The Dean of Bristol is the head of the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol, England. The Dean is

Mandy Ford Amanda Kirstine Ford (known as Mandy; born 1961) is a British Anglican priest who has served as Dean of Bristol since 3 October 2020. Early life and education Ford was born in 1961 in Wool, Dorset, England. Her father was Sir David Frost, an army ...

, since her installation on 3 October 2020.

List of deans

Early modern

*1542–1551 William Snow (previously last

prior Prior (or prioress) is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders. The word is derived from the Latin for "earlier" or "first". Its earlier generic usage referred to any monastic superior. In abbeys, a prior would be low ...

of Bradenstoke) *1551–1552 John Whiteheare *1552–1554 George Carew (deprived) *1554–1559 Henry Joliffe (deprived) *1559–1580 George Carew (restored) *1580–1590 John Sprint *1590–1598 Anthony Watson *1598–1617 Simon Robson *1617–1639 Edward Chetwynd *1639–1660 Matthew Nicholas (afterwards

Dean of St Paul's The dean of St Paul's is a member of, and chair of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the Church of England. The dean of St Paul's is also ''ex officio'' dean of the Order of the British Empire. The current dean is Andrew Tremlet ...

, 1660) *1660–1667 Henry Glemham *1667–1683 Richard Towgood *1683–1684

Samuel Crossman Samuel Crossman (1623 – 4 February 1683) was a minister of the Church of England and a hymn writer. He was born at Bradfield Monachorum, now known as Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England. Crossman earned a Bachelor of Divinity at Pembro ...

*1684–1685 Richard Thompson *1685–1694 William Levett *1694–1708 George Royse *1708–1730 Robert Booth *1730–1739 Samuel Creswick (afterwards

Dean of Wells The Dean of Wells is the head of the Chapter of Wells Cathedral in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The dean's residence is The Dean's Lodging, 25 The Liberty, Wells. List of deans High Medieval *1140–1164: Ivo *1164–1189: Ric ...

) *1739–1757 Thomas Chamberlayne *1757–1760

William Warburton William Warburton (24 December 16987 June 1779) was an English writer, literary critic and churchman, Bishop of Gloucester from 1759 until his death. He edited editions of the works of his friend Alexander Pope, and of William Shakespeare. Li ...

*1760–1761 Samuel Squire (afterwards

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, 1761) *1761–1763

Francis Ayscough Francis Ayscough (1701–1763) was a tutor to George III and Clerk of the Closet to his father Frederick, Prince of Wales

*1763–1780 Cutts Barton *1763–1799

John Hallam John William Francis Hallam (28 October 1941 – 14 November 2006) was a British character actor, who frequently played hard men or military types. Early life John Hallam was born, the son of a superintendent at London Docklands, in 19 ...

Late modern

*1800–1803 Charles Layard *1803–1810

Bowyer Sparke Bowyer Edward Sparke (27 April 1759 – 4 April 1836) was an English bishop. Life He was born at Bury St Edmunds, and was admitted a pensioner at Pembroke College, Cambridge on 27 October 1777, where he matriculated in 1778. He graduated B.A. ...

*1810–1813 John Parsons *1813–1837 Henry Beeke *May–October 1837 Thomas Musgrave *1837–1850 John Lamb *1850–1891 Gilbert Elliot *1891–1916 Francis Pigou *1916–1921 Basil Wynne Willson (afterwards

Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the overwhelmingly greater part of the (ceremonial) county of Somerset and a small area of D ...

, 1926) *1922–1926 Edward Burroughs (afterwards Bishop of Ripon, 1926) *1926–1933 Henry de Candole *1934–1951

Harry Blackburne Harry William Blackburne DSO, MC (25 January 1878 – 31 May 1963) was an Anglican clergyman, Dean of Bristol from 1934 to 1951. He was born on 25 January 1878 and educated at Tonbridge School and Clare College, Cambridge. After service as a ...

*–1957 Evered Lunt (afterwards Suffragan

Bishop of Stepney The Bishop of Stepney is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Stepney, an inner-city district in the London Borough of T ...

, 1957) *1957–1972 Douglas Harrison *1973–1987

Horace Dammers Alfred Hounsell "Horace" Dammers (10 July 1921 – 23 August 2004) was a British Anglican dean and author in the second half of the 20th century. He was born in Great Yarmouth, on 10 July 1921 to a family of Hanoverian origin; his great-grandfa ...

*1987–1997

Wesley Carr Arthur Wesley Carr KCVO (26 July 1941 – 15 July 2017) was an Anglican priest who was the Dean of Westminster from 1997 to 2006. Early life Carr was educated at Dulwich College and then at Jesus College, Oxford. After theological studies at R ...

(afterwards

Dean of Westminster The Dean of Westminster is the head of the chapter at Westminster Abbey. Due to the Abbey's status as a Royal Peculiar, the dean answers directly to the British monarch (not to the Bishop of London as ordinary, nor to the Archbishop of Canterbu ...

, 1997) *1997–2009 Robert Grimley *''2009–2010

Andrew Tremlett Andrew Tremlett (born 9 March 1964) is a British Church of England priest. Since 2022, he has served as Dean of St Paul's, and is therefore the head of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral and the most senior priest in the Diocese of L ...

; acting dean'' *2010–2019 David Hoyle *''2019-2020 Michael Johnson; acting dean'' *3 October 2020present

Sources

British History — Houses of Augustinian canonsBritish History — Deans of Bristol

References

{{Deans in the Church of England

Deans of Bristol The Dean of Bristol is the head of the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol, England. The Dean is Mandy Ford, since her installation on 3 October 2020. List of deans Early modern *1542–1551 William Sno ...

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