The Dean of Salisbury is the

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of the chapter of

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in the

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. The Dean assists the archdeacon of Sarum and bishop of Ramsbury in the

diocese of Salisbury The Diocese of Salisbury is a Church of England diocese in the south of England, within the ecclesiastical Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers most of Dorset (excepting the deaneries of Bournemouth and Christchurch, which fall within the ...

List of deans

High Medieval

* Walter * Osbert *?–1111

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*bef. 1115–aft. 1122 Serlo *

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*–aft. 1145 Azo *1148–1155

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*1155–1164

Henry de Beaumont Henry de Beaumont (before 1280 – 10 March 1340), ''jure uxoris'' 4th Earl of Buchan and ''suo jure'' 1st Baron Beaumont, was a key figure in the Anglo-Scots wars of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, known as the Wars of Scottish Inde ...

*1166–1175 John of OxfordBritish History Online Bishops of Norwich
accessed on 14 December 2007 *1176–1193

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*1194–1197 EustaceBritish History Online Bishops of Ely
accessed on 25 October 2007 *1197–1215 Richard PooreBritish History Online Bishops of Durham
accessed on 25 October 2007 *1215–1220

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*1220–1236

William de Wanda 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 Eng ...

*1238–1257

Robert de Hertford The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

*1258–1271 Robert Wickhampton *1271–1284

Walter Scammel Walter Scammel was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury. Scammel was archdeacon of Berkshire in the diocese of Salisbury, treasurer of that diocese, and finally Dean of Salisbury. He was elected to the deanery on 9 September 1271.

*1285–1287

Henry Brandeston Henry Brandeston (or Henry of Braunstone) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury. Life Brandeston held the offices of archdeacon of Wiltshire, archdeacon of Dorset, and Dean of Salisbury, all in the diocese of Salisbury.< ...

*1287–1295 Simon de Micham

Late Medieval

*1297–1309 Peter of Savoy *1308–1311 William Rufati *1311–1346 Reymund de Fargis *1346–1347

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*1347–1374

Reynold Orsini Reynold is an English masculine given name come from an Old High German personal name made up of the element "ragin" (''advice, decision'') and "wald" (''power, authority, brightness''). It is a cognate of ''Rögnvaldr'', which is also a source of ...

*1374–13 August 1379 (d.): Giacomo Cardinal Orsini :( cardinal-deacon of

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; also :

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and Archdeacon of Durham) *1380–1381 Robert Braybrooke *1382–1404 Thomas Montagu *1404–1417

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*1418–1431

Simon Sydenham Simon Sydenham (died 1438) was a medieval Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of Chichester. Sydenham was briefly Archdeacon of Berkshire in 1404, then Archdeacon of Salisbury from 1404 to 1418 and Dean of Salisbury from 1418 to 1431. Between 1417 and ...

*1431–1435 Thomas Brunce *1435–1441 Nicholas Bildeston *1441–1446 Adam Moleyns *1446–1449

Richard Leyot Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

*1449–1463 Gilbert Kymer *1463–1472 James Goldwell *1473–1485 John Davison *1486–1502

Edward Cheyne 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 ...

Early modern

*1502–1509

Thomas Ruthall Thomas Ruthall (also spelled Ruthal, Rowthel or Rowthall; died 4 February 1523) was an English churchman, administrator and diplomat. He was a leading councillor of Henry VIII of England. Education and early career He was born at Cirencester. He ...

*1509–1514 William Atwater *1514–1521 John Longland *1521–1522 Cuthbert Tunstall *1523–1536

Richard Pace Richard Pace (c. 148228 June 1536) was an English clergyman and diplomat of the Tudor period. Life He was born in Hampshire and educated at Winchester College under Thomas Langton. He attended the universities of Padua and Oxford. In 1509, he ...

*1536–1563

Peter Vannes Peter Vannes (died 1563) was an Italian Catholic churchman who became a royal official in England, and Dean of Salisbury. Life Born at Lucca in northern Italy, he was son of Stephen de Vannes of that city. In one of his letters Erasmus calls hi ...

*1563–1571 William Bradbridge *1571 '' Thomas Cole (nominated)'' *1571–1572

Edmund Freke Edmund Freke (also spelled Freake or Freak; c. 1516–1591) was an English dean and bishop. Life He was born in Essex, and educated at Cambridge, gaining his M.A. there c. 1550. In 1565 he was appointed Canon of the sixth stall at St George's ...

*1572–1577 John Piers *1577–1604 John Bridges *1604–1619 John Gordon *1619–1620

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*1620–1630 John Bowle *1630–1635 Edmund Mason *1635–1667

Richard Baylie Richard Baylie (1585 – 27 July 1667) was twice President of St John's College, Oxford, twice Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Archdeacon of Nottingham and Dean of the Salisbury Cathedral. Baylie was President of St John's College, Oxford fr ...

*1667–1675 Ralph Brideoake *1675–1691

Thomas Pierce Thomas Pierce or Peirse (1622–1691) was an English churchman and controversialist, a high-handed President of Magdalen College, Oxford, and Dean of Salisbury. Early life He was the son of John Pierce or Peirse, a woollen-draper and mayor of De ...

*1691–1702 Robert Woodward *1702–1705

Edward Young Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for ''Night-Thoughts'', a series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting his state of mind following several bereavements. It was one of the mo ...

*1705–1728

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*1728–1757 John Clarke *1757–1780 Thomas Greene *1780–1786 Rowney Noel *1786–1808 John Ekins

Late modern

*1809–1823 Charles Talbot *1823–1846

Hugh Pearson Hugh Pearson may refer to: * Hugh Pearson (canon of Windsor) (1817–1882), vicar of Sonning and canon at Windsor * Hugh Pearson (dean of Salisbury) (1776–1856), his father, Anglican priest * Hugh Pearson (racing driver), American NASCAR driver, ...

*1846–1850

Francis Lear Francis Lear (1823–1914) was an Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of Sarum from 1875 until his death. Born on 23 August 1823, son of Francis Lear, Dean of Salisbury, he was educated at Winchester and Christ Church, Oxford. Lear made four ap ...

*1850–1880 Henry Hamilton *1880–1880

J. C. Ryle John Charles Ryle (10 May 1816 – 10 June 1900) was an English evangelical Anglican bishop. He was the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool. Life He was the eldest son of John Ryle, private banker, of Park House, Macclesfield, M.P. for Maccles ...

*1880–1901 George Boyle *1901–1907 Allan Webb *1907–1919 William Page Roberts *1920–1927 Andrew Burn *1928–1935 John Randolph *1936–1943 Edward Henderson *1943–1952 Henry Charles Robins *1952–1960 Robert Moberly *1960–1971

Kenneth Haworth Kenneth William Haworth was the Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England from 1960 until his retirement in 1971. Born on 21 January 1903 and educated at Cheltenham College and Clare College, Cambridge, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1926 ...

*1971–1977 Fenton Morley *1977–1986

Sydney Hall Evans Sydney Hall Evans, CBE (23 July 1915 – 6 January 1988) was the Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England from 1977 until his retirement in 1986. Early life Born on 23 July 1915, Hall Evans was educated at Bristol Grammar School and Durham Un ...

*1986–1996 The Hon

Hugh Dickinson The Hon. Hugh Geoffrey Dickinson (born 17 November 1929) is an English clergyman who was Dean of Salisbury from 1986 until his retirement in 1996. Early life Dickinson is a younger son of Richard Sebastian Willoughby Dickinson DSO, only son of ...

*1996–2004 Derek Watson *2004–2017

June Osborne June Osborne (born 10 June 1953) is a British retired Anglican bishop. From 2017 to 2022, she served as the Bishop of Llandaff in the Church in Wales. Between 2004 and 2017, she served as the Dean of Salisbury, and was the first woman to head o ...

*2017–2018 Ed Probert (Acting) *9 September 2018present

Nick Papadopulos Nicholas Charles Papadopulos (born 1966) is a Church of England priest and the Dean of Salisbury. Papadopulos was educated at the King's School, Rochester, before gaining a degree in history from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. After stud ...

References

Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 3: Salisbury diocese

Sources

British History Online Deans of Salisbury
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