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

Hereford Cathedral Hereford Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Hereford in Hereford, England. A place of worship has existed on the site of the present building since the 8th century or earlier. The present building was begun in 1079. S ...

. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of Blessed Virgin Mary and St Ethelbert'' in

Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Hereford and seat of the

Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of Hereford is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury. The episcopal see is centred in the Hereford, City of Hereford where the bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is in the Hereford Cathedr ...

List of deans

High Medieval

*1140 Ralph *1150 Geoffrey *1157 Ralph *1173 Geoffrey * Richard *1202 Hugh de Breusa *1207–1216

Hugh de Mapenor Hugh de Mapenor (or Hugh de Mapenore; died April 1219) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. Although educated and given the title of '' magister'', or "master", the details of his schooling are unknown. Mapenor was a clerk for Giles de Braose, his ...

*1216 Henry *1218–1231

Thomas de Bosebir 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 Ap ...

*1231–1234

Ralph de Maidstone Ralph of Maidstone (died 1245) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. Life Nothing is known of Maidstone's background or upbringing. Although his year of birth is unknown, he was probably born before about 1195. He earned the title of ''magister'', ...

*1234–? Stephen Thorne *1247–1262 Ancelin ''or'' Anselm *1271–1278

Giles de Avenbury Giles may refer to: People * Giles (given name), male given name (Latin: ''Aegidius'') * Giles (surname), family name * Saint Giles (650–710), 7th–8th-century Christian hermit saint * Giles of Assisi, Aegidius of Assisi, 13th-century compa ...

*1278–1320 Jean de Aigueblanche

Late Medieval

*1320–1352

Stephen de Ledebury Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; h ...

*1352–1361 Thomas Trilleck *1361

William de Feriby William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

*1363–?

William Bermingham William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

*?–1380 John de Middleton *1380–1393

John Harold John Harold (9 November 1873 – 16 February 1947) was a Liberal party and Unionist member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Brantford, Ontario and became a manufacturer. He was elected to Parliament at the Brant riding in t ...

*1393–1407

John Prophet John Prophet (1356–1416) was an English medieval Secretary to King Henry IV, Keeper of the Privy Seal and, Dean of Hereford and York. A distinguished and capable administrator he remained loyal to all kings through a mix of shrewdness, ...

*1407–1417

Thomas Felde 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 Ap ...

*1422

John Bagshaw John Bagshaw (1784 – 20 December 1861) was a British Whig property developer and politician. Life He was the son of John Bagshaw of Rugby, Warwickshire. He moved to Harwich in Essex and acquired land at nearby Dovercourt, where he develop ...

*?–1434

John Stanwey 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 E ...

*1434–1445

Henry Shelford Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

*1446–1462

John Berew 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 E ...

*1463–1481 Richard Pede *1481–1490 Thomas Chaundler *1491–1491 Oliver King *1491–1501 John Hervey

Early modern

*1503–?

Reginald West Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language. Etymology and history The meaning of Reginald is “King". The name is derived from the Latin ''Reginaldus'', which has been influenced by the Latin word ''regina'', meaning "queen". Th ...

*1512–1512 Thomas Wolsey *1513–1529

Edmund Frowcester Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and ...

*1529–1541 Gamaliel Clifton *1541–1555

Hugh Curwen Hugh Curwen ( - 1 November 1568) was an English ecclesiastic and statesman, who served as Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1555 to 1567, then as Bishop of Oxford until his death in November 1568. Previous entries, includ ...

*1558–1559

Edmund Daniel Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and ...

*1560–1576

John Ellis John Ellis may refer to: Academics *John Ellis (scrivener) (1698–1791), English political writer *John Ellis (naturalist) (1710–1776), English botanical illustrator *John Ellis (physicist, born 1946), British theoretical physicist at CERN * Jo ...

*1577–1593 John Watkins *1593–1607 Charles Langford *1607–1616

Edward Doughtie Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

*1616–1617 Richard Montagu ::(exchanged with Lloyd) *1617

Oliver Lloyd Oliver Lloyd (or Lloyde) (1570 or 1571 – 1625) was a Welsh Anglican priest and lawyer who became Dean of Hereford Cathedral. Life Lloyd was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, in 1570 or 1571 and matriculated at St Mary Hall, Oxford in 1589 at ...

*1617–1624 Silvanus Griffiths *1623–1631 Daniel Price *1631–1636 John Richardson *1637–1643

Jonathan Browne Jonathan Browne (1601 – 19 December 1643) was an Anglican clergyman, Dean of Hereford from 1637 until his death. Browne was educated at Gloucester Hall, Oxford, matriculating on 13 October 1620, aged 19, and graduating BCL (1625), DCL (1630). ...

*1644–1661 Herbert Croft *1661–1672 Thomas Hodges *1672–1692 George Benson *1692–1706 John Tyler ::(afterwards Bishop of Llandaff 1706) *1706 Robert Clavering *1729–1736 John Harris *1736–1748

Edward Cresset Edward Cresset (c. 1698 – 1755) was an 18th-century Anglican churchman. Cresset was born in Glympton, Oxfordshire and educated at Trinity College, Oxford. He was successively Dean of Clogher; Dean of Hereford; and Bishop of Llandaff The Bis ...

::(afterwards Bishop of Llandaff 1748) *1749 Edmund Castle *1750–1756 John Egerton *1756

Francis Webber Francis Webber (20 October 1708 in Honiton – 29 September 1771 in Hereford) was an Anglican priest and academic, an Oxford college head. He was Dean of Hereford from 1756 until his death. Webber was the son of the Rev. Francis Webber of Clist ...

* Nathan Wetherell

Late modern

*1808

William Leigh William Leigh (1550–1639) was a well-known English preacher, graduate of Oxford, the rector of St Wilfrid's Church (Standish, Lancashire), from 1586 until his death, and is presumed to have baptized Mayflower Pilgrim, Myles Standish. He is now ...

*1809-1820

George Gretton George Lidderdale Gretton WS FRSE (born 1950) is a Scottish lawyer and academic and, from May 2006 to May 2011, was a Commissioner of the Scottish Law Commission. Career Gretton had his early education at West House School and King Edward's, B ...

*1820 Robert Carr *1827 Edward Mellish *1831 Edward Grey *1832

John Merewether John Merewether (1797 – 4 April 1850) was an English churchman, Dean of Hereford from 1832, known also as an antiquary. Early life The son of John Merewether of Blackland, Wiltshire, he was born at Marshfield, Gloucestershire, in 1797. He matr ...

*1850–1867 Richard Dawes *1867–1894 George Herbert *1894–1919

Wentworth Leigh James Wentworth Leigh (22 January 1838 – 5 January 1923) was an Anglican priest in the last decade of the 19th century and the first two of the 20th. He was a very active Freemason, an enthusiastic temperance campaigner, and an ardent social ref ...

*1919–1946 Reginald Waterfield *1947–1961

Hedley Burrows Hedley Robert Burrows (15 October 1887 – 27 October 1983) was an Anglican cleric in the 20th century, who rose to the position of Dean of Hereford. His father and son were bishops. Life TidiedHe was educated at Charterhouse and New College, ...

*1961–1968 Robert Price *1969–1981

Norman Rathbone Norman Stanley Rathbone (8 September 1914 – 13 July 1995) was an Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century. He was educated at Rugby and Christ's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1939. He was Curate then Vicar of St Mary Magdale ...

*1982–1992 Peter Haynes *1993–2000 Robert Willis *200228 February 2021

Michael Tavinor Michael Edward Tavinor (born 11 September 1953) is a retired English Anglican priest who served as Dean of Hereford from 2002 to 2021. He was educated at Durham University, Emmanuel College, Cambridge (PGCE 1976), and King's College London and or ...

*1 March 2021October 2021 Andrew Piper, Precentor and Acting Dean *2 October 2021present: Sarah Brown

Sources

British History Online – Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300 – Deans of HerefordBritish History Online – Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541 – Deans of Hereford
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References

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