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

Southwell Minster Southwell Minster () is a minster and cathedral in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated miles from Newark-on-Trent and from Mansfield. It is the seat of the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and the Diocese of Southwell and N ...

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

Southwell, Nottinghamshire Southwell (, ) is a minster and market town in the district of Newark and Sherwood in Nottinghamshire, England. It is home to the grade-I listed Southwell Minster, the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. The populat ...

. 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 Southwell and Nottingham The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It covers all the English county of Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire. It is bo ...

and seat of the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. The current dean is Nicola Sullivan.

List of deans

Provosts

*1931–1945 William Conybeare *1945–1969 Hugh Heywood *1970–1978 John Pratt *1978–1991 Murray Irvine *1991–''19 March 2000''

David Leaning David Leaning (18 August 1936 – 28 July 2015) was an eminent Anglican priest. Leaning was educated at Keble College, Oxford and ordained in 1961. He was a curate in Gainsborough then held incumbencies in Warsop and Kington before becoming ...

''(became Dean)''

Deans

*''19 March 2000''–2006 David Leaning *8 September 2007 – 30 June 2014 (ret.) John Guille *30 June 2014 – 17 September 2016: Nigel Coates (Acting) *17 September 2016–present: Nicola SullivanDiocese of Bath & Wells — Farewell service for Archdeacon Nicola
(Accessed 30 June 2016)

References

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