Dean of Wakefield

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Wakefield Cathedral

The Dean of Wakefield is the head (primus inter pares – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Wakefield Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield. Before 2000 the post was designated as a provost, which was then the equivalent of a dean at most English cathedrals. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Wakefield and seat of the Bishop of Wakefield. The current dean is the Very Revd Jonathan Greener.

List of provosts and deans

Provosts

1931–1932 William MacLeod
1933–1962 Noel Hopkins
1962–1971 Philip Pare
1972–1982 John Lister
1982–1997 John Allen
1997–2000 George Nairn-Briggs (became Dean)

Deans

2000–2007 George Nairn-Briggs
2007–present Jonathan Greener^[1]

References

↑ Wakefield Cathedral – Cathedral Clergy

Sources

“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
The Times, Thursday, Nov 10, 1932; pg. 1; Issue 46287; col A Death of the first Provost of Wakefield
Photo of the present Dean, Jonathan Greener
Cathedral web-site

v t e Diocese of Wakefield

Wakefield Cathedral Bishop's Lodge, Wakefield Church House, Wakefield Anglican Diocese of Leeds

Office holders	The Bishop of Wakefield, Stephen Platten The Bishop suffragan of Pontefract, Tony Robinson AEO: the Bishop suffragan of Pontefract The Dean of Wakefield, Jonathan Greener The Archdeacon of Pontefract, Peter Townley The Archdeacon of Halifax, Anne Dawtry

Historic offices	Provost of Wakefield (1931–2000; see Dean of Wakefield) Archdeacon of Halifax (1888–1927; renamed Pontefract) Archdeacon of Huddersfield (1888–1927; renamed Halifax)

v t e Deans in the Church of England

Province of Canterbury	Birmingham Bristol Canterbury Chelmsford Chichester Christ Church (Oxford) Coventry Derby Ely Exeter Gibraltar Gloucester Guildford Hereford 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 Carlisle Chester Durham Liverpool Manchester Newcastle Peel Ripon Sheffield Southwell Wakefield York

Royal Deans	Dean of the Chapel Royal Westminster Windsor

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