Dean of Winchester
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The Dean of Winchester is the head of the Chapter
of Winchester Cathedral
in the city of Winchester
, England
in the Diocese of Winchester
. The first incumbent was the last Prior
William Kingsmill
and the post is currently held by the Very Revd James Edgar Atwell
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Chapter (religion)
Chapter designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Nordic Lutheran churches....
of Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire is one of the largest cathedrals in England, with the longest nave and overall length of any Gothic cathedral in Europe...
in the city of Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in the Diocese of Winchester
Diocese of Winchester
The Diocese of Winchester forms part of the Province of Canterbury of the Church of England.Founded in 676, it is one of the oldest and largest of the dioceses in England.The area of the diocese incorporates:...
. The first incumbent was the last Prior
Prior
Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St...
William Kingsmill
William Kingsmill (dean)
William Kingsmill, the last Prior of Winchester was Dean of Winchester between 1541 and his death in 1549.-Notes:...
and the post is currently held by the Very Revd James Edgar Atwell
James Edgar Atwell
James Edgar Atwell is the current Dean of Winchester. He was educated at Dauntsey's and Exeter College, Oxford and ordained in 1971. He began his career with a curacy at St John the Evangelist, East Dulwich after which he was Chaplain at Jesus College, Cambridge...
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Deans
- 1541–1549 William KingsmillWilliam KingsmillLieutenant-Colonel William Henry Kingsmill DSO MC was a British politician and businessman. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Yeovil from 1945 to 1951.-Early career:...
or Basing - 1549 Roger Tonge
- 1549–1554 Sir John Mason
- 1554–1559 Edmund Steward
- 1559–1565 John Warner
- 1565–1572 Francis Newton
- 1573–1580 John WatsonJohn Watson (Bishop)-Life:He was born in Evesham, Worcestershire England, the son of Thomas Watson and Agnes nee Weeks. Thomas Watson was born in Evesham around 1491 and in 1544 purchased part of the former Evesham Abbey lands and the lordship of Bengeworth, across the River Avon from Evesham town. On those lands he...
- 1580–1589 Lawrence HumphreyLawrence HumphreyLawrence Humphrey was an English theologian, who was president of Magdalen College, Oxford, and dean successively of Gloucester and Winchester.-Biography:...
- 1589–1600 Martin HetonMartin Heton-Life:His father George Heton was prominent in the London commercial world and as a church reformer. His mother Joanna was daughter of Martin Bowes, Lord Mayor of London in 1545. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford....
- 1600–1609 George Abbot
- 1609–1616 Thomas MortonThomas Morton (bishop)Thomas Morton was an English churchman, bishop of several dioceses.-Early life:Morton was born in York on 20 March 1564. He was brought up and grammar school educated in the city and nearby Halifax. In 1582 he became a pensioner at St John's College, Cambridge from which he graduated with a BA in...
- 1616–1654 John Young
- 1660–1665 Alexander HydeAlexander HydeAlexander Hyde was an English royalist clergyman, Bishop of Salisbury from 1665 to 1667.-Life:Hyde was born at Salisbury in 1598, the fourth son of Sir Lawrence Hyde. At the age of twelve he entered Winchester College as a scholar, and matriculated 17 November 1615 at New College, Oxford. In...
- 1666–1679 William Clarke
- 1679–1692 Richard Meggot
- 1692–1722 John Wickart
- 1722–1729 William Trimnel
- 1729–1739 Charles Naylor
- 1739–1748 Zachary PearceZachary PearceZachary Pearce, sometimes known as Zachariah , was an English Bishop of Bangor and Bishop of Rochester. He was a controversialist and a notable early critical writer defending John Milton, attacking Richard Bentley's 1732 edition of Paradise Lost the following year.-Life:Pearce was born the son of...
- 1748–1760 Thomas Cheyney
- 1760–1769 Jonathan ShipleyJonathan ShipleyJonathan Shipley was the son of a London stationer; his mother's family were owners of Twyford House, a large manor in Winchester, England. He was ordained a minister in the Church of England and became both Bishop of Llandaff and Bishop of St Asaph.Jonathan grew up at Walbrook in the City of...
- 1769–1804 Newton Ogle
- 1804–1805 Robert Holmes
- 1805–1840 Thomas Rennell
- 1840–1872 Thomas GarnierThomas GarnierThomas Garnier, , was Dean of Winchester and a botanist.He was educated at Hyde Abbey School and Worcester College, Oxford...
- 1872–1883 John BramstonJohn Bramston (dean)John Bramston, , was Dean of Winchester .He was the younger son of Thomas Gardiner Bramston, who owned Skreens estate in Roxwell, Essex and was a member of Parliament for Essex, and the younger brother of Thomas William Bramston, who inherited Skreens and was an MP for South Essex...
- 1883–1894 George William KitchinGeorge William KitchinGeorge William Kitchin was the first Chancellor of the University of Durham, from the institution of the role in 1908 till his death in 1912. He was also the last Dean of Durham Cathedral to govern the university....
- 1894–1902 William Richard Wood StephensWilliam Richard Wood StephensWilliam Richard Wood Stephens was Dean of Winchester in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and graduated in 1862. Ordained in 1865, he began his career with a curacy in Staines, after which he was Vicar of Mid Lavant, a Lecturer at Chichester...
- 1903–1919 William Mordaunt FurneauxWilliam Mordaunt FurneauxWilliam Mordaunt Furneaux was Dean of Winchester in the early decades of the 20th century. Educated at Marlborough College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford , he was a career schoolmaster who eventually became Headmaster of Repton and a Canon of Southwell before his elevation to the Deanery. His...
- 1919–1930 William Holden HuttonWilliam Holden HuttonWilliam Holden Hutton was Dean of Winchester in the early decades of the twentieth century. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford and graduated in 1881. He was a Tutor and Fellow at St John's College, Oxford, Reader in Indian History at the University and finally Archdeacon of Northampton...
- 1930–1959 Edward Gordon SelwynEdward Gordon SelwynEdward Gordon Selwyn was Dean of Winchester in the middle third of the 20th century .He was born on July 6, 1885 and educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1909, after a spell as a Fellow at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge he became Warden of Radley College and then Rector...
- 1961–1969 Oswin Harvard Gibbs-SmithOswin Harvard Gibbs-SmithOswin Harvard Gibbs-Smith was Dean of Winchester in the third quarter of the 20th century .He was born on 15 November 1901 and educated at Westminster and Clare College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1925, after a short spell as an Assistant Master at Harrow he began his ecclesiastical career with a...
- 1969–1986 Michael Staffurth StancliffeMichael Staffurth StancliffeMichael Staffurth Stancliffe was Dean of Winchester in the last third of the 20th century. He was also considered for the post of Bishop of Carlisle.He was ordained in 1941 and began his career with a curacy at St James, Southbroom, Devizes , after which he was Priest in charge at Ramsbury and then...
- 1987–1996 Trevor Randall BeesonTrevor Randall BeesonTrevor Randall Beeson OBE was Dean of Winchester in the last two decades of the 20th century. He is also an acclaimed Ecclesiastical Obituarist. He was educated at King's College London and ordained in 1952. He began his career with a curacy in Leadgate, after which he was Priest in charge of St...
- 1996–2005 Michael Stanley TillMichael Stanley TillMichael Stanley Till was Dean of Winchester in the last decade of the 20th century and the first few years of the 21st. He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford and ordained in 1965...
- 2006–present James Edgar AtwellJames Edgar AtwellJames Edgar Atwell is the current Dean of Winchester. He was educated at Dauntsey's and Exeter College, Oxford and ordained in 1971. He began his career with a curacy at St John the Evangelist, East Dulwich after which he was Chaplain at Jesus College, Cambridge...