List of Deans of Hereford
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This is a list of dean
s of Hereford Cathedral
, England.
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
s of Hereford Cathedral
Hereford Cathedral
The current Hereford Cathedral, located at Hereford in England, dates from 1079. Its most famous treasure is Mappa Mundi, a mediæval map of the world dating from the 13th century. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.-Origins:...
, England.
- ? to May 1441 Archemari
- Hugh de MapenorHugh de MapenorHugh de Mapenor was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. Although educated and given the title of magister, or "master", the details of his schooling are unknown. Mapenor was a clerk for Giles de Braose, his predecessor as bishop. Later, Mapenor served as Dean of Hereford before being elected as bishop...
- Ralph de Maidstone
- 1463-1481 Richard Pede
- 1481-1490 Thomas Chaundeler
- 1491 Oliver King
- 1491-1501 John Hervey
- 1503 Reginald West
- ?-1512 Thomas Wolsey
- 1513-1529 Edmund Froucetur
- 1529-1541 Gamaliel Clifton
- 1541-1555 Hugh CurwenHugh CurwenHugh Curwen was an English ecclesiastic and statesman. He was a native of Westmorland and educated at Cambridge, afterwards taking orders in the church....
- 1558-1559 Edmund Daniel
- 1560-1576 John Ellis
- 1577-1593 John Watkins
- 1593-1607 Charles Langford
- 1607 Edward Doughtie
- 1616 Richard MontaguRichard MontaguRichard Montagu was an English cleric and prelate.-Early life:He was born during Christmastide 1577 at Dorney, Buckinghamshire, where his father Laurence Mountague was vicar, and was educated at Eton. He was elected from Eton to a scholarship at King's College, Cambridge, and admitted on 24...
, then exchanged with Oliver Lloyd - 1617 Oliver LloydOliver LloydOliver Lloyd was a Welsh Anglican priest and lawyer who became Dean of Hereford Cathedral.-Life:...
- 1617 Silvanus Griffiths
- 1623-1631 Daniel Price
- 1631 John Richardson.
- 1637 Jonathan Brown
- 1644 Herbert CroftHerbert Croft (bishop)-Life:He was son of Sir Herbert Croft, who was the grandson of Sir James Croft. Croft was born 18th May 1603 at Great Milton, Oxfordshire, his mother being then on a journey to London. He married, before April 8, 1645, Anne Browne, the only daughter of the Very Rev. Dr. Jonathan Browne and Anne...
- 1661-1672 Thomas Hodges,
- 1672-1692 George Benson
- 1692-1706 John Tyler
- 1706 Robert ClaveringRobert Clavering-Life:He graduated B.A. from the University of Edinburgh, and then went to Lincoln College, Oxford. He was Fellow and tutor of University College, in 1701. In 1714 he was rector of Bocking. In 1715 he became Regius Professor of Hebrew and canon of Christ Church, Oxford.He became rector of Marsh...
- 1729-1736 John HarrisJohn Harris (bishop)John Harris was Bishop of Llandaff from 1729 to 1738, as well as serving as Dean of Hereford Cathedral and of Wells Cathedral.-Life:...
- 1736 Edward Cresset
- 1749 Edmund Castle
- 1750 John EgertonJohn Egerton (bishop)John Egerton was an Anglican bishop.-Family:Egerton was the eldest son of Henry Egerton, the Bishop of Hereford, himself a younger son of the 3rd Earl of Bridgewater. Egerton served under his father as Dean of Hereford and was later Bishop of Bangor from 1756-68, Bishop of Lichfield from 1768-71...
- 1756 Francis Webber
- Nathan Wetherall
- 1808 William Leigh.
- George Grelton
- 1820 Robert James CarrRobert James CarrRobert James Carr was an English churchman, bishop of Chichester in 1824 and bishop of Worcester in 1831.-Life:The son of the Rev. Colston Carr, a schoolmaster at Twickenham, who was afterwards vicar of Ealing, he was born at Twickenham. He received his primary education in his father's school...
- 1827 Edward Mellish
- 1831 Edward Grey
- 1832 John Merewether
- 1850 Richard DawesRichard Dawes (educationalist)Richard Dawes was an English churchman and educationalist, dean of Hereford from 1850.-Life:Richard Dawes was baptized on 13 April 1793 at Hawes in Yorkshire, the son of James Dawes, who farmed an estate at Hawes, and his wife, Isabella. He had at least three younger brothers...
- 1993–2000 Robert WillisRobert Willis (dean)Robert Willis is an Anglican priest. He has been the Dean of Canterbury in the Church of England since 2001. Before this he was the Dean of Hereford.Willis is a graduate of Warwick University and Ripon College Cuddesdon...
- 2002-Present Michael TavinorMichael Edward TavinorThe Very Rev Michael Edward Tavinor is the current Dean of Hereford. He was born on 11 September 1953, educated at Durham University and ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1983. He was a Curate at St Peter, Ealing and then Precentor at Ely Cathedral and whist...