Dean of Wakefield

Wakefield Cathedral

The Dean of Wakefield is the head (primus inter pares – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Wakefield Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield. Before 2000 the post was designated as a provost, which was then the equivalent of a dean at most English cathedrals. The cathedral is one of three co-equal mother churches of the Diocese of Leeds and a seat of the Bishop of Leeds. The current dean is Jonathan Greener, presiding dean of the diocesan chapter.

List of provosts and deans

Provosts

1931–1932 William MacLeod
1933–1962 Noel Hopkins
1962–1971 Philip Pare
1972–1982 John Lister
1982–1997 John Allen
1997–2000 George Nairn-Briggs (became Dean)

Deans

2000–2007 George Nairn-Briggs
2007–present Jonathan Greener^[1] (presiding dean of the diocese since 20 April 2014)

References

↑ Wakefield Cathedral – Cathedral Clergy

Sources

“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
The Times, Thursday, Nov 10, 1932; pg. 1; Issue 46287; col A Death of the first Provost of Wakefield
Photo of the present Dean, Jonathan Greener
Cathedral web-site

Diocese of Leeds

Ripon Cathedral
Wakefield Cathedral
Bradford Cathedral
Hollin House, Leeds
Bishop's Lodge, Wakefield
Bishopscroft, Bradford
Diocesan Office, Leeds
Bishop Mount, Ripon
Church House, Wakefield
Kadugli House, Keighley
Leeds Minster
Area scheme (2014–present)
Dioceses of Ripon and Leeds, of Wakefield and of Bradford

Office holders

Diocesan bishop	Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds

Area bishops	Tony Robinson, Bishop of Wakefield James Bell, Bishop of Ripon Jonathan Gibbs, Bishop of Huddersfield Toby Howarth, Bishop of Bradford

Other bishops	Paul Slater, Bishop of Richmond (assistant area bishop, Leeds Episcopal Area & assistant to the diocesan) AEO: the area Bishop of Wakefield

Deans	Jonathan Greener, Dean of Wakefield (presiding dean) Jerry Lepine, Dean of Bradford John Dobson, Dean of Ripon

Archdeacons	Peter Townley, Archdeacon of Pontefract Anne Dawtry, Archdeacon of Halifax Beverley Mason, Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven Andy Jolley, Archdeacon of Bradford Arani Sen, Acting Archdeacon of Leeds Paul Ayers, Archdeacon-designate of Leeds

Predecessor offices

diocesan Bishop of Ripon (1836–2014; renamed "Ripon and Leeds" in 1999)
diocesan Bishop of Wakefield (1888–2014)
diocesan Bishop of Bradford (1919–2014)
Provost of Bradford (1930–2000; see Dean of Bradford)
Provost of Wakefield (1931–2000; see Dean of Wakefield)
Archdeacon of Craven (1836–2014; merged into Richmond and Craven)
Archdeacon of Halifax (1888–1927; renamed Pontefract)
Archdeacon of Huddersfield (1888–1927; renamed Halifax)
Archdeacon of Ripon (1894–1921; renamed Archdeacon of Leeds)

Deans in the Church of England

Province of Canterbury	Birmingham Bristol Canterbury Chelmsford Chichester Christ Church (Oxford) Coventry Derby Ely Exeter Gibraltar Gloucester Guildford Hereford Jersey Leicester Lichfield Lincoln Norwich Peterborough Portsmouth Rochester St Albans St Edmundsbury St Paul's (London) Salisbury Southwark Truro Wells Winchester Worcester

Province of York	Blackburn Bradford (Leeds diocese) Carlisle Chester Durham Liverpool Manchester Newcastle Peel Ripon (Leeds diocese) Sheffield Southwell Wakefield (Leeds diocese) York

Royal Deans	Dean of the Chapel Royal Westminster Windsor

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