The Dean of Truro is the head (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Truro Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary'' in

Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its population was 18,766 in the 2011 census. People of Truro ...

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

Bishop of Truro The Bishop of Truro is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury. History There had been between the 9th and 11th centuries a Bishopric of Cornwall until it was merged with Credi ...

History of the Chapter

Upon the foundation of Truro Cathedral the bishop was authorised to establish honorary canonries which Dr, Benson did; these numbered 24. In 1878 a new act of Parliament authorised the bishop to establish residentiary canonries; in 1882 an existing canonry was transferred to Truro from Exeter whose income enabled the provision of two canonries at Truro. In 1906 the office of sub-dean was endowed; the bishop was also the dean (at least until 1925). This was the position until it became possible to fund the office of Dean.

List of deans

*1895-1910

Cecil Bourke Cecil Frederick Joseph Bourke (1 September 1841 – 15 April 1910) was the Archdeacon of Buckingham from 1895 until his death. Bourke was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford and ordained in 1865. He began his ordained ministry as a cura ...

*1952-1959 Joseph Fison *1960–1981 Henry Lloyd *1982–1997 David Shearlock *1998–192005

Michael Moxon Michael Anthony Moxon (23 January 194228 July 2019) was Dean of Truro from 1998 until his resignation in 2004. He was educated at Merchant Taylors, Durham University and Heythrop College, London. Ordained in 1971 he was a curate at Lowesto ...

*2005–2011

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''(resigned)'' *August 20112012 Perran Gay ''(Acting)'' *22 September 2012September 2022 (ret.) Roger Bush (retired end of September 2022) *''October 2022–present Simon Robinson (interim dean)'' *''2023 onwards'' Simon Robinson (announced)

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Deans of Truro The Dean of Truro is the head (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Truro Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary'' in Truro. ...