Dean of Exeter
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The Dean of Exeter is the head of the Chapter
of Cathedral Church of Saint Peter
in Exeter
, England
. The chapter was established by Bishop William Briwere
(1224-44) who set up the offices of Dean and chancellor of Exeter Cathedral, allowing the chapter to elect those officers.
The current Dean lives at the new Deanery at 10 The Close.
Chapter (religion)
Chapter designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Nordic Lutheran churches....
of Cathedral Church of Saint Peter
Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon in South West England....
in Exeter
Exeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The chapter was established by Bishop William Briwere
William Briwere
William Briwere was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.- Early life :Briwere was the nephew of William Brewer, a baron and political leader during King Henry III of England's minority. Nothing else is known of the younger Briwere's family or where he was educated...
(1224-44) who set up the offices of Dean and chancellor of Exeter Cathedral, allowing the chapter to elect those officers.
The current Dean lives at the new Deanery at 10 The Close.
Before 1500
- 1225–1231 SerloSerlo (Dean)Serlo was Dean of Exeter between 1225 and 1231. He is buried at Exeter Cathedral. Previously he had been Rector of Colaton Raleigh.-Notes:...
- 1231–1252 Roger de WynkleighRoger de Wynkleigh-Notes:...
- 1252–1268 William de StanweyWilliam De StanweyWilliam De Stanwey was Dean of Exeter between 1231 and 1252.-Notes:...
- 1268–1274 Roger de Toriz
- 1274–1280 John Noble
- 1280–1283 John Pycot
- 1283–1302 Andrew de Kilkenny
- 1302–1307 Henry de Somerset
- 1307–1309 Thomas de Lechlade
- 1311–1326 Bartholomew de Sancto Laurentio
- 1328–1335 Richard de Coleton
- 1335–1353 Richard de Braylegh
- 1353–1363 Reginald de Bugwell
- 1363–1378 Robert Sumpter
- 1378–1385 Thomas Walkyngton
- 1385–1415 Ralph Tregrision
- 1415–1419 Stephen Payn
- 1419–1457 John Cobethorn
- 1457–1459 John Hals
- 1459–1477 Henry Webber
- 1477–1478 Peter CourtenayPeter CourtenayPeter Courtenay was an English prelate. Peter was born to Sir Philip Courtenay of Powderham by Elizabeth Hungerford.Courtenay was a grandnephew of Richard Courtenay....
- 1478–1482 Lionel WoodvilleLionel Woodville-Life:He was a younger son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg; his siblings included Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort from 1464 to 1483....
- 1482–1504 John ArundelJohn Arundel (bishop of Exeter)John Arundel was a medieval Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and Bishop of Exeter.Arundel was nominated to Coventry and Lichfield on 3 August 1496 and consecrated on 30 November 1496....
1500–1748
- 1496-1509 Edward Willoughby
- 1509 Thomas Hobbes
- 1509–1519 John VeseyJohn VeseyJohn Vesey or Veysey was an English bishop.-Life:He was born John Harman, probably about 1462, the son of a yeoman farmer, in a farmhouse now known as Moor Hall Farm, Sutton Coldfield...
- 1519–1527 Richard PaceRichard PaceRichard Pace was an English diplomat of the Tudor period. He was educated at Winchester College under Thomas Langton, and later at Padua, at Bologna, and probably at the University of Oxford...
- 1527–1537 Reginald Pole
- 1537–1552 Simon Haynes
- 1553 James HaddonJames HaddonJames Haddon , was an English divine.Haddon, brother of Walter Haddon [q. v.], proceeded B.A. in 1541 and M.A. in 1544 at Cambridge, and was one of the original fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1546. In March 1550-1 he became a licensed preacher, and about the same time was chaplain to the...
- 1554–1558 Thomas Reynolds
- 1560–1570 Gregory Dodds
- 1571–1583 George CarewGeorge Carew (dean)-Life:He was the third son of Sir Edmund Carew. He graduated B.A. at Broadgates Hall, Oxford in 1522.Carew was archdeacon of Totnes from 1534 to 1549, becoming precentor of Exeter in 1549, and was archdeacon of Exeter from 1556 to 1569. He was dean of Bristol from 5 November 1552, but he was...
- 1583–1588 Stephen Townesend
- 1589–1629 Matthew SutcliffeMatthew SutcliffeMatthew Sutcliffe was an English clergyman, academic and lawyer. He became Dean of Exeter, and wrote extensively on religious matters as a controversialist. He served as chaplain to His Majesty King James I of England. He was the founder of Chelsea College, a royal centre for the writing of...
- 1629–1661 William Peterson
- 1661–1662 Seth WardSeth Ward (bishop)Seth Ward was an English mathematician, astronomer, and bishop.-Early life:He was born in Hertfordshire, and educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1636 and M.A. in 1640, becoming a Fellow in that year...
- 1662–1663 Edward Young
- 1663–1681 George Cary
- 1681–1701 Richard Annesley
- 1703–1705 William WakeWilliam WakeWilliam Wake was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death in 1737.-Life:...
- 1705–1717 Lancelot BlackburneLancelot BlackburneLancelot Blackburne , was an English clergyman, who became Archbishop of York, and – in popular belief – a pirate....
- 1717–1726 Edward Trelawney
- 1726–1740 John GilbertJohn VII GilbertJohn Gilbert was Archbishop of York from 1757 to 1761.-Origins and education:Gilbert was the son of John Gilbert, fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, vicar of St. Andrew's, Plymouth, and prebendary of Exeter, who died in 1722. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. on 5...
- 1741–1742 Alured Clarke
- 1742–1748 William Holmes
1748–present
- 1748–1762 Charles LyttletonCharles Lyttelton (bishop)Charles Lyttelton was an English churchman and antiquary, bishop of Carlisle from 1762.-Life:He was third son of Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th Baronet, by his wife Christian, daughter of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet of Stowe, Buckinghamshire...
- 1762–1784 Jeremiah Milles
- 1784–1790 William BullerWilliam BullerWilliam Buller was Bishop of Exeter from 1792 to 1796.He was born at the Downes, near Crediton, to parents John Francis Buller and Rebecca Trelawney....
- 1790–1802 Charles Harward
- 1803–1809 Charles Talbot
- 1809–1810 George Gordon
- 1810–1813 John GarnettJohn Garnett (bishop)-Life:Garnett was born at Lambeth in 1709. His father, John Garnett, was rector of Sigglesthorne, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. His grandfather had been vicar of Kilham, and his great-grandfather a merchant in Newcastle. He graduated at Cambridge University B.A. in 1728, and M.A. in 1732; was...
- 1813–1838 Whittington LandonWhittington LandonWhittington Landon was an academic at the University of Oxford and an Anglican clergyman who became Dean of Exeter.-Life:...
- 1839–1861 Thomas Hill LoweThomas Hill LoweThomas Hill Lowe was Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1839 to his death in 1861.-References:...
- 1861–1863 Charles John Ellicott
- 1863–1867 William John BroderickWilliam Brodrick, 7th Viscount MidletonWilliam John Brodrick, 7th Viscount Midleton was an Irish peer and Anglican clergyman, styled Hon. William John Brodrick from 1849 to 1863. Brodrick was the second son of Charles Brodrick, Archbishop of Cashel. He was the Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1863 to 1867 and an Honorary...
- 1867–1883 Archibald BoydArchibald BoydArchibald Boyd was Dean of Exeter in the Church of England.-Life:Born in 1803 in Derry, Ireland, Boyd was the son of Archibald Boyd, treasurer of Derry. After being educated at the diocesan college in that city, proceeded to Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated B.A. 1823, proceeding to...
- 1883–1900 Benjamin Morgan CowieBenjamin Morgan CowieBenjamin Morgan Cowie was Dean of Manchester and then Exeter in the last quarter of the 19th Century. Born on 8 June 1816, he was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and graduated Senior Wrangler in 1839. Ordained in 1841 he was successively Tutor, Lecturer and Fellow at his old college...
- 1900–1918 Alfred EarleAlfred Earle (bishop)The Rt Rev Alfred Earle DD was Bishop of Marlborough from 1888 to 1900. Born in 1827 he was educated at Eton and Hertford College, Oxford. Ordained in 1858 he was appointed Curate of St Edmund's, Salisbury then Rector of Monkton Farleigh. Afterwards he was Vicar of Alvington followed by a 15...
- 1918–1931 Henry Reginald GambleHenry Reginald GambleHenry Reginald Gamble was an Anglican priest and author. He was the Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1918 to 1931....
- 1931–1934 Walter Robert MatthewsWalter Robert MatthewsThe Very Reverend Walter Robert Matthews, KCVO, CH, DD was an Anglican Dean from 1918 until 1967. Born in 1881 he was educated at Wilson's School and King's College London. He was ordained in 1907 and began his career with curacies at St Mary Abbots, Kensington, and St Peter, Regent Square. After...
- 1935–1950 Spencer Cecil CarpenterSpencer Cecil CarpenterSpencer Cecil Carpenter was an Anglican priest and author. He was the Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1950 to 1960....
- 1950–1960 Alexander Ross WallaceAlexander Ross WallaceAlexander Ross Wallace was an Anglican priest and author. He was the Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1950 to 1960....
- 1960–1972 Marcus KnightMarcus Knight (priest)Marcus Knight was an Anglican priest. He was the Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1960 to 1972....
- 1973–1980 Clifford Thomas ChapmanClifford Thomas ChapmanClifford Thomas Chapman FKC was an Anglican priest. He was the Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1973 to 1980....
- 1981–1995 Richard EyreRichard Eyre (priest)Richard Montague Stephens Eyre is an Anglican priest. He was the Dean of Exeter from 1981 to 1995.Eyre was educated at Charterhouse School and Oriel College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1957 and began his ministry as a curate at St Mark’s Portsea. After this he was a tutor at Chichester...
- 1996–2004 Keith Jones
- 2005–2011 Jonathan Meyrick
- 2011– ?