Dean of Newcastle

Head of Newcastle Cathedral

Newcastle Cathedral

The Dean of Newcastle is the head (primus inter pares – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Newcastle Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne. Before 2000 the post was designated as a provost, which since 1931 had been the equivalent of a dean at English cathedrals which had been parish churches.[1] The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Newcastle and seat of the Bishop of Newcastle.

## List of deans

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### Provosts

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* 1931–1938 John Bateman-Champain
* 1938–1947 George Brigstocke
* 1947–1962 Noel Kennaby
* 1962–1976 Clifton Wolters
* 1976–1989 Christopher Spafford
* 1990–2001[2] Nicholas Coulton (became Dean)

### Deans

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* 2001–2003 Nicholas Coulton
* 2003–2018 Chris Dalliston[3]
* 2018−2022 Geoff Miller
* 2023−present: Lee Batson[4]

## References

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1. ^ "CATHEDRALS MEASURE, 1931. (Hansard, 25 June 1931)".
2. ^ "Appointments". Church Times. No. 7226\. 17 August 2001. p. 6\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 31 December 2014 – via UK Press Online archives.
3. ^ The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Newcastle upon Tyne – The Cathedral Team Archived 2014-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "Celebrating our new Dean, Lee Batson". Newcastle Cathedral. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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Diocese of Newcastle

* Newcastle Cathedral
* Bishop's House, Gosforth
* Church House, North Shields

Office holders|

* Helen-Ann Hartley, Bishop of Newcastle
* Mark Wroe, Bishop suffragan of Berwick
* AEO: Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
* Lee Batson, Dean of Newcastle
* Catherine Sourbut Groves, Archdeacon of Lindisfarne
* Rachel Wood, Archdeacon of Northumberland

Historic offices|

* Provost of Newcastle (1931–2000; see Dean of Newcastle)

Historic residences|

* Benwell Towers

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