Dean of Chichester

Chichester Cathedral.

The Dean of Chichester is the dean of Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England.

Bishop Ralph is credited with the foundation of the current cathedral after the original structure that had been built by Stigand was largely destroyed by fire in 1114.^[1]

Ralph did not confine his activities just to rebuilding the cathedral, he provided for a more complete constitution of his chapter by also creating the offices of Dean, Precentor, Chancellor and Treasurer.^[2] The function of these four officials was to ensure the proper conduct of church services, the care of the church building and the supervision of subordinates.^[3] Beneath these four officials were the canons of the cathedral who in the medieval period were about twenty six in number.^[4] The dean would have been elected by the canons, and would have the power to act in administrative matters only with their consent. ^[4] The dean and his staff, however, were subject to the bishop's authority.^[3]

The dean headed the cathedral community and had jurisdiction over all the Chichester city parishes, with the exception of All Saints, which was under the administration of the Archbishop of Canterbury.^[3] The four ancient posts of dean and canons still exist within the cathedral and their functions are similar to their ancient role, although somewhat diminished, as other church organisations have now taken over some of their powers.^[5]

There follows a list of deans of Chichester, from Bishop Ralph's time, to the present dean, Stephen Waine.^[6]

List of deans

High Medieval 1115 Odo 1115 Richard 1125 Matthew 1144 Richard 1150 John de Greneford (afterwards Bishop of Chichester, 1173) 1176 Jordan de Meleburn 1178 Seffrid II (afterwards Bishop of Chichester, 1180) 1180 Matthew de Chichester 1190 Nicholas de Aquila 1197 Seffride 1210–1212 In the hands of the king 1220 Simon de Perigord[7] 1230 Walter[7] 1232 Thomas de Lichfield[7] 1250 Geoffrey 1256 Walter de Glocestria 1295 Thomas de Berghstede Late Medieval ?-1306 William de Grenefeld (afterwards Archbishop of York, 1306)[8] 1307-1308 Raymond de Goth or Raimundus de Got, Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria Nova[8] 1308-1316John de St Leophardo[8] 1318-1340 Henry de Garland[8] ?-1349 Walter de Segrave[8] 1349-1362William Lenn (afterwards Bishop of Chichester, 1362) 1362-? Nicholas de Aston[8] ?-1382 Roger de Freton[8] 1382–1386 Richard le Scrope (afterwards Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, 1386) 1389–1390 William de Lullyngton[8] ?-1396 Stephen Palosius (Cardinal priest of S. Marcellus)[8]

1396–1399 Christopher Marini (Cardinal priest of S. Cyriacus)[8] 1397–1407 John de Maydenhith (B.C.L.)[8] 1407–1412 John Haseley[8] ?–1417 Richard Talbot (afterwards Bishop of Dublin, 1417)[9] ?–1424 William Milton 1425 John Patten or John Waynflete 1425-? John Crutchere[8] 1455-1478 John Waynfleet[8] 1479-1501 John Cloos[8] 1501-1503 Robert Prychard[8] 1504-? Geoffrey Symeon[8] 1507-1510 John Young (Dean of Chichester)[8] 1517-1518 Thomas Larke[8] 1518-1541 William Fleshmonger or Foster Doctor of Cannon Law[8] Early modern 1541–1548 Richard Caurden 1549–1551 Giles Eyre 1551–1553 Bartholomew Traheron 1553 Thomas Sampson (not installed) 1553–1557 William Pye 1558–1566 Hugh Turnbull 1566–1570 Richard Curteys (afterwards Bishop of Chichester, 1571) 1570–1577 Anthony Rushe 1577–1601 Martin Culpepper 1601–1630 William Thorne 1630–1634 Francis Dee (afterwards Bishop of Peterborough, 1634) 1634–1635 Richard Steward 1642 George Aglionby (nominal) 1646–1660 Bruno Ryves (afterwards Dean of Windsor, 1660) 1660–1663 Joseph Henshaw (afterwards Bishop of Peterborough, 1663) 1663–1669 Joseph Gulston

1669–1671 Nathaniel Crew (afterwards Bishop of Oxford, 1671) 1671–1672 Thomas Lambrook 1672–1688 George Stradling 1688–1699 Francis Hawkins 1699–1715 William Hayley 1715–1727 Thomas Sherlock (afterwards Bishop of Bangor, 1727) 1727–1735 John Newey 1735–1739 Thomas Hayley 1739–1741 James Hargraves 1741–1754 William Ashburnham (afterwards Bishop of Chichester, 1754) 1754–1770 Thomas Ball 1770–1790 Charles Harward (afterwards Dean of Exeter, 1790) Late modern 1790 Combe Miller 1814–1824 Christopher Bethell 1824 Samuel Slade 1830 George Chandler 1859–1875 Walter Hook 1876 John Burgon 1888 Francis Pigou[10] (afterwards Dean of Bristol, 1892) 1892 Richard Randall 1902 John Hannah[11] 1929 Arthur Duncan Jones 1955 Walter Hussey 1977 Robert Holtby 1989 John Treadgold 2002–2014 Nicholas Frayling[12] 2015–present Stephen Waine[13]

See also

• Bishop of Chichester
• Archdeacon of Chichester

References

1. Stephens. Memorials. p. 47
2. Stephens. Memorials p. 49
3. Stephens. Memorials p. 323
4. Hobbs. Chichester Cathedral. p. 13
5. Hobbs. Chichester Cathedral. p.292
6. Hennessy. Chichester Diocese. p. 2. For medieval to 1900. // Hobbs. Chichester Cathedral. Appendix A. for 20th century. "Who's Who". Dean and Chapter of Chichester Cathedral. Cathedral Website for current.
7. Geenway. Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: volume 5: pp. 6–10. Suggests that Perigord was installed as dean in 1218 and that he was replaced by Thomas de Lichfield in 1229. No mention of Walter (1230).
8. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 7, Chichester Diocese (London: 1964) pp. 4-6.
9. Plea rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40 / 629; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no629/aCP40no629fronts/IMG_0169.htm; 4th entry, with London in the margin. the defendant is Richard Talbot, dean of Chichester & parson of Ringwood, Hants
10. Hennessy.Chichester Diocese. p.2. gives the year as 1887. The year of his installation is given by Who Was Who, as 1888 and The Times, Thursday, 15 November 1888; p. 8; Issue 32544; col A. provides the actual date of induction as 14 November 1888.
11. The London Gazette: no. 27400. p. 513. 24 January 1902.
12. Cathedral Website Announces retirement Accessdate 14 April 2014
13. "Next Dean of Chichester announced". News. Church of England. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

Sources

• "Chichester Cathedral". Dean and Chapter of Chichester Cathedral.
• Diana E. Greenway (1996). "Deans". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: volume 5: Chichester. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
• Hennessy, George (1900). Chichester Diocese Clergy Lists: Clergy Succession from the earliest time to the year 1900. London: St Peters Press.
• Hobbs, Mary, ed. (1994). Chichester Cathedral: An Historic Survey. Chichester: Phillimore. ISBN 0-85033-924-3.
• Page, William, ed. (1973). "Cathedral of Chichester". A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 2. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
• Stephens, W.R.W (1876). Memorials of the See of Chichester and Cathedral Church of Chichester. London: Bentley. ISBN 0-7905-6451-3.
• "Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn,". Oxford University Press. Dec 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2011. – Subscription required.