Baptist Proby

The Very Rev Baptist Proby was Dean of Lichfield^[1] from 1776 until 1807.^[2]

He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge;^[3] and ordained in 1750. He held incumbencies at Exton, Doddington, Thornhaugh and Wansford before his time as Dean.

He died on 18 January 1807.

References

Diocese of Lichfield

Lichfield Cathedral Bishop's House, Lichfield St Mary's House, Lichfield Area scheme (1992–present)

Office holders	The Bishop of Lichfield, Jonathan Gledhill The area Bishop of Wolverhampton, Clive Gregory The area Bishop of Shrewsbury, Mark Rylands The area Bishop of Stafford, Geoff Annas AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet The Dean of Lichfield, Adrian Dorber The Archdeacon of Salop, Paul Thomas The Archdeacon of Lichfield, Simon Baker The Archdeacon of Stoke, Matthew Parker The Archdeacon of Walsall, Sue Weller

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Chester (12th century – 1541; erected into Chester diocese) Archdeacon of Derby (12th century – 1884; moved to Southwell then erected into Derby diocese) Archdeacon of Stafford (13th century – 1980; renamed to Lichfield archdeaconry)

Deans of Lichfield

Medieval	John de Derby Stephen Seagrave Roger de Convenis John Garssia Richard FitzRalph John of Thoresby Simon de Brisele John Bokyngham William de Manton Laurence de Ibstock Anthony Rous Francis de Teobaldeschi William Pakington Thomas de Stretton Robert Wolveden John Verney Thomas Heywood

Early modern	John Yotton Ralph Colyngwood James Denton Richard Sampson Henry Williams John Ramridge Laurence Nowell George Boleyn James Montague William Tooker Walter Curle Augustine Lindsell John Warner Samuel Fell Griffin Higgs William Paul Thomas Wood Matthew Smallwood Lancelot Addison William Binckes Jonathan Kimberley William Walmesley Nicholas Penny John Addenbrooke Baptist Proby

Late modern	John Woodhouse Henry Howard William Champneys Edward Bickersteth Herbert Luckock Henry Savage Frederic Iremonger William MacPherson George Holderness John Lang Tom Wright Michael Yorke Adrian Dorber Pete Wilcox (Acting)