The Dean of Bradford is the head and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Bradford Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the Cathedral Church of St Peter in Bradford. 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; until 2014 it was the mother church of the now-defunct Diocese of Bradford and as such the seat of the diocesan Bishop of Bradford.
List of deans
Provosts 1930–1931 Cecil Wilson 1933–1943 Edward Mowll 1944–1962 John Tiarks 1962–1977 Alan Cooper 1977–1989 Brandon Jackson 1990–2000 John Richardson (became Dean)
Deans 2000–2001 John Richardson (previously Provost) 2002–2004 Christopher Hancock 2005–2012 David IsonThe Independent (UK newspaper)St Paul's Cathedral – Appointment of Ison as Dean 2012–2013 Andy Williams (Acting) 2013–2021 Jerry Lepine 2022–2026 Andy Bowerman
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