Dean of Exeter

The Dean of Exeter is the head of the Chapter of Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, England.^[1] The chapter was established by Bishop William Briwere (1224-44) who set up the offices of Dean and chancellor of Exeter Cathedral, allowing the chapter to elect those officers.^[2] The dean's is the deanery at 10 The Close, Exeter. On 15 December 2011, HM Government announced the appointment of the Revd Canon Jonathan Draper BA PhD, Canon Theologian at York Minster to become the next Dean of Exeter.^[3] Since the date of his last service at York Minster is yet to be announced, he will presumably move in 2012.^[4]

List of deans

1225–1231 Serlo
1231–1252 Roger de Wynkleigh
1252–1268 William de Stanwey
1268–1274 Roger de Toriz
1274–1280 John Noble
1280–1283 John Pycot
1283–1302 Andrew de Kilkenny
1302–1307 Henry de Somerset
1307–1309 Thomas de Lechlade
1311–1326 Bartholomew de Sancto Laurentio
1328–1335 Richard de Coleton
1335–1353 Richard de Braylegh
1353–1363 Reginald de Bugwell
1363–1378 Robert Sumpter
1378–1385 Thomas Walkyngton
1385–1415 Ralph Tregrision
1415–1419 Stephen Payn
1419–1457 John Cobethorn
1457–1459 John Hals
1459–1477 Henry Webber
1477–1478 Peter Courtenay
1478–1482 Lionel Woodville
1482–1504 John Arundel
1496-1509 Edward Willoughby

1509 Thomas Hobbes
1509–1519 John Vesey
1519–1527 Richard Pace
1527–1537 Reginald Pole
1537–1552 Simon Haynes
1553 James Haddon
1554–1558 Thomas Reynolds
1560–1570 Gregory Dodds
1571–1583 George Carew
1583–1588 Stephen Townesend
1589–1629 Matthew Sutcliffe
1629–1661 William Peterson
1661–1662 Seth Ward
1662–1663 Edward Young
1663–1681 George Cary
1681–1701 Richard Annesley
1703–1705 William Wake
1705–1717 Lancelot Blackburne
1717–1726 Edward Trelawney
1726–1740 John Gilbert
1741–1742 Alured Clarke
1742–1748 William Holmes
1748–1762 Charles Lyttleton
1762–1784 Jeremiah Milles

1784–1790 William Buller
1790–1802 Charles Harward
1803–1809 Charles Talbot
1809–1810 George Gordon
1810–1813 John Garnett
1813–1838 Whittington Landon
1839–1861 Thomas Hill Lowe
1861–1863 Charles John Ellicott
1863–1867 William John Broderick
1867–1883 Archibald Boyd
1883–1900 Benjamin Morgan Cowie
1900–1918 Alfred Earle
1918–1931 Henry Reginald Gamble
1931–1934 Walter Robert Matthews
1935–1950 Spencer Cecil Carpenter
1950–1960 Alexander Ross Wallace
1960–1972 Marcus Knight
1973–1980 Clifford Thomas Chapman
1981–1995 Richard Eyre
1996–2004 Keith Jones
2005–2011 Jonathan Meyrick^[5]
Jonathan Draper (announced)^[3]

References

^ Details up to 1950 are from: Ursula Radford (1955). "An Introduction to the Deans of Exeter". Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association 87: 1–24.
^ Barlow, Frank (2004). "Brewer, William (d. 1244)" (Subscription or UK public library membership required). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50339. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/50339. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
^ ^a ^b Number 10 – Dean of Exeter appointed
^ Canon Theologian of York Minster named as new Dean of Exeter
^ Diocese of Norwich – New Bishop of Lynn

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Deans of Exeter

13th century	Serlo • Roger de Wynkleigh • William de Stanwey • Roger de Toriz • John Noble • John Pycot • Andrew de Kilkenny

14th century	Henry de Somerset • Thomas de Lechlade • Bartholomew de Sancto Laurentio • Richard de Coleton • Richard de Braylegh • Reginald de Bugwell • Robert Sumpter • Thomas Walkyngton

15th century	Ralph Tregision • Stephen Payn • John Cobethorn • John Hals • Henry Webber • Peter Courtenay • Lionel Woodville • John Arundel

16th century	Edward Willoughby • Thomas Hobbys • John Veysey • Richard Pace • Reginald Pole • Simon Heynes • James Haddon • Thomas Reynolds • Gregory Dodds • George Carewe • Stephen Townsend • Matthew Sutcliffe

17th century	William Peterson • Seth Ward • Edward Younge • George Cary • Richard Annesley

18th century	William Wake • Launcelot Blackburne • Edward Trelawny • John Gilbert • Alured Clarke • William Holmes • Charles Lyttelton • Jeremiah Milles • William Buller • Charles Harward

19th century	Charles Talbot • George Gordon • John Garnett • Whittington Landon • Thomas Hill Lowe • Charles John Ellicott • William Brodrick, 7th Viscount Midleton • Archibald Boyd • Benjamin Morgan Cowie

20th century	Alfred Earle • Henry Reginald Gamble • Walter Robert Matthews • Spencer Cecil Carpenter • Alexander Ross Wallace • Marcus Knight • Clifford Thomas Chapman • Richard Montague Stephens Eyre • Keith Brynmor Jones

21st century	Jonathan Meyrick • Jonathan Draper

Diocese of Exeter

Lord Bishop of Exeter
The Right Reverend Michael Langrish DD
Bishop of Crediton ♦ Bishop of Plymouth

The Right Reverend Robert Evens ♦ The Right Reverend John Ford

Exeter Cathedral ♦ Dean of Exeter (The Very Reverend Jonathan Meyrick)

Archdeaconry of Barnstaple

Archdeacon of Barnstaple The Venerable David Gunn-Johnson STh MA

Deanery of Barnstaple • Deanery of Hartland • Deanery of Holsworthy Deanery of Shirwell • Deanery of South Molton • Deanery of Torrington

Archdeaconry of Exeter

Archdeacon of Exeter The Venerable Penelope Driver

Deanery of Aylesbeare • Deanery of Cadbury • Deanery of Christianity (Exeter) • Deanery of Cullompton Deanery of Honiton • Deanery of Kenn • Deanery of Ottery • Deanery of Tiverton

Archdeaconry of Plymouth

Archdeacon of Plymouth The Venerable Ian Chandler

Deanery of Ivybridge • Deanery of Devonport • Deanery of Moorside Deanery of Sutton • Deanery of Tavistock

Archdeaconry of Totnes

Archdeacon of Totnes The Venerable John Rawlings

Deanery of Moreton • Deanery of Newton Abbot and Ipplepen • Deanery of Okehampton Deanery of Torbay • Deanery of Totnes • Deanery of Woodleigh

Office holders in the Diocese of Exeter

The Lord Bishop of Exeter The Bishop of Crediton • The Bishop of Plymouth The Dean of Exeter The Archdeacon of Barnstaple • The Archdeacon of Exeter • The Archdeacon of Plymouth • The Archdeacon of Totnes