Dean of St Paul's

The dean of St Paul's is a member of, and chair of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the Church of England. The dean of St Paul's is also ex officio dean of the Order of the British Empire.

The current dean is Andrew Tremlett, who was installed on 25 September 2022.

List of deans

High Medieval

1090–1107 Wulman
1107–1111 Ranulf Flambard (disputed)
1111–1138 William de Mareni
1138–1157 Ralph de Langford
1158–1180 Hugh de Mareni
1180–1199 Ralph de Diceto
1200–1216 Alard de Burnham
1216–1218 Gervase de Howbridge
1218–1227 Robert de Watford
1228–1231 Martin de Pattishall
1231–1241 Geoffrey de Lucy
1241–1243 William of Sainte-Mère-Eglise
1243–1253 Henry de Cornhill
1253–1257 Walter de Saleron
1257–1260 Robert de Barton
1260–1261 Peter de Newport
January 1262–July 1262 Richard Talbot
July 1262 – 1263 John de Ebulo
1263–1267 Geoffrey de Fering
1268–1273 John Chishull
1273–1276 Hervey de Boreham
1276–1283 Thomas Ingoldsthorpe
1283–1285 Roger de La Legh
1285–1294 William de Montfort
1294–1306 Ralph Baldock

Late Medieval

1306–1313 Arnald Frangerius de Cantilupo
1314–1316 John Sandale
1316–1317 Richard Newport
1317 Roger de Northburgh
1317–1322 Vitalis de Testa
1322–1335 John de Everdon
1335–1354 Gilbert de Bruera
1354–1361 Richard de Kilvington
1361–1362 Walter de Alderbury
1362–1364 Thomas Trilleck
1364–1389 John de Appleby
1389–1400 Thomas de Eure
1400–1405 Thomas Stowe
1406–1421 Thomas More
1422–1441 Reginald Kentwood
1441–1456 Thomas Lisieux
1456–1457 Laurence Booth
1457–1468 William Say
1468–1471 Roger Radclyffe
1471–1478 Thomas Wynterbourne
1479–1499 William Worsley

Early modern

1499–1505 Robert Sherborne
1505–1519 John Colet
1519–1536 Richard Pace
1536–1540 Richard Sampson
1540–1545 John Incent
1545–1554 William May
1554–1556 John Feckenham
1556–1559 Henry Cole
1559–1560 William May (again)

Post-Reformation

Name	Term of office
Alexander Nowell	1560	1602^[†]
John Overall	1602	1614
Valentine Cary	1614	1621
John Donne	1621	1631^[†]
Thomas Winniffe	1631	1642
Richard Steward (not installed)	1642	1651^[†]
Vacancy (English Interregnum)	1651	1660
Matthew Nicholas	1660	1661^[†]
John Barwick	1661	1664^[†]
William Sancroft	1664	1678
Edward Stillingfleet	1678	1689
John Tillotson	1689	1691
William Sherlock	1691	1707^[†]
Henry Godolphin	1707	1726
Francis Hare (in commendam as Bishop of St Asaph 1727–31, as Bishop of Chichester from 1731)	1726	1740^[†]
Joseph Butler (in commendam as Bishop of Bristol)	1740	1750
Thomas Secker (in commendam as Bishop of Oxford)	1750	1758
John Hume (in commendam as Bishop of Oxford)	1758	1766
Frederick Cornwallis (in commendam as Bishop of Lichfield)	1766	1768
Thomas Newton (in commendam as Bishop of Bristol)	1768	1782^[†]
Thomas Thurlow (in commendam as Bishop of Lincoln)	1782	1787
George Pretyman Tomline (Pretyman until 1803) (in commendam as Bishop of Lincoln)	1787	1820
William Van Mildert (in commendam as Bishop of Llandaff)	1820	1826
Charles Sumner (in commendam as Bishop of Llandaff)	1826	1827
Edward Copleston (in commendam as Bishop of Llandaff)	1827	1849^[†]
Henry Hart Milman	1849	1868^[†]
Henry Longueville Mansel	1868	1871^[†]
Richard William Church	1871	1890^[†]
Robert Gregory	1891	1911^[†]
William Ralph Inge	1911	1934
Walter Matthews	1934	1967
Martin Sullivan	1967	1978
Alan Webster	1978	1988
Eric Evans	1988	1996^[†]
John Moses	1996	2006
Graeme Knowles	2007	2011
David Ison	2012	2022
Andrew Tremlett	2022	incumbent

Notes

^† Died in office

References

Deans of St Paul's. Greenway, D. E. (1968). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300. Volume 1: St. Paul's, London. British History Online. pp. 4–8.
Deans of St Paul's. Horn, J. M. (1963). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541. Volume 5: St Paul's, London. British History Online. pp. 4–7.
Deans of St Paul's. Horn, J. M. (1969). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857. Volume 1: St. Paul's, London. British History Online. pp. 5–7.
WR Matthews: [1] Archived 5 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine Date accessed: 15 February 2006.
St Paul's Cathedral press release 23 Jan 2006: [2] Date accessed: 15 February 2006.

Diocese of London

St Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey (second cathedral, 1550–1556)
The Old Deanery, London
Diocesan House, London
Diocese of Westminster (1540–1550)
Area scheme (1979–present)

Office holders

Diocesan bishop	Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London
Area bishops	Emma Ineson, Bishop of Kensington Joanne Grenfell, Bishop of Stepney Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy, Bishop of Willesden Anderson Jeremiah, Bishop of Edmonton
Other suffragan bishops	AEO: Jonathan Baker, Bishop suffragan of Fulham & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Ric Thorpe, Bishop of Islington (bishop for church plants) Pete Broadbent, Bishop's Adviser (2030 Vision) and honorary assistant bishop
Deans and senior priests	Andrew Tremlett, Dean of St Paul's
Archdeacons	Luke Miller, Archdeacon of London John Hawkins, Archdeacon of Hampstead Richard Frank, Archdeacon of Middlesex Catherine Pickford, Archdeacon of Northolt Peter Farley-Moore, Archdeacon of Hackney Katherine Hedderly, Archdeacon-designate of Charing Cross

Historic offices

Bishop suffragan of Bedford (1534–1914)
Bishop suffragan of Marlborough (1888–1918)
Archdeacon of Colchester; Archdeacon of Essex (both: 12th century–1846; moved to Rochester then St Albans then Chelmsford)
Archdeacon of St Albans (1550–1845; moved to Rochester then St Albans)

Historic residences

Fulham Palace (8th century–1975)
London House, Ludgate Hill (?–17th century)
London House, Aldersgate (18th century)
London House, St James's (18th–19th centuries)

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Royal Deans	Dean of the Chapel Royal Westminster Windsor

St Paul's Cathedral

Deans

High Medieval	Wulman Ranulf Flambard (disputed) William de Mareni Ralph de Langford Hugh de Mareni Ralph de Diceto Alard de Burnham Gervase de Howbridge Robert de Watford Martin de Pattishall Geoffrey de Lucy William of Sainte-Mère-Église Henry de Cornhill Walter de Saleron Robert de Barton Peter de Newport Richard Talbot John de Ebulo Geoffrey de Fering John Chishull Hervey de Boreham Thomas Ingoldsthorpe Roger de La Legh William de Montfort Ralph Baldock
Late Medieval	Arnald Frangerius de Cantilupo John Sandale Richard Newport Roger Northburgh Vitalis de Testa John de Everdon Gilbert de Bruera Richard de Kilvington Walter de Alderbury Thomas Trilleck John de Appleby Thomas de Eure Thomas Stowe Thomas More Reginald Kentwood Thomas Lisieux Lawrence Booth William Say Roger Radclyffe Thomas Wynterbourne William Worsley
Early modern	Robert Sherborne John Colet Richard Pace Richard Sampson John Incent William May John Feckenham Henry Cole William May (again) Alexander Nowell John Overall Valentine Cary John Donne Thomas Winniffe Richard Steward Matthew Nicholas John Barwick William Sancroft Edward Stillingfleet John Tillotson William Sherlock Henry Godolphin Francis Hare Joseph Butler Thomas Secker John Hume Frederick Cornwallis Thomas Newton Thomas Thurlow
Late modern	George Pretyman Tomline William Van Mildert Charles Sumner Edward Copleston Henry Hart Milman Henry Longueville Mansel Richard William Church Robert Gregory William Ralph Inge Walter Matthews Martin Sullivan Alan Webster Eric Evans John Moses Graeme Knowles Michael Colclough (acting) David Ison Andrew Tremlett