Dean of Rochester

Rochester Cathedral

The Dean of Rochester is the head of the chapter of canons at Rochester Cathedral, the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester.

List of deans

Early modern

1541–1570 Walter Phillips
1570–1572 Edmund Freke
1572–1581 Thomas Willoughby
1581–1591 John Coldwell
1592–1611 Thomas Blague
1611–1615 Richard Milbourne
1615–1620 Robert Scott (elder)
1621–1624 Godfrey Goodman
1625–1639 Walter Balcanquhall
1639–1642 Henry King
1642–1644 Thomas Turner
1644–1660 Vacancy (Commonwealth)
1660 Benjamin Lany
1661–1670 Nathaniel Hardy
1670–1673 Peter Mews
1673–1688 Thomas Lamplugh
1676–1688 John Castilion
1688 Simon Lowth (nominated)
1689–1706 Henry Ullock
1706–1723 Samuel Pratt
1724–1732 Nicholas Clagett
1732–1743 Thomas Herring
1743–1744 William Barnard
1744–1765 John Newcombe
1765–1767 William Markham

1767–1775 Benjamin Newcombe
1775–1779 Thomas Thurlow
1779–1782 Richard Cust
1782–1802 Thomas Dampier

Late modern

1802–1808 Samuel Goodenough
1808–1820 William Busby
1820–1870 Robert Stevens
1870–1870 Thomas Dale
1870–1887 Robert Scott (younger)
1887–1904 Samuel Hole
1904–1913 Ernald Lane
1913–1928 John Storrs
1928–1932 Reginald Talbot
1932–1937 Francis Underhill
1937–1943 Ernest Blackie
1943–1958 Thomas Crick
1959–1966 Robert Stannard
1966–1977 Stanley Betts
1978–1989 John Arnold
1989–2003 Edward Shotter
2003–2005 Jonathan Meyrick (Acting)
2005–2011 Adrian Newman
2011–2012 Phil Hesketh (Acting)
2012–25 January 2015 (res.): Mark Beach^[1]
25 January 2015–present: Phil Hesketh (Acting)

Sources

References

↑ The Bishop of Rochester – Rochester Cathedral (Accessed 26 January 2015)

Diocese of Rochester

Rochester Cathedral Bishopscourt, Rochester Diocesan Office, Rochester

Office holders	The Bishop of Rochester, James Langstaff The Bishop suffragan of Tonbridge, Brian Castle AEO: Jonathan Baker, Bishop suffragan of Fulham Acting Dean of Rochester, Phil Hesketh The Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley, Paul Wright The Archdeacon of Tonbridge, Clive Mansell The Archdeacon of Rochester, Simon Burton-Jones

Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Southwark (1891–1905; diocesan see created) Archdeacon of Colchester; Archdeacon of Essex (1846–1877; moved to St Albans then Chelmsford) Archdeacon of St Albans (1846–1877; moved to St Albans) Archdeacon of Southwark (1878–1905; became Diocese of Southwark)

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 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

Deans of Rochester

Early modern	Walter Phillips Edmund Freke Thomas Willoughby John Coldwell Thomas Blague Richard Milbourne Robert Scott (elder) Godfrey Goodman Walter Balcanquhall Henry King Thomas Turner Benjamin Lany Nathaniel Hardy Peter Mews Thomas Lamplugh John Castilion Simon Lowth Henry Ullock Samuel Pratt Nicholas Clagett Thomas Herring William Barnard John Newcombe William Markham Benjamin Newcombe Thomas Thurlow Richard Cust Thomas Dampier

Late modern	Samuel Goodenough William Busby Robert Stevens Thomas Dale Robert Scott (younger) Samuel Hole Ernald Lane John Storrs Reginald Talbot Francis Underhill Ernest Blackie Thomas Crick Robert Stannard Stanley Betts John Arnold Edward Shotter Jonathan Meyrick (Acting) Adrian Newman Phil Hesketh (Acting) Mark Beach Phil Hesketh (Acting)