List of Deans of King's College London

King's College London is unusual among British educational institutions, in that its Dean is an ordained person, responsible for overseeing the spiritual development and welfare of all students and staff as well as fostering vocations among the worshiping community.^[1]

Deans of King's College

Richard Harries served as Dean of King's from 1980–1988

• Arthur Headlam (1903–1913) – later Bishop of Gloucester
• Alfred Caldecott (1913–1918)
• Walter Matthews (1918–1931) – became Dean of Exeter then Dean of St Paul's
• Richard Hanson (1932–1945)
• Eric Abbott (1945–1956) – became Dean of Westminster
• Sydney Evans (1956–1977) – became Dean of Salisbury
• Ulrich Simon (1977–1980)
• Richard Harries (1980–1987) – became Bishop of Oxford; now the Lord Harries of Pentegarth
• Reginald Askew (1988–1993)
• Richard Burridge (1994–present)

References

1. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/structure/dean/why.html