The Dean of Salisbury is the

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of the chapter of

Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Salisbury and is the seat of the Bishop of Salisbury. The buildi ...

in the

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. The Dean assists the

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and

bishop of Ramsbury The Bishop of Ramsbury is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Salisbury, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name from the village of Ramsbury in Wiltshire, and was first used ...

in the diocese of Salisbury.

List of deans

High Medieval

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*?–1111

Robert 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 ...

*bef. 1115–aft. 1122 Serlo *

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*–aft. 1145 Azo *1148–1155

Robert of Chichester __NOTOC__ Robert of Chichester (died before April 1161) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter. Robert is often confused with his predecessor, Robert Warelwast. His surname comes from a single source, one of his successors. He was a relative of David ...

*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 Ind ...

*1166–1175

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British History Online Bishops of Norwich
accessed on 14 December 2007 *1176–1193

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*1194–1197

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British History Online Bishops of Ely
accessed on 25 October 2007 *1197–1215

Richard Poore Richard Poore or Poor (died 15 April 1237) was a medieval English bishop best known for his role in the establishment of Salisbury Cathedral and the City of Salisbury, moved from the nearby fortress of Old Sarum. He served as Bishop of Chic ...

British 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 Robert Wickhampton was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury. Wickhampton was a canon of Salisbury before he was Dean of Salisbury by 17 January 1258. He was also a papal chaplain. He had a dispensation for his election to the bishopric due to his ille ...

*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 The Dean of Salisbury is the head of the chapter of Salisbury Cathed ...

*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

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Late Medieval

*1297–1309 Peter of Savoy *1308–1311

William Rufati 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 ...

*1311–1346 Reymund de Fargis *1346–1347

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*1347–1374 Reynold Orsini *1374–13 August 1379 (d.): Giacomo Cardinal Orsini :(

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; also :

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and

Archdeacon of Durham The Archdeacon of Durham is a senior ecclesiastical officer of the diocese of Durham (Church of England). They have, within the geographical area the ''archdeaconry of Durham'', pastoral oversight of clergy and care of church buildings (among other ...

) *1380–1381

Robert Braybrooke Robert Braybrooke was a medieval Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of London. Biography Braybrooke was the son of Sir Gerard Braybrooke of Horsenden, Buckinghamshire & Colmworth, Bedfordshire and his wife, Isabella, the daughter of Sir Roger Dakeny ...

*1382–1404

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*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 Thomas Brunce (Wiktionary:circa, c. 1388 – 6 December 1445) was a 15th-century Bishop of Rochester and then Bishop of Norwich. Life Brunce was the son of William Brunce of Brunce's Court in Sutton Courtenay in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). ...

*1435–1441

Nicholas Bildeston Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its ...

*1441–1446

Adam Moleyns Adam Moleyns (died 9 January 1450), Bishop of Chichester, was an English bishop, lawyer, royal administrator and diplomat. During the minority of Henry VI of England, he was clerk of the ruling council of the Regent. Life Moleyns had the livin ...

*1446–1449 Richard Leyot *1449–1463

Gilbert Kymer Gilbert Kymer (died 1463) was Dean of Salisbury Cathedral, Chancellor of Oxford University, and a physician. Kymer was educated at the University of Oxford. He was a proctor of the University (1412–13) and Principal of Hart Hall, Oxford (1412 ...

*1463–1472

James Goldwell James Goldwell (died 15 February 1499) was a medieval Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of Norwich. Life Goldwell was one of the sons of William and Avice Goldwell, both of whom died in 1485. He had a brother, Nicholas Goldwell, who survived him. H ...

*1473–1485 John Davison *1486–1502 Edward Cheyne

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 John Longland (1473 – 7 May 1547) was the English Dean of Salisbury from 1514 to 1521 and Bishop of Lincoln from 1521 to his death in 1547. Career He was made a Demy at Magdalen College, Oxford in 1491 and became a Fellow. He was King Henry ...

*1521–1522

Cuthbert Tunstall Cuthbert Tunstall (otherwise spelt Tunstal or Tonstall; 1474 – 18 November 1559) was an English Scholastic, church leader, diplomat, administrator and royal adviser. He served as Prince-Bishop of Durham during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edwar ...

*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, ...

*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 him ...

*1563–1571

William Bradbridge William Bradbridge (or Brodebridge) (1501–1578) was an English bishop of Exeter. Life He was born in London and took his B.A. degree at Magdalen College, Oxford, on 15 July 1528. In 1529 he became a fellow of his college, M.A. on 6 June 1532, ...

*1571 ''

Thomas Cole Thomas Cole was an English-born American artist and the founder of the Hudson River School art movement. Cole is widely regarded as the first significant American landscape painter. He was known for his romantic landscape and history painti ...

(nominated)'' *1571–1572 Edmund Freke *1572–1577

John Piers John Piers (Peirse) (1522/3 – 1594) was Archbishop of York between 1589 and 1594. Previous to that he had been Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of Salisbury. Life He was born at South Hinksey, near Oxford, and was educated at Magdalen Colleg ...

*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 ...

*1667–1675

Ralph Brideoake Ralph Brideoake (1612/13–1678) was an English clergyman, who became Bishop of Chichester. Life Born in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, and baptised on 31 January 1612 ( NS 1613) at the Collegiate Church, Manchester, Brideoake graduated from ...

*1675–1691 Thomas Pierce *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 mos ...

*1705–1728 John Younger *1728–1757 John Clarke *1757–1780 Thomas Greene *1780–1786 Rowney Noel *1786–1808

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Late modern

*1809–1823 Charles Talbot *1823–1846 Hugh Pearson *1846–1850 Francis Lear *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 William Page Roberts (2 January 1836 – 17 August 1928) was an eminent English clergyman in the Church of England and Dean of Salisbury from 1907 until 1919. Born at Liverpool to William Roberts and his wife Prudence (née Page), he was educat ...

*1920–1927

Andrew Burn Andrew Ewbank Burn (17 January 1864 – 28 November 1927) was an English clergyman in the Church of England, Dean of Salisbury from 1920 until his death in 1927. Born in Bareilly on 17 January 1864 and educated at Charterhouse and Trinity Col ...

*1928–1935 John Randolph *1936–1943 Edward Henderson *1943–1952

Henry Charles Robins Henry Charles Robins was the Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England from 1943 until his retirement in 1953. Born in Beccles on 2 February 1882 and educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, he was ordained into the priesthood in 1908. H ...

*1952–1960 Robert Moberly *1960–1971 Kenneth Haworth *1971–1977

Fenton Morley William Fenton Morley was the dean of Salisbury in the Church of England from 1971 until his retirement in 1977. Born on 5 May 1912 and educated at Oriel College, Oxford he was ordained into the priesthood in 1936. His first posts were Curate, c ...

*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 Uni ...

*1986–1996 The Hon Hugh Dickinson *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

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(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 study ...

References

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

Sources

British History Online Deans of Salisbury
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