951. He was born on 25 January 1878 and educated at Tonbridge School and Clare College, Cambridge. After service as a ...

*–1957

Evered Lunt Rt Rev Francis Evered Lunt (15 October 1900 – 27 May 1982) was the 9th Anglican Bishop of Stepney from 1957. Born in Liverpool,''1911 England Census'' Lunt initially trained for ministry at London College of Divinity being ordained deacon in ...

(afterwards Suffragan Bishop of Stepney, 1957) *1957–1972

Douglas Harrison Douglas Ernest William Harrison (30 March 1903 – 22 February 1974) was an Anglican priest.''Who's Who (UK), Who was Who 1897-1990'', London, A & C Black, 1991. Born in Bristol, Harrison was educated at Bristol Grammar School and St John's Co ...

*1973–1987

Horace Dammers Alfred Hounsell "Horace" Dammers (10 July 1921 – 23 August 2004) was a British Anglican dean and author in the second half of the 20th century. He was born in Great Yarmouth, on 10 July 1921 to a family of Hanoverian origin; his great-grandf ...

*1987–1997

Wesley Carr Arthur Wesley Carr KCVO (26 July 1941 – 15 July 2017) was an Anglican priest who was the Dean of Westminster from 1997 to 2006. Early life Carr was educated at Dulwich College and then at Jesus College, Oxford. After theological studies at R ...

(afterwards Dean of Westminster, 1997) *1997–2009 Robert Grimley *''2009–2010

Andrew Tremlett Andrew Tremlett (born 9 March 1964) is a British Church of England priest. Since 2022, he has served as Dean of St Paul's, and is therefore the head of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral and the most senior priest in the Diocese of ...

; acting dean'' *2010–2019 David Hoyle *''2019-2020 Michael Johnson; acting dean'' *3 October 2020present

Sources

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References

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