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

Leicester Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, commonly known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. The church was elevated to a collegiate church in 1922 ...

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

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...

. 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 Leicester The Diocese of Leicester is a Church of England diocese based in Leicester and including the current county of Leicestershire. The cathedral is Leicester Cathedral, where the Bishop of Leicester has his episcopal chair. The diocese is divided int ...

and seat of the

Bishop of Leicester The Bishop of Leicester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Leicester in the Province of Canterbury. Through reorganisation within the Church of England, the Diocese of Leicester was refounded in 1927, and St Martin's Church b ...

. The most recent Dean was

David Monteith David Robert Malvern Monteith (born 5 June 1968) is a Northern Irish Anglican priest in the Church of England and is the current Dean of Canterbury, the senior canon of Canterbury Cathedral. He was previously the Dean of Leicester since his appoi ...

until he was installed as

Dean of Canterbury The Dean of Canterbury is the head of the Chapter of the Cathedral of Christ Church, Canterbury, England. The current office of Dean originated after the English Reformation, although Deans had also existed before this time; its immediate precur ...

on 17 December 2022.

List of deans

Provosts

*1927–1934

Frederick MacNutt Frederick Brodie MacNutt (26 September 1873 – 17 July 1949) was an Anglican priest and author in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Brighton to Irish parents, MacNutt was educated at St Paul's School, London, and Trinity College, Cam ...

(also

Archdeacon of Leicester The Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominati ...

, 1921–1938) *1938–1954 Herbert Jones (afterwards

Dean of Manchester The Dean of Manchester is based in Manchester, England and is the head of the Chapter of Manchester Cathedral. The current dean is Rogers Govender MBE. List of deans *1840–1847 William Herbert *1847–1872 George Bowers *1872–1883 Benja ...

, 1954) *1954–1958

Mervyn Armstrong Mervyn Armstrong, OBE (1906 – 1984) was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the middle third of the 20th century. Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1938. His first posts were as a Chaplain in the RNVR, after which he ...

(afterwards

Bishop of Jarrow The Bishop of Jarrow is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Durham, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the former Anglo Saxon monastery in the town of Jarrow in Tyne and ...

, 1958) *1958–1963 Richard Mayston *1963–1978 John Hughes *1978–1992 Alan Warren *1992–1999

Derek Hole Derek Norman Hole (5 December 1933 – 4 September 2021) was a Church of England priest who spent most of his long career living and ministering in Leicestershire. Born on 5 December 1933 in Cornwall, he was educated at Public Central School, P ...

*2000–''2002''

Viv Faull Vivienne Frances Faull (born 20 May 1955) is a British Anglican bishop and Lord Spiritual. Since 2018, she has served as the Bishop of Bristol. In 1985, she was the first woman to be appointed chaplain to an Oxbridge college. She was later a cat ...

''(became Dean)''

Deans

*2002–2012 Viv Faull *2012-2013 Barry Naylor (Acting Dean) *2013–2022

References

Deans of Leicester Deans of Leicester Deans of Leicester

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 * ...

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