Dean of Salisbury
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The Dean of Salisbury is the Head of the Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral
in the Church of England
. The current Dean is The Very Revd June Osborne
, who was installed in 2004.
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
. The current Dean is The Very Revd June Osborne
June Osborne
The Very Reverend June Osborne DL is Dean of Salisbury since 1 May 2004, the first woman to serve as a dean at Salisbury Cathedral and the first at any of England's medieval cathedrals. She had served as acting Dean since the retirement of her predecessor, Derek Watson...
, who was installed in 2004.
Selected office-holders
- Walter 1102
- Osbert 1105
- Robert 1111
- Serlo 1122
- Roger 1131
- Azo 1145
- Robert of ChichesterRobert of ChichesterRobert of Chichester was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.Robert is often confused with his predecessor, Robert Warelwast. His surname comes from a single source, one of his successors. He was a relative of David fitzGerald, bishop of St David's, but the exact relationship is unknown...
1148–1155, later Bishop of ExeterBishop of ExeterThe Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The incumbent usually signs his name as Exon or incorporates this in his signature.... - Henry de Beaumont 1155–1164
- John of OxfordJohn of OxfordJohn of Oxford was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.John's father was Henry of Oxford, sheriff of Oxford. He was a royal clerk and represented King Henry II at a diet held in May of 1165 at Würzburg that dealt with the issue of the Antipope Paschal III. Some reports held that John supported the...
1166–1175, later Bishop of NorwichBishop of NorwichThe Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided... - Jordan 1176–1193
- Eustace, Dean of SalisburyEustace, Dean of SalisburyEustace was the twenty-third Lord Chancellor of England, from 1197 to 1198. He was also Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of Ely.-Early life:...
1194–1197, later Bishop of ElyBishop of ElyThe Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire , together with a section of north-west Norfolk and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the... - Richard PooreRichard PooreRichard Poore was a medieval English clergyman best known for his role in the construction of Salisbury Cathedral.-Early life:...
1197–1215, later Bishop of ChichesterBishop of ChichesterThe Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity...
. - Adam 1215–1220
- William de Wanda 1220–1236
- Robert de Hertford 1238–1257
- Robert WickhamptonRobert Wickhampton-Life:He was a canon of Salisbury before he was Dean of Salisbury by 17 January 1258. He was also a papal chaplain. He had a dispensation for his election to the bishopric due to his illegitimacy. He was elected to the see of Salisbury about 6 March 1271 and consecrated on 13 May 1274. He died on...
1258–1271, later Bishop of SalisburyBishop of SalisburyThe Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset... - The Very Revd Walter ScammelWalter Scammel-Life:He was archdeacon of Berkshire in the diocese of Salisbury, treasurer of that diocese, and finally Dean of Salisbury. He was elected to the deanery on 9 September 1271....
1271–1284, later Bishop of Salisbury - The Very Revd Henry BrandestonHenry Brandeston-Life:He held the offices of archdeacon of Wiltshire, archdeacon of Dorset, and Dean of Salisbury, all in the diocese of Salisbury.He was elected bishop on 2 January 1287 and consecrated on 1 June 1287...
1285–1287, later Bishop of Salisbury - Simon de Micham 1287–1295
- Peter of Savoy 1297–1309
- William Rufati 1309
- Reymund de Fargis 1311
- Bertrand de Fargis 1346–1347
- Reynold Orsini 1347–1374
- James Orsini 1374–1378
- Robert BraybrookeRobert BraybrookeRobert Braybrooke was a medieval Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of London.Braybrooke was the son of Sir Gerard Braybrooke of Horsenden, Buckinghamshire & Colmworth, Bedfordshire and his wife, Isabella, the daughter of Sir Roger Dakney of Clophill...
1380 - Thomas Montagu 1382–1404
- John Chandler 1404–1417
- Simon SydenhamSimon SydenhamSimon Sydenham was a medieval Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of Chichester.Sydenham was nominated to the office 14 October 1429, and consecrated on 11 February 1431. He died on 26 January 1438.-References:...
1418–1431 - Thomas Browne 1435
- Nicholas Bildeston 1435–1441
- Adam MoleynsAdam MoleynsAdam Moleyns was an English bishop, lawyer, royal administrator and diplomat. During the minority of Henry VI of England, he was clerk of the ruling council of the Regent.-Life:Moleyns had the living of Kempsey from 1433. He was Dean of Salisbury...
1441–1446 - Richard Leyot 1446–1449
- Gilbert KymerGilbert KymerGilbert Kymer was Dean of Salisbury Cathedral, Chancellor of Oxford University, and a physician.Kymer was educated at the University of Oxford. He was a proctor of the University and Principal of Hart Hall, Oxford . He was twice Chancellor of Oxford University.In 1427, Kymer became Dean of...
1449–1463 - James GoldwellJames GoldwellJames Goldwell was a medieval Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of Norwich.Goldwell was nominated on 17 July 1472 and was consecrated on 4 October 1472. He died on 15 February 1499.-References:...
1463–1472 - John Davison 1473–1485
- Edward Cheyne 1486–1502
- Thomas RuthallThomas RuthallThomas Ruthall was an English churchman, administrator and diplomat. He was a leading councillor of Henry VIII of England.-Life:...
1502–1509 - William Atwater 1509–1514
- John LonglandJohn LonglandJohn Longland was the English Dean of Salisbury from 1514 to 1521 and bishop of Lincoln from 1521 to his death in 1547.He was King Henry VIII's confessor and was said to have been one of those who first persuaded the King that he should annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.During the English...
1514–1521 - Cuthbert TunstallCuthbert TunstallCuthbert Tunstall was an English Scholastic, church leader, diplomat, administrator and royal adviser...
1521–1522 - Richard PaceRichard PaceRichard Pace was an English diplomat of the Tudor period. He was educated at Winchester College under Thomas Langton, and later at Padua, at Bologna, and probably at the University of Oxford...
1523–1536 - Peter VannesPeter VannesPeter Vannes was an Italian Catholic churchman who became a royal official in England, and Dean of Salisbury.-Life:Born at Lucca in northern Italy, he was son of Stephen de Vannes of that city. In one of his letters Erasmus calls him Peter Ammonius; and he was related to Andrea Ammonio...
1536–1563 - William BradbridgeWilliam Bradbridge-Life:He was born in London and took his B.A. degree at Magdalen College, Oxford, on 15 July 1528. In 1529 he became a fellow of his college, M.A. on 6 June 1632, B.D. on 17 June 1539. On 26 March 1565 he supplicated the university for a D.D. degree, but was not admitted.He was a Protestant and a...
1563–1571 - Thomas Cole 1571
- Edmund Freake 1571–1572
- John PiersJohn PiersJohn Piers was Archbishop of York between 1589–1594. Previous to that he had been Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of Salisbury.-Life:...
1572–1577 - John BridgesJohn Bridges (bishop)-Life:He graduated M.A. at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge in 1560, having been a Fellow there since 1556. He became Dean of Salisbury in 1577.He was appointed Bishop of Oxford on the accession of James I of England, and took part in the Hampton Court Conference, in 1604....
1577–1604 - John Gordon 1604–1619
- John Williams 1619–1620
- John Bowle 1620–1630
- Edmund Mason 1630–1635
- Richard Bayley 1635–1667
- Ralph Brideoke 1667–1675
- Thomas PierceThomas PierceThomas Pierce or Peirse was an English churchman and controversialist, a high-handed President of Magdalen College, Oxford and Dean of Salisbury.-Early life:...
1675–1691 - Robert Woodward 1691–1702
- Edward Young 1702–1705
- John Younger 1705–1728
- John ClarkeJohn Clarke (dean of Salisbury)John Clarke was an English natural philosopher and Dean of Salisbury from 1728 to his death in 1757.-Life:He was a younger brother of Samuel Clarke, and was born at Norwich, his father being Edward Clarke, textile manufacturer and alderman , who married Hannah, daughter of Samuel Parmeter. After...
1728–1757 - Thomas Green 1757–1780
- Rowney Noel 1780–1786
- John Ekins 1786–1808
- Charles Talbot 1809–1823
- Hugh Nicholas PearsonHugh Nicholas PearsonHugh Nicholas Pearson was Dean of Salisbury in southern England.He studied at St John's College, Oxford and obtained his MA in 1803. He received his Doctor of Divinity in 1821.Pearson was the Dean of Salisbury during 1823–46...
1823–1846 - Francis Lear 1846–1850
- Henry Parr Hamilton 1850–1880
- John Charles RyleJohn Charles RyleJohn Charles Ryle was the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool.-Life:Ryle was born at Macclesfield, and was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was Craven Scholar in 1836...
1880–1880 - George David BoyleGeorge David BoyleGeorge David Boyle was Dean of Salisbury from 1880 until his death.George David Boyle was the eldest son of the late Right Hon. David Boyle, Lord Justice-General and President of the Court of Session in Scotland, by his second marriage with Camilla Catherine, eldest daughter of the late Mr. David...
1880–1901 - Allan Becher Webb 1901–1907
- William Page RobertsWilliam Page RobertsThe Very Rev William Page Roberts, DD was an eminent English clergman in the Church of England and Dean of Salisbury from 1907 until 1919....
1907–1919 - Andrew Ewbank BurnAndrew Ewbank BurnThe Very Rev Andrew Ewbank Burn, DD was an English clergyman in the Church of England, Dean of Salisbury from 1920 until his death in 1927....
1920–1927 - John Hugh Granville RandolphJohn Hugh Granville RandolphThe Rt Rev John Hugh Granville Randolph, DD was the Suffragan Bishop of Guildford and then Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England in the first decades of the 20th century....
1928–1935 - Edward Lowry HendersonEdward Lowry HendersonThe Very Rev Edward Lowry Henderson was an eminent clergyman in the Church of England in the first half of the 20th century. Born in 1873 and educated at Radley and Oriel College, Oxford , he was ordained in 1899. His first post was as a Curate of St Anne's Limehouse, after which he was Rector of...
1936–1943 - Henry Charles RobinsHenry Charles RobinsThe Very Rev Henry Charles Robins was the Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England from 1943 until his retirement in 1953. Born in Beccles on 2 February 1882 and educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, he was ordained into the priesthood in 1908. His first post was as a Curate at St...
1943–1952 - Robert Hamilton MoberlyRobert Hamilton MoberlyRobert Hamilton Moberly was the 7th Anglican Bishop of Stepney from 1936 until 1952 when he was appointed Dean of Salisbury. He was born into an eminent ecclesiastical family in 1884 and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a...
1952–1960 - Kenneth William HaworthKenneth William HaworthThe Very Rev Kenneth William Haworth was the Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England from 1960 until his retirement in 1971 . Born on 21 January 1903 and educated at Cheltenham and Clare College, Cambridge, he was ordained into the priesthood in 1926...
1960–1971 - William Fenton MorleyWilliam Fenton MorleyThe Very Rev William Fenton Morley, CBE was the Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England from 1971 until his retirement in 1977. Born on 5 May 1912 and educated at Oriel College, Oxford he was ordained into the priesthood in 1936. His first posts were curacies in Ely, Cardiff and Porthcawl....
1971–1977 - Sydney Hall EvansSydney Hall EvansThe Very Rev Sydney Hall Evans, DD CBE was the Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England from 1977 until his retirement in 1986. Born on 23 July 1915 and educated at Bristol Grammar School and Durham University he was ordained into the priesthood in 1940. His first posts were curacies in...
1977–1986 - The Very Revd The Hon Hugh DickinsonHugh Geoffrey DickinsonThe Very Rev The Hon Hugh Geoffrey Dickinson was Dean of Salisbury from 1986 until his retirement in 1996.Born in 1929 and educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Oxford, in May 1944 he was granted the rank of a baron's younger son, being the younger grandson of Willoughby Dickinson,...
1986–1996 - The Very Revd Derek WatsonDerek WatsonDerek Watson was the Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England from 1996 to his retirement in 2002.Born on 18 February 1938 and educated at Uppingham School and Selwyn College, Cambridge, he was ordained into the priesthood in 1965 after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon...
1996–2004 - The Very Revd June OsborneJune OsborneThe Very Reverend June Osborne DL is Dean of Salisbury since 1 May 2004, the first woman to serve as a dean at Salisbury Cathedral and the first at any of England's medieval cathedrals. She had served as acting Dean since the retirement of her predecessor, Derek Watson...
2004–present