Dean of Wells

Wells Cathedral

The Dean of Wells is the head of the Chapter^[1] of Wells Cathedral^[2] in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The dean's residence is The Dean's Lodging, 25 The Liberty, Wells.^[3]

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  1 List of deans
  
  
  
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  2 References
  


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List of deans

High Medieval 1140–1164: Ivo 1164–1189: Richard of Spaxton 1190–1213: Alexander 1213–1216: Leonius 1216–1219: Ralph of Lechlade 1219–1236: Peter of Chichester 1236–1241: William of Merton 1241–1253: John Saracenus 1254–1256: Giles of Bridport 1256–1284: Edward of Cnoll 1284–1292: Thomas Bytton 1292–1295: William Burnell 1295–1302: Walter Haselshaw Late Medieval 1302–1305: Henry Husee 1305–1333: John Godelee 1333–1333: Richard of Bury 1334–1335: Wibert of Littleton 1335–1349: Walter of London 1349–1350: Thomas Fastolf 1350–1361: John of Carleton 1361–1379: Stephen Penpel 1379–1381: John Fordham 1381–1396: Thomas Thebaud (of Sudbury) 1397–1398: Henry Beaufort 1398–1401: Nicholas Slake

1401–1410: Thomas Tuttebury 1410–1413: Richard Courtenay 1413–1413: Thomas Karneka 1413–1423: Walter Medeford 1423–1424: John Stafford 1425–1446: John Forest 1446–1467: Nicholas Carent 1467–1472: William Witham 1472–1498: John Gunthorpe Early modern 1498–1525: William Cosyn 1525–1529: Thomas Wynter (also Archdeacon of York, Archdeacon of Richmond (1526–1529), Archdeacon of Suffolk (1526–1529) and Archdeacon of Norfolk (from 1529)) 1529–1537: Richard Woleman 1537–1540: Thomas Cromwell 1540–1547: William Fitzjames (or Fitzwilliam) 1548–1550: John Goodman (deprived) 1551–1554: William Turner (deprived) 1554–1561: John Goodman (reinstated) 1561–1568: William Turner (restored) 1570–1573: Robert Weston 1574–1589: Valentine Dale 1590–1602: John Herbert 1602–1607: Benjamin Heydon 1607–1621: Richard Meredith 1621–1631: Ralph Barlow

1631–1641: George Warburton 1642–1644: Walter Ralegh 1660–1670: Robert Creighton 1670–1704: Ralph Bathurst 1704–1713: William Grahme (or Graham) 1713–1733: Matthew Brailsford 1733–1736: Isaac Maddox 1736–1738: John Harris 1739–1766: Samuel Creswicke 1766–1799: Lord Francis Seymour Late modern 1799–1812: George Lukin 1812–1831: Hon Henry Ryder 1831–1845: Edmund Goodenough 1845–1854: Richard Jenkyns 1854–1881: George Johnson 1881–1891: Edward Plumptre 1891–1911: Thomas Jex-Blake 1911–1933: Armitage Robinson 1933–1950: Richard Malden 1951–1958: Frederic Harton 1958–1962: Christopher Woodforde 1962–1973: Irven Edwards 1973–1989: Patrick Mitchell 1990–2003: Richard Lewis 2004–31 December 2015 (ret.): John Clarke 31 December 2015 – 20 November 2016: Andrew Featherstone (Acting) 20 November 2016 – present: John Davies[4]

References

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   ^ List of Deans
   


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   ^ Photo of Cathedral
   


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   ^ "Next Dean of Wells Appointed". Diocese of Bath and Wells. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
   

Further reading

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  Robinson, J. A., The First Deans of Wells (1921)

v t e Diocese of Bath and Wells
Wells Cathedral Bishop's Palace, Wells Bath Abbey Glastonbury Abbey (ruins)
Office holders	Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath and Wells Ruth Worsley, Bishop suffragan of Taunton AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet John Davies, Dean of Wells Simon Hill, Archdeacon of Taunton Anne Gell, Archdeacon of Wells Adrian Youings, Archdeacon of Bath
Historic offices	For the Bishops of Wells (10th century–1090), Bishops of Bath (1090–1197 & 1219–1245) and Bishops of Bath and Glastonbury (1197–1219), see Bishop of Bath and Wells
Benefices and parishes	List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

v t e 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

v t e Deans of Wells
High Medieval	Ivo Richard de Spakeston Alexander Leonius Ralph of Lechlade Peter of Chichester William of Merton John Saracenus Giles of Bridport Edward of Cnoll Thomas Bytton William Burnell Walter Haselshaw
Late Medieval	Henry Husee John Godelee Richard of Bury Wibert of Littleton Walter of London Thomas Fastolf John of Carleton Stephen Penpel John Fordham Thomas Thebaud Henry Beaufort Nicholas Slake Thomas Tuttebury Richard Courtenay Walter Medeford John Stafford John Forest Nicholas Carent William Witham John Gunthorpe
Early modern	William Cosyn Thomas Wynter Richard Woleman Thomas Cromwell William Fitzjames John Goodman William Turner Robert Weston Valentine Dale John Herbert Benjamin Heydon Richard Meredith Ralph Barlow George Warburton Walter Ralegh Robert Creighton Ralph Bathurst William Grahme Matthew Brailsford Isaac Maddox John Harris Samuel Creswicke Lord Francis Seymour
Late modern	George Lukin Hon Henry Ryder Edmund Goodenough Richard Jenkyns George Johnson Edward Plumptre Thomas Jex-Blake Armitage Robinson Richard Malden Frederic Harton Christopher Woodforde Irven Edwards Patrick Mitchell Richard Lewis John Clarke Andrew Featherstone (Acting) John Davies

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