Dean of Chichester

Dean of Chichester Cathedral in England

Chichester Cathedral.

The Dean of Chichester is the dean of Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England.

Bishop Ralph is credited with the foundation of the current cathedral after the original structure built by Stigand was largely destroyed by fire in 1114.[1]

Ralph did not confine his activities just to rebuilding the cathedral; he provided for a more complete constitution of his chapter by also creating the offices of Dean, Precentor, Chancellor and Treasurer.[2] The function of these four officials was to ensure the proper conduct of church services, the care of the church building and the supervision of subordinates.[3] Beneath these four officials were the canons of the cathedral who in the medieval period were about twenty six in number.[4] The dean would have been elected by the canons, and would have the power to act in administrative matters only with their consent. [4] The dean and his staff, however, were subject to the bishop's authority.[3]

The dean headed the cathedral community and had jurisdiction over all the Chichester city parishes, with the exception of All Saints', which was under the administration of the Archbishop of Canterbury.[3] The four ancient posts of dean and canons still exist within the cathedral and their functions are similar to their ancient role, although somewhat diminished, as other church organisations have now taken over some of their powers.[5]

There follows a list of deans of Chichester, from Bishop Ralph's time, to the most recent dean, Stephen Waine.[6]

List of deans

High Medieval

  • 1115 Odo
  • 1115 Richard
  • 1125 Matthew
  • 1144 Richard
  • 1150 John de Greneford (afterwards Bishop of Chichester, 1173)
  • 1176 Jordan de Meleburn
  • 1178 Seffrid II (afterwards Bishop of Chichester, 1180)
  • 1180 Matthew de Chichester
  • 1190 Nicholas de Aquila
  • 1197 Seffride
  • 1210–1212 In the hands of the king
  • 1220 Simon de Perigord[7]
  • 1230 Walter[7]
  • 1232 Thomas de Lichfield[7]
  • 1250 Geoffrey
  • 1256 Walter de Glocestria
  • 1295 Thomas de Berghstede

Late Medieval

  • ?-1306 William de Grenefeld (afterwards Archbishop of York, 1306)[8]
  • 1307-1308 Raymond de Goth or Raimundus de Got, Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria Nova[8]
  • 1308-1316John de St Leophardo[8]
  • 1318-1340 Henry de Garland[8]
  • ?-1349 Walter de Segrave[8]
  • 1349-1362William Lenn (afterwards Bishop of Chichester, 1362)
  • 1362-? Nicholas de Aston[8]
  • ?-1382 Roger de Freton[8]
  • 1382–1386 Richard le Scrope (afterwards Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, 1386)
  • 1389–1390 William de Lullyngton[8]
  • ?-1396 Stephen Palosius (Cardinal priest of S. Marcellus)[8]
  • 1396–1399 Christopher Marini (Cardinal priest of S. Cyriacus)[8]
  • 1397–1407 John de Maydenhith (B.C.L.)[8]
  • 1407–1412 John Haseley[8]
  • ?–1417 Richard Talbot (afterwards Bishop of Dublin, 1417)[9][10]
  • ?–1424 William Milton
  • 1425 John Patten or John Waynflete
  • 1425-? John Crutchere[8]
  • 1455-1478 John Waynfleet[8]
  • 1479-1501 John Cloos[8]
  • 1501-1503 Robert Prychard[8]
  • 1504-? Geoffrey Symeon[8]
  • 1507-1510 John Young[8]
  • 1517-1518 Thomas Larke[8]
  • 1518-1541 William Fleshmonger[11]

Early modern

Late modern

See also

References

  1. ^ Stephens. Memorials. p. 47
  2. ^ Stephens. Memorials p. 49
  3. ^ a b c Stephens. Memorials p. 323
  4. ^ a b Hobbs. Chichester Cathedral. p. 13
  5. ^ Hobbs. Chichester Cathedral. p.292
  6. ^ Hennessy. Chichester Diocese. p. 2. for medieval to 1900. // Hobbs. Chichester Cathedral. Appendix A. for 20th century. // Dean and Chapter. Our team for current.
  7. ^ a b c Geenway. Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: volume 5: pp. 6–10. Suggests that Perigord was installed as dean in 1218 and that he was replaced by Thomas de Lichfield in 1229. No mention of Walter (1230).
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s [1] Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 7, Chichester Diocese (London: 1964) pp. 4-6.
  9. ^ Plea rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40 / 629; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no629/aCP40no629fronts/IMG_0169.htm; 4th entry, with London in the margin. the defendant is Richard Talbot, dean of Chichester & parson of Ringwood, Hants
  10. ^ http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no641/bCP40no641dorses/IMG_0871.htm (second entry from bottom, as defendant
  11. ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541 Volume 7. pp 4-5 says Fleshmonger or Foster Doctor of Canon Law
  12. ^ Hennessy.Chichester Diocese. p.2. gives the year as 1887. The year of his installation is given by Who Was Who, as 1888 and The Times, Thursday, 15 November 1888; p. 8; Issue 32544; col A. provides the actual date of induction as 14 November 1888.
  13. ^ "No. 27400". The London Gazette. 24 January 1902. p. 513.
  14. ^ Cathedral Website Announces retirement Archived 21 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Accessdate 14 April 2014
  15. ^ "Next Dean of Chichester announced". News. Church of England. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  16. ^ @bishopsarum (1 April 2023). "A happy day in the Piddle Valley..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 May 2023 – via Twitter.

Sources

  • Dean and Chapter (2021). "Our team". Dean and Chapter of Chichester Cathedral. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  • Diana E. Greenway (1996). "Deans". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: volume 5: Chichester. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  • Hennessy, George (1900). Chichester Diocese Clergy Lists: Clergy Succession from the earliest time to the year 1900. London: St Peters Press.
  • Hobbs, Mary, ed. (1994). Chichester Cathedral: An Historic Survey. Chichester: Phillimore. ISBN 0-85033-924-3.
  • Horn, Joyce M, ed. (1964). "Deans". Chichester Diocese. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541. Vol. 7. London: Institute of Historical Research 4-6. British History Online. Web. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  • Page, William, ed. (1973). "Cathedral of Chichester". A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 2. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  • Stephens, W.R.W (1876). Memorials of the See of Chichester and Cathedral Church of Chichester. London: Bentley. ISBN 0-7905-6451-3.
  • "Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn". Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2011. – Subscription required.
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  • Roger de Freton
  • Richard le Scrope
  • William de Lullyngton
  • John de Maydenhith
  • John Haselee
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  • Richard Talbot
  • William Milton
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