Dean of Ripon

Head of the chapter at Ripon Cathedral, England

The western façade of Ripon Cathedral

The Dean of Ripon is a senior cleric in the Church of England Diocese of Leeds. The dean is the head of the chapter at Ripon Cathedral – his predecessors were deans of the same church when it was previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Ripon and a minster in the diocese of York.

List of deans

Deans of Ripon Minster

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011)
  • 1604–1608 Moses Fowler
  • 1608–1624 Anthony Higgin
  • 1624–1634 John Wilson
  • 1635–1645 Thomas Dod
  • 1646–1662 Vacancy – Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
  • 1663–1672 John Wilkins
  • 1674–1675 John Neile
  • 1675–1675 Thomas Tully[1]
  • 1675–1686 Thomas Cartwright
  • 1686–1710 Christopher Wyvill
  • 1710–1750 Heneage Dering
  • 1750–1791 Francis Wanley
  • 1791–1828 Darley Waddilove[2]
  • 1828–1836 James Webber

Deans of Ripon Cathedral

References

  1. ^ "Tully, Thomas" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  2. ^ "Waddilove, Robert Darley" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  3. ^ 10 Downing Street – Dean of Ripon

Sources

  • British History Online – Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857 – Deans of Ripon (Cathedral)
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  • diocesan Bishops of Ripon (1836–2014; renamed "Ripon and Leeds" in 1999), of Wakefield (1888–2014) and of Bradford (1919–2014)
  • Bishop suffragan of Penrith (1888–1889; reappointed to Richmond)
  • Bishops suffragan of Knaresborough (renamed Ripon), of Pontefract (renamed Wakefield) and of Richmond (renamed Kirkstall)
  • Provost of Bradford (1930–2000; see Dean of Bradford)
  • Provost of Wakefield (1931–2000; see Dean of Wakefield)
  • Archdeacon of Craven (1836–2014; merged into Richmond and Craven)
  • Archdeacon of Halifax (1888–1927; renamed Pontefract)
  • Archdeacon of Huddersfield (1888–1927; renamed Halifax)
  • Archdeacon of Ripon (1894–1921; renamed Archdeacon of Leeds)
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