The Dean of Exeter is the head of the Chapter of Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in

Exeter Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...

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. The chapter was established by William Briwere, Bishop of Exeter (1224–44) who set up the offices of dean and chancellor of Exeter Cathedral, allowing the chapter to elect those officers. The deanery is at 10 The Close, Exeter. The current dean is Jonathan Greener.

List of deans

High Medieval

*1225–1231 Serlo *1231–1252 Roger de Wynkleigh *1252–1268 William de Stanwey *1268–1274 Roger de Toriz *1274–1280

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*1280–1283 John Pycot *1283–1302 Andrew de Kilkenny

Late Medieval

*1302–1307 Henry de Somerset *1307–1309 Thomas de Lechlade *1311–1326

Bartholomew de Sancto Laurentio Bartholomew de Sancto Laurentio was the Dean of Exeter between 1311 and 1326.Ursula Radford (1955). "An Introduction to the Deans of Exeter". Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association 87: 1–24. Notes Deans of Exeter

*1328–1335 Richard de Coleton *1335–1353 Richard de Braylegh *1353–1363 Reginald de Bugwell *1363–1378

Robert Sumpter Robert Sumpter was the Dean of Exeter between 1363 and 1378.Ursula Radford (1955). "An Introduction to the Deans of Exeter". Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association 87: 1–24. Notes Deans of Exeter 14th-century Engli ...

*1378–1385

Thomas Walkyngton Thomas Walkyngton was Dean of Exeter between 1378 and 1385.Ursula Radford (1955). "An Introduction to the Deans of Exeter". Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association 87: 1–24. Notes Deans of Exeter {{ChurchofEngl ...

*1385–1415

Ralph Tregrision Ralph Tregrision was Dean of Exeter between 1385 and 1415.Ursula Radford (1955). "An Introduction to the Deans of Exeter". Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association 87: 1–24. Notes Deans of Exeter {{ChurchofEngla ...

*1415–1419

Stephen Payn Stephen Payn was Dean of Exeter between 1415 and 1419.Ursula Radford (1955). "An Introduction to the Deans of Exeter". Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association 87: 1–24. He was preceded by Ralph Tregrision and followed by John Cobet ...

*1419–1457

John Cobethorn John Cobethorn was Dean of Exeter between 1419 and 1457.Ursula Radford (1955). "An Introduction to the Deans of Exeter". Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association 87: 1–24. Notes Deans of Exeter 15th-century English p ...

*1457–1459

John Hals John Hales (c. 1400-1490) (''alias'' Hals, Halse, etc.) was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (1459-1490). He was one of the '' Worthies of Devon'' of the biographer John Prince (d.1723). Origins Hales was the second son of John Hals (fl.1423) of ...

*1459–1477 Henry Webber *1477–1478

Peter Courtenay Peter Courtenay may refer to: *Peter Courtenay (bishop) (c. 1432–1492), English bishop and politician *Sir Peter Courtenay (KG) (1346–1405), soldier and knight *Sir Peter Courtenay (died 1552), of Ugbrooke, Sheriff of Devon in 1548/9 *Peter Co ...

*1478–1482

Lionel Woodville Lionel Woodville (1447 – 23 June 1484) was a Bishop of Salisbury in England. Life Woodville was a fourth son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg; his siblings included Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort f ...

*1482–1496 John Arundel

Early modern

*1496–1509 Edward Willoughby *1509

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*1509–1519

John Vesey John Vesey or Veysey ( – 23 October 1554) was Bishop of Exeter from 1519 until his death in 1554, having been briefly deposed 1551–3 by King Edward VI for his opposition to the Reformation. Origins He was born (as "John Harman"), probab ...

*1519–1527 Richard Pace *1527–1537

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*1537–1552 Simon Haynes *1553 James Haddon *1554–1558 Thomas Reynolds *1560–1570 Gregory Dodds *1571–1583 George Carew *1583–1588 Stephen Townesend *1589–1629

Matthew Sutcliffe Matthew Sutcliffe (1550? – 1629) was an English clergyman, academic and lawyer. He became Dean of Exeter, and wrote extensively on religious matters as a controversialist. He served as chaplain to His Majesty King James I of England. H ...

*1629–1661 William Peterson *1661–1662 Seth Ward *1662–1663 Edward Young *1663–1680 George Cary (1611-1680), of

Clovelly Clovelly () is a privately owned harbour village in the Torridge District, Torridge district of Devon, England. The settlement and surrounding land belongs to John Rous, who inherited it from his mother in 1983. He belongs to the Hamlyn family ...

*1680–1701 The Hon Richard Annesley, later 3rd Baron Altham :(The Lord Altham from 1700) *1703–1705

William Wake William Wake (26 January 165724 January 1737) was a minister in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 to his death. Life Wake was born in Blandford Forum Blandford Forum ( ) is a market town in Dorset, England, o ...

*1705–1717 Lancelot Blackburne *1717–1726 Edward Trelawney *1726–1740 John Gilbert *1741–1742 Alured Clarke *1742–1748 William Holmes *1748–1762 Charles Lyttleton *1762–1784

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*1784–1790 William Buller *1790–1802 Charles Harward

Late modern

*1803–1809 Charles Talbot *1809–1810 George Gordon *1810–1813 John Garnett *1813–1838 Whittington Landon *1839–1861 Thomas Lowe *1861–1863

Charles Ellicott Charles John Ellicott (25 April 1819 – 15 October 1905) was an English Christian theologian, academic and churchman. He briefly served as Dean of Exeter, then Bishop of the united Episcopal see, see of Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, Glou ...

*1863–1867 The Viscount Midleton *1867–1883 Archibald Boyd *1883–1900 Benjamin Cowie *1900–1918 Alfred Earle *1918–1931 Henry Gamble *1931–1934

Walter Matthews Walter Matthews may refer to: * Walter Matthews (politician) (1900–1986), member of the Canadian House of Commons * Walter Matthews (priest) (1881–1973), British Anglican priest, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral * Walt Matthews (1934–2014), basebal ...

*1935–1950 Spencer Carpenter *1950–1960 Alexander Wallace *1960–1972 Marcus Knight *1973–1980 Clifford Chapman *1981–1995 Richard Eyre *1996–2004 Keith Jones *2005–2011 Jonathan Meyrick *2012–2017 Jonathan Draper *26 November 2017present Jonathan GreenerWakefield Cathedral — Dean of Wakefield on the Move
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References

* Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae Vol.1 p.428 * Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae Vol.1 p.429 * Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae Vol.1 p.430 * Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae Vol.1 p.431 {{Portal bar, Christianity, Devon 1225 establishments in England Diocese of Exeter Exeter Cathedral Dean of Exeter