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The Prior of Durham was the head of the
The Prior of Durham was the head of the Roman Catholic
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Durham Cathedral Priory
Durham Priory was a Benedictine priory associated with Durham Cathedral, in Durham in the north-east of England. Its head was the Prior of Durham. It was founded in 1083 as a Roman Catholic monastery, but after Dissolution of the Monasterie ...
, founded c. 1083 with the move of a previous house from Jarrow
Jarrow ( or ) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in County Durham, it is on the south bank of the River Tyne, about from the east coast. The 2011 census area classed Hebburn and the Boldons as ...
. The succession continued until dissolution of the monastery in 1540, when the priory was replaced with a Church of England
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deanery church.
After the Benedictine monastery
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, they ...
was dissolved, the last Prior of Durham, Hugh Whitehead, became the first Dean of Durham
The Dean of Durham is the "head" (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the Chapter, the ruling body of Durham Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cu ...
, heading the cathedral's secular chapter.
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* * * * * {{Citation, editor-last = Smith , editor-first = David M. , editor2-last = London , editor2-first = C. M , title = The Heads of Religious Houses : England and Wales. 2, 1216—1377 , place = Cambridge , publisher = Cambridge University Press , year = 2001 , isbn = 0-521-80271-7 Durham, England-related lists