Provost of Birmingham Cathedral
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The Provost of Birmingham Cathedral is the senior member of clergy
responsible for St. Philip's Cathedral
in Birmingham
, England
. The post is the equivalent of a dean
at most English cathedrals (and was re-designated as Dean in 2000).
Clergy
Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. A clergyman, churchman or cleric is a member of the clergy, especially one who is a priest, preacher, pastor, or other religious professional....
responsible for St. Philip's Cathedral
St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham
The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip is the Church of England cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Birmingham. Built as a parish church and consecrated in 1715, St Philip's became the cathedral of the newly formed Diocese of Birmingham in the West Midlands in 1905...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, 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 post is the equivalent of a dean
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
at most English cathedrals (and was re-designated as Dean in 2000).
List of the Provosts of Birmingham Cathedral
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| 1931 to 1937 | Arthur Hamilton Baynes Arthur Hamilton Baynes Arthur Hamilton Baynes was a Church of England priest and Bishop of Natal from 1893 to 1901.He was the son of Joseph Ash Baynes and Mary Elizabeth Beard, and following ordination in 1882, was Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, E.W... |
Assistant Bishop of Birmingham 1913-37 |
| 1937 to 1949 | John Harold Richards John Harold Richards The Very Rev John Harold Richards was an eminent Anglican priest in the first half of the 20th century.He was born in 1869 and educated at Wrexham Grammar School and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1896 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Matthew’s,... |
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| 1951 to 1962 | Harold George Michael Clarke Harold George Michael Clarke The Very Rev Harold George Michael Clarke was an eminent Anglican priest and educator in the 20th century.... |
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| 1962 to 1972 | George Sinker George Sinker George Sinker, MA, , was Bishop of Nagpur and Provost of Birmingham Cathedral.... |
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| 1972 to 1986 | Basil Stanley Moss Basil Stanley Moss Very Rev. Basil Stanley Moss was Provost of Birmingham Cathedral from 1972 to 1986.He was born in Salford as the son of Canon H. G. Moss and was educated at Canon Slade Grammar School, Bolton and Queen's College, Oxford.... |
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| 1986 to 2000 | Peter Austin Berry Peter Austin Berry The Very Rev Peter Austin Berry is a former Provost of Birmingham Cathedral. He was born on 27 April 1935 and educated at Solihull School and Keble College, Oxford... |
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| 2000 to 2005 | Gordon Mursell Gordon Mursell Alfred Gordon Mursell is a former suffragan Bishop of Stafford in the Church of England.Mursell was born on 4 May 1949 and educated at Ardingly College and Brasenose College, Oxford... |
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| 2006 to 2009 | Robert Anthony Wilkes Robert Anthony Wilkes The Very Rev Robert Anthony Wilkes is an eminent Anglican priest and former Dean of Birmingham Cathedral. He was born on 2 September 1948 and educated at Pocklington School and Trinity College, Oxford... |
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| 2010 to Present | Catherine Ogle | Installation and induction in Sept 2010 |