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, who was installed on 25 September 2022.

List of deans

High Medieval

*1090–1107 Wulman *1107–1111

Ranulf Flambard Ranulf Flambard ( c. 1060 – 5 September 1128) was a medieval Norman Bishop of Durham and an influential government official of King William Rufus of England. Ranulf was the son of a priest of Bayeux, Normandy, and his nickname Flamba ...

''(disputed)'' *1111–1138 William de Mareni *1138–1157 Ralph de Langford *1158–1180 Hugh de Mareni *1180–1199

Ralph de Diceto Ralph de Diceto or Ralph of Diss (; ) was archdeacon of Middlesex, dean of St Paul's Cathedral (from ), and the author of a major chronicle divided into two partsoften treated as separate worksthe (Latin for "Abbreviations of Chronicles") fro ...

*1200–1216

Alard de Burnham Alard may refer to: * Alard (surname) * Alard, son of Duke Aymon in the Matter of France * Alard, Iran, a village in Tehran Province * Alard, East Azerbaijan, a village in Iran * Alard Stradivarius (disambiguation), two violins ** Alard–Baron ...

*1216–1218 Gervase de Howbridge *1218–1227 Robert de Watford *1228–1231

Martin de Pattishall Martin of Pattishall (died 14 November 1229) was an English judge. He took his name from the village of Pattishall in Northamptonshire and was the clerk of Simon of Pattishall, although they were apparently unrelated. By 1201 he was already res ...

*1231–1241

Geoffrey de Lucy Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to: People * Geoffrey (given name), including a list of people with the name Geoffrey or Geoffroy * Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name * Geoffroy (musician) (born 1987), Canadia ...

*1241–1243

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*1243–1253 Henry de Cornhill *1253–1257

Walter de Saleron Walter de Saleron (a.k.a. ''Walter of London''), sixth Archbishop of Tuam, 1257–1258. Formerly Archdeacon of Norfolk (1239 to c.1254) and Dean of St Paul's The dean of St Paul's is a member of, and chair of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathe ...

*1257–1260

Robert de Barton The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...

*1260–1261

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*January 1262–July 1262 Richard Talbot *July 1262 – 1263

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*1263–1267

Geoffrey de Fering Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to: People * Geoffrey (given name), including a list of people with the name Geoffrey or Geoffroy * Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name * Geoffroy (musician) (born 1987), Canadian ...

*1268–1273

John Chishull John Chishull or John de Chishull (died 1280) was Lord Chancellor of England, Bishop of London, and Lord High Treasurer during the 13th century. He also served as Dean of St Paul's. Life Chishull was made rector of St Mary's Church, the parish c ...

*1273–1276

Hervey de Boreham Hervey is both an English surname and a masculine given name, probably derived from French Hervé. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Lord Alfred Hervey (1816–1875), English politician *Lord Arthur Hervey (1808–1894), English bis ...

*1276–1283

Thomas Ingoldsthorpe Thomas Ingoldsthorpe (or Thomas of Ingoldisthorpe) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. Ingoldsthorpe was from Ingoldisthorpe in Norfolk.Roger de La Legh Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...

*1285–1294

William de Montfort William de Montfort (also Mountfort) was an English medieval Canon law jurist, singer, dean, and university chancellor. He was apparently the son of Peter de Montfort. William de Montfort was a Professor or Doctor of Canon law. He was Chantor ...

*1294–1306

Ralph Baldock __NOTOC__ Ralph Baldock (or Ralph de Baldoc) was a medieval Bishop of London. Baldock was elected on 24 February 1304, confirmed 10 May, and consecrated on 30 January 1306.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 258. Baldock served ...

Late Medieval

*1306–1313 Arnald Frangerius de Cantilupo *1314–1316

John Sandale John Sandale (or Sandall) was a Gascon medieval Lord High Treasurer, Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Winchester. Sandale inherited the manor of Wheatley within Long Sandale, Yorkshire and was granted Free warren in 1301. He also held the manor ...

*1316–1317 Richard Newport *1317 Roger de Northburgh *1317–1322 Vitalis de Testa *1322–1335 John de Everdon *1335–1354 Gilbert de Bruera *1354–1361 Richard de Kilvington *1361–1362 Walter de Alderbury *1362–1364

Thomas Trilleck Thomas Trilleck (died December 1372) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. Trilleck was the nephew of Adam Orleton, Bishop of Hereford and younger brother of John Trilleck, also a Bishop of Hereford. The Trilleck family originated in the village ...

*1364–1389 John de Appleby *1389–1400 Thomas de Eure *1400–1405 Thomas Stowe *1406–1421

Thomas More Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VII ...

*1422–1441 Reginald Kentwood *1441–1456 Thomas Lisieux *1456–1457 Laurence Booth *1457–1468 William Say *1468–1471

Roger Radclyffe Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...

*1471–1478 Thomas Wynterbourne *1479–1499

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Early modern

*1499–1505 Robert Sherborne *1505–1519

John Colet John Colet (January 1467 – 16 September 1519) was an English Catholic priest and educational pioneer. Colet was an English scholar, Renaissance humanist, theologian, member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers, and Dean of St Paul's Cathedr ...

*1519–1536

Richard Pace Richard Pace (c. 148228 June 1536) was an English clergyman and diplomat of the Tudor period. Life He was born in Hampshire and educated at Winchester College under Thomas Langton. He attended the universities of Padua and Oxford. In 1509, ...

*1536–1540

Richard Sampson Richard Sampson (died 25 September 1554) was an English clergyman and composer of sacred music. He was an Anglican bishop of Chichester, and subsequently of Coventry and Lichfield. Biography He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, the Paris ...

*1540–1545

John Incent John Incent ( – 1545) was an English clergyman in the early 16th century, during the early years of the English Reformation. Originating from the town of Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire, he studied at the University of Cambridge and later at All ...

*1545–1554 William May *1554–1556

John Feckenham John Feckenham O.S.B. (c. 1515 – October 1584), also known as John Howman of Feckingham and later John de Feckenham or John Fecknam, was an English churchman, the last abbot of Westminster. Under Henry VIII and Edward VI Feckenham was born a ...

*1556–1559

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*1559–1560 William May ''(again)''

Post-Reformation

Notes

* Died in office

References

Deans of St Paul's
Greenway, D. E. (1968). ''Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Volume 1: St. Paul's, London''. British History Online. pp. 4–8.
Deans of St Paul's
Horn, J. M. (1963). ''Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541. Volume 5: St Paul's, London''. British History Online. pp. 4–7.
Deans of St Paul's
Horn, J. M. (1969). ''Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857. Volume 1: St. Paul's, London''. British History Online. pp. 5–7. *WR Matthews

Date accessed: 15 February 2006. *St Paul's Cathedral press release 23 Jan 2006

Date accessed: 15 February 2006. {{St Paul's Cathedral Deans of St Paul's,

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