Dean of St Paul's

The dean of St Paul's is dean (head) of the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, the cathedral church of the diocese of London in the Church of England. Since 1957, the dean of St Paul's is also ex officio the Dean of the Order of the British Empire.

The current dean is Andrew Tremlett, who was installed on 25 September 2022.

Deanery

From 1673 until 1977, the dean lived in the Deanery House, a townhouse on Dean's Court beside the cathedral, which is now called the and owned by the diocese of London. It was let as offices until 1992, but since 1996 has been used by the diocese and includes a residence for the bishop of London.

List of deans

High Medieval 1090–1107 Wulman 1107–1111 Ranulf Flambard (disputed) 1111–1138 William de Mareni 1138–1157 Ralph de Langford 1158–1180 Hugh de Mareni 1180–1199 Ralph de Diceto 1200–1216 Alard de Burnham 1216–1218 Gervase de Howbridge 1218–1227 Robert de Watford 1228–1231 Martin de Pattishall 1231–1241 Geoffrey de Lucy 1241–1243 William of Sainte-Mère-Eglise 1243–1253 Henry de Cornhill 1253–1257 Walter de Saleron 1257–1260 Robert de Barton 1260–1261 Peter de Newport January 1262–July 1262 Richard Talbot July 1262 – 1263 John de Ebulo 1263–1267 Geoffrey de Fering 1268–1273 John Chishull 1273–1276 Hervey de Boreham 1276–1283 Thomas Ingoldsthorpe 1283–1285 Roger de La Legh 1285–1294 William de Montfort 1294–1306 Ralph Baldock

Late Medieval 1306–1313 Arnald Frangerius de Cantilupo 1314–1316 John Sandale 1316–1317 Richard Newport 1317 Roger de Northburgh 1317–1322 Vitalis de Testa 1322–1335 John de Everdon 1335–1354 Gilbert de Bruera 1354–1361 Richard de Kilvington 1361–1362 Walter de Alderbury 1362–1364 Thomas Trilleck 1364–1389 John de Appleby 1389–1400 Thomas de Eure 1400–1405 Thomas Stowe 1406–1421 Thomas More 1422–1441 Reginald Kentwood 1441–1456 Thomas Lisieux 1456–1457 Laurence Booth 1457–1468 William Say 1468–1471 Roger Radclyffe 1471–1478 Thomas Wynterbourne 1479–1499 William Worsley

Early modern 1499–1505 Robert Sherborne 1505–1519 John Colet 1519–1536 Richard Pace 1536–1540 Richard Sampson 1540–1545 John Incent 1545–1554 William May 1554–1556 John Feckenham 1556–1559 Henry Cole 1559–1560 William May (again)

Post-Reformation NamePortraitTerm of officeAlexander Nowell15601602John Overall16021614Valentine Cary16141621John Donne16211631Thomas Winniffe16311642Richard Steward(not installed)16421651Vacancy (English Interregnum)16511660Matthew Nicholas16601661John Barwick16611664William Sancroft16641678Edward Stillingfleet16781689John Tillotson16891691William Sherlock16911707Henry Godolphin17071726Francis Hare(in commendam as Bishop of St Asaph 1727–31,as Bishop of Chichester from 1731)17261740Joseph Butler(in commendam as Bishop of Bristol)17401750Thomas Secker(in commendam as Bishop of Oxford)17501758John Hume(in commendam as Bishop of Oxford)17581766Frederick Cornwallis(in commendam as Bishop of Lichfield)17661768Thomas Newton(in commendam as Bishop of Bristol)17681782Thomas Thurlow(in commendam as Bishop of Lincoln)17821787George Pretyman Tomline(Pretyman until 1803)(in commendam as Bishop of Lincoln)17871820William Van Mildert(in commendam as Bishop of Llandaff)18201826Charles Sumner(in commendam as Bishop of Llandaff)18261827Edward Copleston(in commendam as Bishop of Llandaff)18271849Henry Hart Milman18491868Henry Longueville Mansel18681871Richard William Church18711890Robert Gregory18911911William Ralph Inge19111934Walter Matthews19341967Martin Sullivan19671978Alan Webster19781988Eric Evans19881996John Moses19962006Graeme Knowles20072011 David Ison20122022Andrew Tremlett2022incumbent

Dean of St Paul's

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