Dean of St Edmundsbury

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

The Dean of St Edmundsbury is the head (primus inter pares – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the Cathedral Church of Saint James in Bury St Edmunds. Before 2000 the post was designated as a provost, which was then the equivalent of a dean at most English cathedrals. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and seat of the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The current dean is Joe Hawes.

List of deans

Provosts

  • 1929–1940 John Herbert Orpen
  • 1940–1958 John White
  • 1958–1976 John Waddington
  • 1976–1981 David Maddock
  • 1981–1994 Raymond Furnell
  • 1995–19 November 2000[1] James Atwell (became Dean)

Deans

  • 19 November 2000–2006 James Atwell
  • 2006–2009 Neil Collings
  • 16 October 2010 – October 2017 Frances Ward[2]
  • October 2017 – 14 July 2018 Graeme Knowles (acting)[3]
  • 14 July 2018 – present: Joe Hawes[4]

References

  1. ^ "Appointments". Church Times. No. 7189. 1 December 2000. p. 8. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 31 December 2014 – via UK Press Online archives.
  2. ^ "St Edmundsbury Cathedral – Members of staff". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  3. ^ St Edmundsbury Cathedral — New Role for Dean Frances Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 3 July 2017)
  4. ^ St Edmundsbury Cathedral — A New Dean Archived 16 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 15 March 2018)
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Office holdersHistoric offices
  • Provost of St Edmundsbury (1929–2000; see Dean of St Edmundsbury)