Dean of Westminster








The west façade of the Abbey


The Dean of Westminster is the head of the chapter at Westminster Abbey. Due to the Abbey's status as a Royal Peculiar, the dean answers directly to the British monarch (not to the Bishop of London as ordinary, nor to the Archbishop of Canterbury as metropolitan). Initially, the office was a successor to that of abbot of Westminster, and was for the first 10 years cathedral dean for the Diocese of Westminster. The current dean is John Hall.




Contents






  • 1 List of deans


  • 2 Notes


  • 3 References


  • 4 Sources





List of deans




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Name
Portrait
Term of office

William Benson
(formerly last abbot of the Benedictine abbey)


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1540
1549

Richard Cox

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1549
1553

Hugh Weston

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1553
1556

Vacancy (restored as Benedictine abbey)
John Feckenham, abbot

1556
1559

William Bill

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1560
1561

Gabriel Goodman

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1561
1601

Lancelot Andrewes

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1601
1605

Richard Neile
(in commendam as Bishop of Rochester from 1608)


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1605
1610

George Montaigne

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1610
1617

Robert Tounson

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1617
1620

John Williams
(in commendam as Bishop of Lincoln 1621–41,
as Archbishop of York from 1641)


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1620
1644

Richard Steward
(not installed)

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1644
1651

Vacancy (English Interregnum)
1651
1660

John Earle

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1660
1662

John Dolben
(in commendam as Bishop of Rochester from 1666[R 1])


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1662
1683

Thomas Sprat
(in commendam as Bishop of Rochester from 1684[R 1])


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1683
1713

Francis Atterbury
(in commendam as Bishop of Rochester[R 1])


Francis Atterbury by Godfrey Kneller.jpg
1713
1723

Samuel Bradford
(in commendam as Bishop of Rochester[R 1])


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1723
1731

Joseph Wilcocks
(in commendam as Bishop of Rochester[R 1])


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1731
1756

Zachary Pearce
(in commendam as Bishop of Rochester[R 1])


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1756
1768

John Thomas
(in commendam as Bishop of Rochester from 1774[R 1])


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1768
1793

Samuel Horsley
(in commendam as Bishop of Rochester[R 1])


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1793
1802

William Vincent

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1802
1815

John Ireland

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1816
1842

Thomas Turton

Thomas Turton by HW Pickersgill.jpg
1842
1845

Samuel Wilberforce

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March–October 1845

William Buckland

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1845
1856

Richard Chenevix Trench

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1856
1864

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

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1864
1881

George Granville Bradley

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1881
1902

Armitage Robinson

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1902
1911
Sir Herbert Edward Ryle

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1911
1925

William Foxley Norris

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1925
1937

Paul de Labilliere

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1938
1946

Alan Don

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1946
1959

Eric Abbott

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1959
1974

Edward Carpenter

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1974
1985

Michael Mayne

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1986
1996

Wesley Carr

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1997
2006

John Hall[1]

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2006

incumbent


Notes




  1. ^ abcdefgh In 1666, John Dolben was additionally appointed Bishop of Rochester, retaining the Deanery of Westminster in commendam. His successor as Dean, Thomas Sprat, was additionally appointed to Rochester in 1684. From then until 1802, it was customary for the Bishop of Rochester to hold the Deanery of Westminster in commendam. These eight deans held both offices concurrently.



References




  1. ^ "No. 58165". The London Gazette. 28 November 2006. p. 16399..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}



Sources


  • Abbots and Deans of Westminster (Westminster Abbey)









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