Dean of Gloucester

The cloisters courtyard at Gloucester Cathedral

The Dean of Gloucester is the head (primus inter pares: first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Gloucester Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity in Gloucester. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Gloucester and seat of the Bishop of Gloucester. The current dean is Stephen Lake.

List of deans

Early modern

  • 1720–1723 John Waugh
  • 1723–1729 John Frankland
  • 1729–1730 Peter Allix
  • 1730–1758 Daniel Newcombe
  • 1758–1799 Josiah Tucker

Late modern

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