Dean of Liverpool

The Dean of Liverpool is based in Liverpool, UK and is head of the Chapter of Liverpool Cathedral.

The deanery is currently vacant following the departure in October 2011 of The Very Reverend Justin Welby to become Bishop of Durham. The Acting Dean is the Canon Precentor, the Reverend Canon Myles Davies.

Past Dean, the Very Revd. Dr Edward Patey, described being the Dean of Liverpool as having "the best job in the Church of England".^[1]

Past Deans of Liverpool

• 1931-1955: The Very Revd. Dr Frederick William Dwelly, MA DD^[2]
• 1956-1963: The Very Revd. Frederick Dillistone
• 1964-1983: The Very Revd. Dr Edward Henry Patey
• 1983-1999: The Very Revd. Derrick Walters
• 2000-2007: The Rt. Revd. Dr Rupert Hoare
• 2007-2011: The Very Revd. Justin Welby

References

1. ^ BNet.com - Obituary of the Very Revd. Derrick Walters - http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000508/ai_n14311674
2. ^ PETER KENNERLEY. Frederick William Dwelly: First Dean of Liverpool, 1881-1957. Lancaster, England: Carnegie Publishing, 2004. Pp. xii + 292.