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(Top) 1 List of deans 1.1 High Medieval 1.2 Late Medieval 1.3 Early modern 1.4 Late modern 2 References 3 Sources

Dean of York

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The Dean of York is the member of the clergy who is responsible for the running of the York Minster cathedral. As well as being the head of the cathedral church of the diocese and the metropolitical church of the province, the Dean of York holds preeminence as the Province of York vicar.

Since 1939, the deans have resided at York Deanery.

List of deans

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The following is a list of the deans from 11th century to the present day:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

High Medieval

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1093–c. 1135 Hugh
c. 1138–1143 William of St. Barbara
c. 1147–1157 Robert of Ghent
1158–1186 Robert Butevilain
1186–1189 Hubert Walter
1189–1194 Henry Marshal^[5]
1194–1214 Simon of Apulia
1214–? William Testard
c. 1217–c. 1220 Hamo
1220–1233 Roger de Insula
1233–1238 Geoffrey de Norwich
1239–1243 Fulk Basset
1244–1249 Walter of Kirkham
c. 1252–1256 Sewal de Bovil
1257–1258 Godfrey Ludham
1258–1260 Roger de Holderness (alias Skeffling)
c. 1262–1279 William Langton
1279–1290 Robert de Scarborough
1290–1297 Henry of Newark

Late Medieval

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1296–1307 William Hambleton^[6]
1307–1310 Raymond de Goth
1310–1312 William Pickering
1312–1333 Robert Pickering
1333–1336 William de Colby
1336–1340 William Zouche
1342–1343 Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord
1366–1380 Cardinal Angelicus Grimaud^[7]
1382–1385 Cardinal Adam Easton^[8]
1385–1395 Edmund Stafford
1395–1397 Roger Walden
1398–1400 Richard Clifford
1401–1406 Thomas Langley
1406–1416 John Prophet
1416–1420 Thomas Polton
1420–1425 William Grey
1426–1436 Robert Gilbert
1436–1451 William Felter
1452–1477 Richard Andrew

1477–1488 Robert Booth
1488–1494 Christopher Urswick (also Archdeacon of Wilts, and Archdeacon of Richmond (from 1494))
1494–1496 William Sheffield
1497–1503 Geoffrey Blythe

Early modern

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1503–1507 Christopher Bainbridge
1508–1512 James Harrington
1513–1514 Thomas Wolsey
1514–1516 John Yonge
1516–1539 Brian Higden
1539–1544 Richard Layton
1544–1567 Nicholas Wotton
1567–1589 Matthew Hutton
1589–1617 John Thornborough
1617–1624 George Meriton
1625–1644 John Scott
1644–1660 Abolished – Commonwealth & Protectorate
1660–1663 Richard Marshe
Jan–Nov 1664 William Sancroft
1664–1677 Robert Hitch^[9] (also Archdeacon of the East Riding until 1675)
1677–1697 Tobias Wickham
1697–1702 Thomas Gale
1702–1728 Henry Finch
1728–1747 Richard Osbaldeston
1747–1802 John Fountayne

Late modern

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1802–1822 George Markham
1823–1858 William Cockburn
1858–1880 Augustus Duncombe
1880–1916 Arthur Purey-Cust
1917–1925 William Foxley Norris
1926–1932 Lionel Ford
1932–1941 Herbert Bate
1941–1963 Eric Milner-White
1964–1975 Alan Richardson
1975–1984 Ronald Jasper^[10]
1984–1994 John Southgate
1994–2003 Raymond Furnell
2004–2012 Keith Jones
December 2012 – 2018 Viv Faull^[11]
25 June 2018 – 2 February 2019 Peter Moger, Canon Precentor and Acting Dean^[12]
2 February 2019 – 18 January 2022 Jonathan Frost^[13] (became Bishop of Portsmouth)^[14]
19 January 2022 – 12 November 2022 Michael Smith, Canon Pastor and Acting Dean ^[14]
12 November 2022 – present Dominic Barrington^[15]

Plaque in York Minster listing the Deans of York

References

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^ Tilsley, John; Howat, Jeremy N. T. "Deans of York from 1093" (PDF). York Minster; the four major dignitaries. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

^ Greenway 1999, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6, pp. 7–13.

^ Jones 1963, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 6, pp. 6–9.

^ Horn & Smith 1975, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 4, pp. 5–7.

^ Barlow, Frank. "Marshal, Henry (d. 1206)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/94379. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 85

^ Miranda, Salvador. "Angelicus Grimaud". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

^ Miranda, Salvador. "Adam Easton". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

^ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. The Society. 1913. The Rt Revd Robert Hitch, Rector of Normanton, West Yorkshire and Dean of York, was married to Sarah Levett, born 1610, daughter of Capt Christopher Levett, the English explorer born at York.

^ Gray, Donald. "Jasper, Ronald Claud Dudley (1917–1990)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/39999. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

^ "Faull appointed Dean of York". BBC News. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

^ York Minster — Acting Dean of York (Accessed 29 June 2018)

^ Dodd, George (26 November 2018). "New Dean of York revealed as the Rt Revd Dr Jonathan Frost". York Press. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

^ ^a ^b "Acting Dean of York announced". York Minster. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

^ "The Installation of Dominic Barrington as the 77th Dean of York". Archbishop of York. 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

Sources

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Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

Greenway, D. E. (1999). "Deans of York". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6 - York Diocese. British History Online.

Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M. (1975). "Deans of York". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 4 - York Diocese. British History Online.

Jones, B. (1963). "Deans of York". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 6 - Northern Province (York, Carlise and Durham). British History Online.

v t e Diocese of York
York Minster Bishopthorpe Palace Diocesan House, York
Office holders	Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York and Primate of England Paul Ferguson, Bishop suffragan of Whitby John Thomson, Bishop suffragan of Selby Eleanor Sanderson, Bishop suffragan of Hull AEO: the Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Dominic Barrington, Dean of York Andy Broom, Archdeacon of the East Riding Sam Rushton, Archdeacon of York Amanda Bloor, Archdeacon of Cleveland
Provincial episcopal visitors	Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Sheffield (1901–1914; Diocese of Sheffield erected) Archdeacon of Richmond (12th century–1541; became Diocese of Chester) Archdeacon of Nottingham (12th century–1837; transferred to Lincoln) Archdeacon of Sheffield (1884–1914; became Diocese of Sheffield) Archdeacon of Doncaster (1913–1914; transferred to Sheffield)
Historic palaces	Archbishop's Palace, York (12th–16th centuries) Cawood Castle (12th–17th centuries) York Place (13th–16th centuries) Hampton Court Palace (1514–1528) York House, Strand (16th–17th centuries)

Deans in the Church of England

Province of Canterbury

Province of York

Royal Deans

v t e Deans of York
High Medieval	Hugh William of St. Barbara Robert of Ghent Robert Butevilain Hubert Walter Henry Marshal Simon of Apulia William Testard Hamo Roger de Insula Geoffrey de Norwich Fulk Basset Walter of Kirkham Sewal de Bovil Godfrey Ludham Roger de Holderness/Skeffling William Langton Robert de Scarborough Henry of Newark
Late Medieval	William Hambleton Raymond de Goth William Pickering Robert Pickering William de Colby William Zouche Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord Cardinal Angelicus Grimaud Edmund Stafford Roger Walden Richard Clifford Thomas Langley John Prophet Thomas Polton William Grey Robert Gilbert William Felter Richard Andrew Robert Booth Christopher Urswick William Sheffield Geoffrey Blythe
Early modern	Christopher Bainbridge James Harrington Thomas Wolsey John Yonge Brian Higden Richard Layton Nicholas Wotton Matthew Hutton John Thornborough George Meriton John Scott Richard Marshe William Sancroft Robert Hitch Tobias Wickham Thomas Gale Henry Finch Richard Osbaldeston John Fountayne
Late modern	George Markham William Cockburn Augustus Duncombe Arthur Purey-Cust William Foxley Norris Lionel Ford Herbert Bate Eric Milner-White Alan Richardson Ronald Jasper John Southgate Raymond Furnell Keith Jones Vivienne Faull Peter Moger (acting) Jonathan Frost Dominic Barrington

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