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, in the Diocese of Ely was created in 1541 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The first Dean of Ely had been the last Benedictine prior of Ely.

List of deans

Early modern

*1541–1557 Robert Steward (last prior) *1557–1589 Andrew Perne *1589–1591 John Bell *1591–1614 Humphrey Tyndall *1614–1636

Henry Caesar Sir Henry Caesar (2 October 1630 – 6 January 1668 ) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and 1666 through 1668. Caesar was the son of Sir Charles Caesar, by his wife Jane Barkham, and succeeded to the estate of Be ...

''or'' Adelmare *1636–1646 William Fuller *1646–1651 William Beale *1660–1661

Richard Love Richard Love (1596–1661) was an English churchman and academic, Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, member of the Westminster Assembly, and Dean of Ely. Life He was son of Richard Love, an apoth ...

*1661–1662

Henry Ferne Henry Ferne (1602 – 16 March 1662) was an English bishop. Life Ferne was born in York. He was educated at Uppingham School to which he was sent by Sir Thomas Nevill of Holt who had married his mother. He was admitted to St Mary Hall, Ox ...

*1662 Edward Martin *1662–1667 Francis Wilford *1667–1677

Robert Mapletoft Robert Mapletoft (25 January 1609 – 20 August 1677) was an English churchman and academic, Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge and Dean of Ely. Life He was son of Hugh Mapletoft, rector of North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, was born there on 25 Jan ...

*1677–1693 John Spencer *1693–1708 John Lambe *1708–1712

Charles Roderick Charles Roderick, D.D. was an Anglican Dean at the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th. Lambe was born in Bunbury, Cheshire and educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. He was Head Master of Eton College from 1682 to 1 ...

*1713–1729

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*1729–1730

John Frankland The Very Revd John Frankland (1669 – 1730) was an 18th-century academic and Dean in the Church of England. The youngest son of Sir William Frankland, 1st Baronet, he was born at Thirkleby and educated at Eton College. He graduated B.A. from S ...

*1730–1758

Peter Allix Pierre Allix (1641 – 3 March 1717) was a French Protestant pastor and author. In 1690 Allix was created Doctor of Divinity by Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and was given the treasurership and a canonry in Salisbury Cathedral by Bishop Gil ...

*1758–1780 Hugh Thomas *1780–1797 William Cooke

Late modern

*1797–1820 William Pearce *1820–1839 James Wood *1839–1858 George Peacock *1858–1869

Harvey Goodwin Harvey Goodwin (9 October 1818 – 25 November 1891) was an English academic and Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Carlisle from 1869 until his death. Life Born at King's Lynn, he was a son of Charles Goodwin, a solicitor there; his mother was Fra ...

(afterwards

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, 1869) *1869–1893 Charles Merivale *1893–1905 Charles Stubbs *1905–1936

Alexander Kirkpatrick Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick (25 June 1849 – 22 January 1940) was Regius Professor of Hebrew at Cambridge University (1882–1903) and the third Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge (1898–1907). Life Kirkpatrick was born at Lewes, East Su ...

*1936–1950

Lionel Blackburne Lionel Edward Blackburne was an Anglican priest in the second quarter of the 20th century. He was born 2 November 1874 and educated at Lancing College and Clare College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1890, he began his ecclesiastical career with a cu ...

*1951–1969

Patrick Hankey Cyril Patrick Hankey was an Anglican priest in the 20th century. Hankey was born in 1886 and educated at Haileybury and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1911 and was a curate at St Augustine's Kilburn. After this he was Vice pr ...

*1969–1982 Michael Carey *1982–1984

Allan Shaw Charles Allan Shaw (16 February 1927 – 16 July 1989) was an Anglican priest in the last third of the 20th century. He was born in Westhoughton, Lancashire on 16 February 1927, educated at Bolton School and Christ's College, Cambridge and ord ...

*1984–1990 William (Bill) Patterson *1991–2003 Michael Higgins *2003–2011

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*2012–2012 Canon David Pritchard ''(Acting)'' *2012–present

Mark Bonney Mark Philip John Bonney (born 2 March 1957) is an Anglican priest. Since 2012, he has served as the dean of Ely. Early life He was born in 1957. He was educated at a school in Cambridge. Having been awarded a scholarship as a choral exhibitione ...

Fictional to deans

* Pennyfather, in Agatha Christie's

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References

Sources

British History – ''Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857'', Vol. 7 – Deans of Ely
{{Deans of Ely Lists of English people