The Dean of Chichester is the dean of

Chichester Cathedral Chichester Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in West Sussex, England. It was founded as a cathedral in 1075, when the seat of th ...

in Sussex, England. Bishop Ralph is credited with the foundation of the current cathedral after the original structure built by

Stigand Stigand (died 1072) was an Anglo-Saxon churchman in pre-Norman Conquest England who became Archbishop of Canterbury. His birth date is unknown, but by 1020 he was serving as a royal chaplain and advisor. He was named Bishop of Elmham in 1 ...

was largely destroyed by fire in 1114. Ralph did not confine his activities just to rebuilding the cathedral; he provided for a more complete constitution of his chapter by also creating the offices of '' Dean,

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and Treasurer.'' The function of these four officials was to ensure the proper conduct of church services, the care of the church building and the supervision of subordinates.Stephens. ''Memorials'' p. 323 Beneath these four officials were the canons of the cathedral who in the medieval period were about twenty six in number.Hobbs. ''Chichester Cathedral''. p. 13 The dean would have been elected by the canons, and would have the power to act in administrative matters only with their consent. The dean and his staff, however, were subject to the bishop's authority. The dean headed the cathedral community and had jurisdiction over all the Chichester city parishes, with the exception of All Saints, which was under the administration of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The four ancient posts of dean and canons still exist within the cathedral and their functions are similar to their ancient role, although somewhat diminished, as other church organisations have now taken over some of their powers. There follows a list of deans of Chichester, from Bishop Ralph's time, to the present dean, Stephen Waine.

List of deans

High Medieval

*1115

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*1115

Richard 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 'stro ...

*1125

Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

*1144

*1150 John de Greneford (afterwards

Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the counties of East and West Sussex. The see is based in the City of Chichester where the bishop's s ...

, 1173) *1176 Jordan de Meleburn *1178 Seffrid II (afterwards

, 1180) *1180

Matthew de Chichester Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the C ...

*1190

Nicholas de Aquila Nicholas de Aquila (died after 1220) was a medieval Bishop of Chichester-elect. Life Aquila was a canon lawyer.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 5: Chichester: Bishops'' He may be the master of the school at Avranches in 1 ...

*1197 Seffride *1210–1212 ''In the hands of the king'' *1220

Simon de Perigord Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

Geenway. Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: volume 5: pp. 6–10. Suggests that Perigord was installed as dean in 1218 and that he was replaced by Thomas de Lichfield in 1229. No mention of Walter (1230). *1230 Walter *1232

Thomas de Lichfield 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 t ...

*1250 Geoffrey *1256

Walter de Glocestria Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born ...

*1295

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Late Medieval

*?-1306 William de Grenefeld (afterwards

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, 1306)

Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 7, Chichester Diocese'' (London: 1964) pp. 4-6. *1307-1308

Raymond de Goth Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

or Raimundus de Got, Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria Nova *1308-1316

John de St Leophardo 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 * Seco ...

*1318-1340

Henry de Garland 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 ...

*?-1349

Walter de Segrave Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1 ...

*1349-1362 William Lenn (afterwards

, 1362) *1362-? Nicholas de Aston *?-1382 Roger de Freton *1382–1386 Richard le Scrope (afterwards

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, 1386) *1389–1390

William de Lullyngton 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 conqu ...

*?-1396 Stephen Palosius (Cardinal priest of S. Marcellus) *1396–1399 Christopher Marini (Cardinal priest of S. Cyriacus) *1397–1407

John de Maydenhith 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 ...

(B.C.L.) *1407–1412

John Haseley 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 * Seco ...

*?–1417 Richard Talbot (afterwards

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, 1417) *?–1424 William Milton *1425 John Patten ''or''

John Waynflete 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 ...

*1425-?

John Crutchere 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 ...

*1455-1478

John Waynfleet 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 * Seco ...

*1479-1501

John Cloos 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 ...

*1501-1503

Robert Prychard 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, ho ...

*1504-? Geoffrey Symeon *1507-1510

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*1517-1518

Thomas Larke Thomas Larke, DCL was an English priest and academic in the 15th and early 16th centuries. Larke held livings at Morborne and Kettering. Larke was Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge from 1517 to 1525. He was Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1517 to 15 ...

*1518-1541

William Fleshmonger William Fleshmonger(? -1541/42), the son of a Winchester College tenant, was born in Hambledon, Hampshire. He was a Doctor of Canon Law and Dean of Chichester during the turmoil of the English Reformation. Education Fleshmonger attended Winche ...

Early modern

*1541–1548

Richard Caurden 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 ...

*1549–1551 Giles Eyre *1551–1553

Bartholomew Traheron Bartholomew Traheron (1510?–1558?) was an English Protestant writer and Marian exile. Life Born about 1510, he is said to have been a native of Cornwall. Bartholomew was early left an orphan, and was brought up under the care of Richard Trac ...

*1553

Thomas Sampson Thomas Sampson (c. 1517–1589) was an English Puritan theologian. A Marian exile, he was one of the Geneva Bible translators. On his return to England, he had trouble with conformity to the Anglican practices. With Laurence Humphrey, he p ...

(not installed) *1553–1557 William Pye *1558–1566

Hugh Turnbull Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hugh Stephenson Turnbull (25 August 1882 – 9 January 1973) was a British Army officer and senior police officer. His army commands included 2/7th Battalion Gordon Highlanders. He served as Commissioner of the City of Londo ...

*1566–1570 Richard Curteys (afterwards

, 1571) *1570–1577 Anthony Rushe *1577–1601 Martin Culpepper *1601–1630 William Thorne *1630–1634

Francis Dee Francis Dee (before 1580 – 8 October 1638) was an English churchman and Bishop of Peterborough from 1634. He was the son of the Rev. David Dee of St Mary Hall, Oxford, who held the rectory of St Bartholomew-the-Great, West Smithfield from 15 ...

(afterwards Bishop of Peterborough, 1634) *1634–1635

Richard Steward Richard Steward or Stewart (1593? – 1651) was an English royalist churchman, clerk of the closet to Charles I and designated Dean of St. Paul's and Westminster, though not able to take up his position because of the wartime circumstances. Li ...

*1642

George Aglionby George Aglionby (c.1603–1643) was an English Royalist churchman, nominated in 1643 as Dean of Canterbury. He was a member of the Great Tew intellectual circle around Lucius Cary, and a friend and correspondent of Thomas Hobbes. Life He was ...

(nominal) *1646–1660 Bruno Ryves (afterwards

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, 1660) *1660–1663 Joseph Henshaw (afterwards Bishop of Peterborough, 1663) *1663–1669 Joseph Gulston *1669–1671 Nathaniel Crew (afterwards

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, 1671) *1671–1672 Lambrocus Thomas *1672–1688

George Stradling George Stradling (1620 or 1621 – 19 April 1688) was Dean (religion), Dean of Chichester Cathedral from 1672 until his death. Life Stradling was born at St Donat's Castle, Wales to Sir John Stradling, 1st Baronet, Sir John Stradling, Baronet ...

*1688–1699

Francis Hawkins Francis Hawkins (1628–1681) was an English Jesuit, known as a child prodigy and translator. Life Hawkins is notable for two translations he made while quite young. He later had a long career among the English speaking Jesuits in exile. His fath ...

*1699–1715

William Hayley William Hayley (9 November 174512 November 1820) was an English writer, best known as the biographer of his friend William Cowper. Biography Born at Chichester, he was sent to Eton in 1757, and to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in 1762; his connec ...

*1715–1727

Thomas Sherlock Thomas Sherlock (167818 July 1761) was a British divine who served as a Church of England bishop for 33 years. He is also noted in church history as an important contributor to Christian apologetics. Life Born in London, he was the son of the ...

(afterwards

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, 1727) *1727–1735 John Newey *1735–1739

Thomas Hayley Thomas Hayley may refer to: * Thomas Hayley (priest) Thomas Hayley was the Dean of Chichester from 1735 to 1739. He was from Cleobury and matriculated from All Souls College in 1698. A Prebendary of Chichester from 1705 to 1735 he was Rector of ...

*1739–1741 James Hargraves *1741–1754 William Ashburnham (afterwards

, 1754) *1754–1770 Thomas Ball *1770–1790

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(afterwards

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, 1790)

Late modern

*1790 Combe Miller *1814–1824

Christopher Bethell Christopher Bethell (21 April 1773 – 19 April 1859) was Bishop of Bangor. Bethell was the second son of the Reverend Richard Bethell, the rector of St Peter's Wallingford, Berkshire, who died 12 January 1806 having married his wife Ann in 177 ...

*1824

Samuel Slade Samuel Slade (1771–1829) was a Church of England clergyman, Dean of Chichester from 1824 until his death. Samuel Slade was born on 11 April 1771. He was the son of Richard Slade, who was rector at Westwell, Oxfordshire from 1746 until his de ...

*1830

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*1859–1875

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*1876 John Burgon *1888

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(afterwards

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, 1892) *1892 Richard Randall *1902 John Hannah *1929

Arthur Duncan Jones Arthur Stuart Duncan-Jones (25 April 1879 – 19 January 1955) was an Anglican priest and author in the first half of the 20th century.'' Who was Who 1897-1990'', London, A & C Black, 1991. Arthur Duncan-Jones was the son of another priest, Dunc ...

*1955 Walter Hussey *1977

Robert Holtby Robert Tinsley Holtby FSA was an Anglican priest and author. in the second half of the 20th century. Born in Thornton-le-Dale

*1989 John Treadgold *2002–2014 Nicholas Frayling *2015–present Stephen Waine

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Dean of Chichester The Dean of Chichester is the dean of Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England. Bishop Ralph is credited with the foundation of the current cathedral after the original structure built by Stigand was largely destroyed by fire in 1114. Ralph di ...

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