Dean of Belfast
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The Dean of Belfast is the senior official of St Anne's Cathedral in the city of Belfast
, Northern Ireland
and head of the Chapter
, its governing body.
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
and head of the Chapter
Chapter (religion)
Chapter designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Nordic Lutheran churches....
, its governing body.
List of Deans of Belfast
- 1894–1899: Henry Stewart O’Hara; became Bishop of Cashel and WaterfordBishop of Cashel and WaterfordThe Bishop of Cashel and Waterford was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel and Waterford; comprising all of County Waterford, the southern part of County Tipperary and a small part of County Limerick, Ireland.-History:In the Church of Ireland, although not in the Roman Catholic...
- 1899–1903: Charles Frederick D’ArcyCharles D'ArcyCharles Frederick D'Arcy was a Church of Ireland clergyman, from 1903 Bishop of Clogher, in 1907 translated to become Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin and then Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore, briefly Archbishop of Dublin, and finally from 1920 until his death Archbishop of Armagh...
; became Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and LeighlinBishop of Ossory, Ferns and LeighlinThe Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in the Ecclesiastical Province of Dublin...
, and subsequently Bishop of Down, Connor and DromoreBishop of Down, Connor and DromoreThe Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Down, Connor and Dromore; comprising all County Down and County Antrim, including the city of Belfast.-History:...
, briefly Archbishop of DublinArchbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland)The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland...
, and finally Archbishop of ArmaghArchbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh.... - 1903–1911: John Joseph Robinson
- 1911–1919: Charles Thornton Primrose GriersonCharles Thornton Primrose GriersonCharles Thornton Primrose Grierson was an eminent Irish clergyman in the first third of the 20th century Ordained in 1881, he began his career with a curacy at Kells, after which he was Rector of Stradbally and then Seapatrick, County Down...
; became Bishop of Down, Connor and DromoreBishop of Down, Connor and DromoreThe Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Down, Connor and Dromore; comprising all County Down and County Antrim, including the city of Belfast.-History:... - 1919–1926: Thomas Gibson George CollinsThomas Gibson George CollinsThomas Gibson George Collins was Bishop of Meath for a brief spell in the second quarter of the 20th century. Ordained in 1896, he began his career with a curacy at Maralin, after which he was Rector of Rathfriland then Warrenpoint and St James’, Belfast; and finally, before his elevation to...
; became Bishop of MeathBishop of MeathThe Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... - 1926–1932: Henry Robert BrettHenry Robert BrettHenry Robert Brett was Dean of Belfast in the second quarter of the 20th century. Ordained in 1893, his first posts were curacies at Coleraine and Belfast after which he was Vicar of St Peter’s in the same city and then Archdeacon of Connor before his elevation to the Deanery.-Notes:...
- 1932–1945: William Shaw KerrWilliam Shaw KerrThe Rt Rev William Shaw Kerr, DD was the inaugural Bishop of Down and Dromore Born in 1873 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1897, his first post was a curacy at Lurgan. He was then Rector of Banbridge, Archdeacon of Dromore and finally Dean of Belfast. He died on 2...
- 1945–1956: Robert Cyril Hamilton Glover ElliottRobert Cyril Hamilton Glover ElliottRobert Cyril Hamilton Glover Elliott was an eminent Irish clergyman in the middle of the 20th century. Ordained in 1915, he began his career as a Chaplain to the Forces, after which he was Rector of All Saints, Belfast, Vicar of Ballymacarrett then Rector of Downpatrick...
; became Bishop of ConnorBishop of ConnorThe Bishop of Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Connor in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The title is currently used by the Church of Ireland, but in the Roman Catholic Church it has been united with another bishopric.... - 1956–1970: Cuthbert Irvine Peacocke; became Bishop of Derry and RaphoeBishop of Derry and RaphoeThe Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Derry and Raphoe in the Province of Armagh.The united diocese has two Episcopal sees, one at St Columb's Cathedral, Derry in Northern Ireland, and the other at the Cathedral Church of St. Eunan, Raphoe in the...
- 1970–1985: Samuel Bennett CrooksSamuel Bennett CrooksThe Very Reverend Samuel Bennett Crooks, OBE, TD was Dean of Belfast in the last third of the 20th century.He was born on 20 January 1920 into an ecclesiastical family and educated at Down High School and Trinity College, Dublin...
- 1985–2001: John Shearer, OBE
- 2001–present: Robert Samuel James Houston McKelvey