Dean of Ripon

Head of the chapter at Ripon Cathedral, England

The western façade of Ripon Cathedral

The Dean of Ripon is a senior cleric in the Church of England Diocese of Leeds. The dean is the head of the chapter at Ripon Cathedral – his predecessors were deans of the same church when it was previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Ripon and a minster in the diocese of York.

## List of deans

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### Deans of Ripon Minster

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011)

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* 1604–1608 Moses Fowler
* 1608–1624 Anthony Higgin
* 1624–1634 John Wilson
* 1635–1645 Thomas Dod
* 1646–1662 Vacancy – Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
* 1663–1672 John Wilkins
* 1674–1675 John Neile
* 1675–1675 Thomas Tully[1]
* 1675–1686 Thomas Cartwright
* 1686–1710 Christopher Wyvill
* 1710–1750 Heneage Dering
* 1750–1791 Francis Wanley
* 1791–1828 Darley Waddilove[2]
* 1828–1836 James Webber

### Deans of Ripon Cathedral

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* 1836–1847 James Webber
* 1847–1859 Hon Henry Erskine (son of Lord Erskine)
* 1859–1860 Thomas Garnier
* 1860–1868 William Goode
* 1868–1876 Hugh Boyd M‘Neile
* 1876–1876 Sydney Turner
* 1876–1895 William Fremantle (uncle)
* 1895–1914 Hon William Fremantle (nephew)
* 1915–1940 Mansfield Owen
* 1941–1951 Godwin Birchenough
* 1951–1967 Llewelyn Hughes
* 1968–1984 Edwin Le Grice
* 1984–1995 Christopher Campling
* 1995–2005 John Methuen
* 2007–2013 Keith Jukes[3]
* 2014–present John Dobson

## References

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1. ^ "Tully, Thomas" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
2. ^ "Waddilove, Robert Darley" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
3. ^ 10 Downing Street – Dean of Ripon

## Sources

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* British History Online – Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857 – Deans of Ripon (Cathedral)

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Anglican Diocese of Leeds

* Ripon Cathedral
* Wakefield Cathedral
* Bradford Cathedral
* Hollin House, Leeds
* Bishop's Lodge, Wakefield
* Bishopscroft, Bradford
* Diocesan Office, Leeds
* Bishop Mount, Ripon
* Church House, Wakefield
* Kadugli House, Keighley
* Leeds Minster
* Area scheme (2014–present)
* Dioceses of Ripon and Leeds, of Wakefield and of Bradford

Office holders|

| Diocesan bishop|

* Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds

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Area bishops|

* Toby Howarth, Bishop of Bradford
* Arun Arora, Bishop of Kirkstall (area bishop for Leeds)
* Smitha Prasadam, Bishop of Huddersfield
* Anna Eltringham, Bishop of Ripon
* Bishop of Wakefield (vacant)

Other bishops|

* AEO: Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet

Deans|

* John Dobson, Dean of Ripon
* Simon Cowling, Dean of Wakefield
* Andy Bowerman, Dean of Bradford

Archdeacons|

* Andy Jolley, Archdeacon of Bradford
* Paul Ayers, Archdeacon of Leeds
* Bill Braviner, Archdeacon of Halifax
* Cat Thatcher, Archdeacon of Pontefract
* James Theodosius, Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven

Predecessor offices|

* diocesan Bishops of Ripon (1836–2014; renamed "Ripon and Leeds" in 1999), of Wakefield (1888–2014) and of Bradford (1919–2014)
* Bishop suffragan of Penrith (1888–1889; reappointed to Richmond)
* Bishops suffragan of Knaresborough (renamed Ripon), of Pontefract (renamed Wakefield) and of Richmond (renamed Kirkstall)
* Provost of Bradford (1930–2000; see Dean of Bradford)
* Provost of Wakefield (1931–2000; see Dean of Wakefield)
* Archdeacon of Craven (1836–2014; merged into Richmond and Craven)
* Archdeacon of Halifax (1888–1927; renamed Pontefract)
* Archdeacon of Huddersfield (1888–1927; renamed Halifax)
* Archdeacon of Ripon (1894–1921; renamed Archdeacon of Leeds)

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Deans in the Church of England

Province of Canterbury|

* Birmingham
* Bristol
* Canterbury
* Chelmsford
* Chichester
* Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
* Coventry
* Derby
* Ely
* Exeter
* Gibraltar
* Gloucester
* Guildford
* Hereford
* Jersey
* Leicester
* Lichfield
* Lincoln
* Norwich
* Peterborough
* Portsmouth
* Rochester
* St Albans
* St Edmundsbury
* St Paul's (London)
* Salisbury
* Southwark
* Truro
* Wells
* Winchester
* Worcester

Province of York|

* Blackburn
* Bradford (Leeds diocese)
* Carlisle
* Chester
* Durham
* Liverpool
* Manchester
* Newcastle
* Peel
* Ripon (Leeds diocese)
* Sheffield
* Southwell
* Wakefield (Leeds diocese)
* York

Royal Deans|

* Dean of the Chapel Royal
* Westminster
* Windsor

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Deans of Ripon

Minster|

* Moses Fowler
* Anthony Higgin
* John Wilson
* Thomas Dod
* John Wilkins
* John Neile
* Thomas Tully
* Thomas Cartwright
* Christopher Wyvill
* Heneage Dering
* Francis Wanley
* Darley Waddilove
* James Webber

Cathedral|

* James Webber
* Hon Henry Erskine
* Thomas Garnier
* William Goode
* Hugh M‘Neile
* Sydney Turner
* William Fremantle
* Hon William Fremantle
* Mansfield Owen
* Godwin Birchenough
* Llewelyn Hughes
* Edwin Le Grice
* Christopher Campling
* John Methuen
* Keith Jukes
* John Dobson

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