The Dean of Southwell is the head (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of

Southwell Minster Southwell Minster_(church), Minster, strictly since 1884 Southwell Cathedral, and formally the Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Church of England cathedral in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. The cathedral is the s ...

. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary'' in

Southwell, Nottinghamshire Southwell ( , ) is a minster (church), minster and market town, and a civil parish, in the district of Newark and Sherwood in Nottinghamshire, England. It is home to the Listed building, grade-I listed Southwell Minster, the cathedral of the An ...

. Before 2000 the post was designated as a

provost Provost may refer to: Officials Ecclesiastic * Provost (religion), a high-ranking church official * Prince-provost, a high-ranking church official Government * Provost (civil), an officer of local government, including the equivalent ...

: the title was then the equivalent of

dean Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean * Dean Sw ...

(the title used at most English cathedrals) where the cathedral was also a parish church. The cathedral is the mother church of the

Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It covers all the English county of Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire. It is b ...

and seat of the

Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham __NOTOC__ The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in the Province of York.''Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. . The ...

. The current dean is

Nicola Sullivan Nicola Ann Sullivan (born 15 August 1958) is a British Church of England priest. She is the current dean of Southwell and previously Archdeacon of Wells Early life and education Sullivan was born on 15 August 1958, and brought up in Suffolk. She ...

List of deans

Provosts

*1931–1945 William Conybeare *1945–1969 Hugh Heywood *1970–1978

John Pratt John Pratt may refer to: *John Pratt (judge) (1657–1725), Lord Chief Justice of England and interim Chancellor of the Exchequer * John Pratt (soldier) (1753–1824), United States Army officer *John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden (1759–1840), Briti ...

*1978–1991 Murray Irvine *1991–''19 March 2000'' David Leaning ''(became Dean)''

Deans

*''19 March 2000''–2006 David Leaning *8 September 2007 – 30 June 2014 (ret.)

John Guille John Guille (born 23 May 1949) is a Church of England priest. He was Dean of Southwell from 2007 until 2014. Early life Guille was born on 23 May 1949. He was educated at Guernsey Grammar School, then an all-boys grammar school in Guernsey. He ...

*30 June 2014 – 17 September 2016: Nigel Coates (Acting) *17 September 2016–present:

Diocese of Bath & Wells — Farewell service for Archdeacon Nicola
(Accessed 30 June 2016)

References

{{Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Deans of Southwell Southwell, Deans of Deans of Southwell