Dean of Norwich

Norwich cathedral

The Dean of Norwich is the head of the Chapter of Norwich Cathedral in Norwich, England. Jane Hedges was installed as Dean on 21 June 2014.^[1]

List of deans

Early modern

1538–1539 William Castleton (last prior)
1539–1554 John Salisbury (deprived)
1554–1557 John Christopherson (afterwards Bishop of Chichester, 1557)
1557–1558 John Boxall (also Dean of Windsor, 1557–59 and Dean of Peterborough, 1557–1559) (deprived)
1558–1559 John Harpsfield (also Archdeacon of London, 1554–1559) (deprived)
1560–1573 John Salisbury (restored)
1573–1589 George Gardiner
1589–1601 Thomas Dove (afterwards Bishop of Peterborough, 1601)
1601–1603 John Jegon (afterwards Bishop of Norwich, 1603)
1603–1614 George Montgomery (afterwards Bishop of Raphoe, 1605)
1614–1628 Edmund Suckling
1628–1654 John Hassal (deprived – Commonwealth)
1660–1670 John Crofts
1670–1681 Herbert Astley
1681–1689 John Sharp (afterwards Dean of Canterbury, 1689)
1689–1702 Henry Fairfax
1702–1714 Humphrey Prideaux
1724–1730 Thomas Cole
1731–1733 Robert Butts (afterwards Bishop of Norwich, 1733)

1733–1739 John Baron
1739–1761 Thomas Bellock
1761–1765 Hon. Edward Townshend
1765–1790 Philip Lloyd

Late modern

1790–1828 Joseph Turner
1828–1866 George Pellew
1866–1889 Meyrick Goulburn
1889–1909 William Lefroy
1909–1911 Henry Wakefield (afterwards Bishop of Birmingham, 1911)
1911–1919 Henry Beeching^[2]^[3]
1919–1927 John Willink
1927–1946 David Cranage
1946–1952 St Barbe Holland
1953–1969 Norman Hook
1970–1978 Alan Webster (afterwards Dean of St Paul's, 1788
1978–1983 David Edwards (afterwards Provost of Southwark, 1983)
1983–1995 Paul Burbridge
1995–2003 Stephen Platten (afterwards Bishop of Wakefield, 2003)
2004–29 September 2013 (ret.) Graham Smith^[4]
21 June 2014–present: Jane Hedges^[1]

Sources

References

Diocese of Norwich

Norwich Cathedral Bishop's House, Norwich Diocesan House, Norwich

Office holders	The Bishop of Norwich, Graham James The Bishop suffragan of Thetford, Alan Winton The Bishop suffragan of Lynn, Jonathan Meyrick AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough Dean-designate of Norwich, Jane Hedges Vice-Dean of Norwich, Jeremy Haselock The Archdeacon of Norwich, Jan McFarlane The Archdeacon of Lynn, John Ashe The Archdeacon of Norfolk, Steven Betts

Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Ipswich (1899–1909) Archdeacon of Suffolk (12th century–1914; formed Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich) Archdeacon of Sudbury (12th century–1837; transferred to Ely)

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

Deans of Norwich

Early modern	William Castleton John Salisbury John Christopherson John Boxall John Harpsfield John Salisbury George Gardiner Thomas Dove John Jegon George Montgomery Edmund Suckling John Hassal John Crofts Herbert Astley John Sharp Henry Fairfax Humphrey Prideaux Thomas Cole Robert Butts John Baron Thomas Bellock Edward Townshend Philip Lloyd

Late modern	Joseph Turner George Pellew Meyrick Goulburn William Lefroy Henry Wakefield Henry Beeching John Willink David Cranage Herbert St Barbe Holland Norman Hook Alan Webster David Edwards Paul Burbridge Stephen Platten Graham Smith Jane Hedges (announced)

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