# List of deans in the Church of England

Key :
| Active dean | | Male dean |
| Inactive dean | | Female dean |
| Position vacant | Position vacant | Position vacant |
The deans in the Church of England are the senior Anglican clergy who head the chapter of a collegiate church (almost all of which are cathedrals). If they are dean of the diocesan chapter, they are the senior priest of the diocese and often also undertake some other diocesan and civic duties in the area. As of 4 August 2024, there are 46 deans (including vacancies): 44 of cathedrals plus the two royal peculiars.

## Deans

| Church | Dean | Person | Date of birth & age | Instituted |
| Canterbury Cathedral | The Dean of Canterbury | David Monteith | (1968-06-05) 5 June 1968 (age 56) | 18 May 2013 (Leicester) 17 December 2022 (Canterbury) |
| St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | The Dean of Windsor | Christopher Cocksworth | (1959-01-12) 12 January 1959 (age 66) | 6 November 2023 |
| Lichfield Cathedral | The Dean of Lichfield, honorary assistant bishop | Jan McFarlane | (1964-11-25) 25 November 1964 (age 60) | 21 September 2024 |
| Peterborough Cathedral | The Dean of Peterborough | Chris Dalliston | (1956-04-02) 2 April 1956 (age 68) | 12 July 2003 (Newcastle) 20 January 2018 (Peterborough) |
| Manchester Cathedral | The Dean of Manchester | Rogers Govender | (1960-06-27) 27 June 1960 (age 64) | 14 January 2006 |
| Exeter Cathedral | The Dean of Exeter | Jonathan Greener | (1961-03-09) 9 March 1961 (age 63) | 8 December 2007 (Wakefield) 26 November 2017 (Exeter) |
| Westminster Abbey | The Dean of Westminster | David Hoyle | (1957-01-01) 1 January 1957 (age 68)1957 (age 67–68) | 29 May 2010 (Bristol) 16 November 2019 (Westminster) |
| Winchester Cathedral | The Dean of Winchester | Catherine Ogle | (1961-05-12) 12 May 1961 (age 63) | 2 September 2010 (Birmingham) 11 February 2017 (Winchester) |
| Peel Cathedral | The Dean of Peel | Nigel Godfrey | (1951-04-25) 25 April 1951 (age 73) | 15 October 2011 |
| Ely Cathedral | The Dean of Ely | Mark Bonney | (1957-03-02) 2 March 1957 (age 67) | 22 September 2012 |
| Coventry Cathedral | The Dean of Coventry | John Witcombe | (1959-03-01) 1 March 1959 (age 65) | 19 January 2013 |
| Ripon Cathedral | The Dean of Ripon | John Dobson | (1964-11-16) 16 November 1964 (age 60) | 14 June 2014 |
| York Minster | The Dean of York | Dominic Barrington | 1962 (age 62–63) | 13 September 2015 (Chicago) 12 November 2022 (York) |
| Rochester Cathedral | The Dean of Rochester | Philip Hesketh | (1964-11-15) 15 November 1964 (age 60) | 19 June 2016 |
| St Paul's Cathedral, London | The Dean of St Paul's | Andrew Tremlett | (1964-03-09) 9 March 1964 (age 60) | 17 July 2016 (Durham) 25 September 2022 (St Paul's) |
| Southwell Minster | The Dean of Southwell | Nicola Sullivan | (1958-08-15) 15 August 1958 (age 66) | 17 September 2016 |
| Blackburn Cathedral | The Dean of Blackburn | Peter Howell-Jones | 1962 (age 62–63) | 25 March 2017 |
| Birmingham Cathedral | The Dean of Birmingham | Matt Thompson | 1968 (age 56–57) | 30 September 2017 |
| Liverpool Cathedral | The Dean of Liverpool | Sue Jones | 1960 (age 64–65) | 5 May 2018 |
| St Edmundsbury Cathedral | The Dean of St Edmundsbury | Joe Hawes | 1965 (age 59–60) | 14 July 2018 |
| Chester Cathedral | The Dean of Chester | Tim Stratford | (1961-02-26) 26 February 1961 (age 64) | 8 September 2018 |
| Salisbury Cathedral | The Dean of Salisbury | Nick Papadopulos | 1966 (age 58–59) | 9 September 2018 |
| Wakefield Cathedral | The Dean of Wakefield | Simon Cowling | 1959 (age 65–66) | 29 September 2018 |
| Portsmouth Cathedral | The Dean of Portsmouth | Anthony Cane | 1961 (age 63–64) | 16 March 2019 |
| Derby Cathedral | The Dean of Derby | Peter Robinson | 1961 (age 63–64) | 20 July 2020 |
| Bristol Cathedral | The Dean of Bristol | Mandy Ford | 1961 (age 63–64) | 3 October 2020 |
| Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar | The Dean of Gibraltar | Ian Tarrant | 1957 (age 67–68) | 13 October 2020 |
| Hereford Cathedral | The Dean of Hereford | Sarah Brown | withheld | 2 October 2021 |
| Sheffield Cathedral | The Dean of Sheffield | Abi Thompson | 1975 (age 49–50) | 6 November 2021 |
| St Albans Cathedral | The Dean of St Albans | Jo Kelly-Moore | 1968 (age 56–57) | 4 December 2021 |
| Bradford Cathedral | The Dean of Bradford | Andy Bowerman | 1967 (age 57–58) | 19 June 2022 |
| Norwich Cathedral | The Dean of Norwich | Andrew Braddock | 1971 (age 53–54) | 28 January 2023 |
| Gloucester Cathedral | The Dean of Gloucester | Andrew Zihni | 1977 (age 47–48) | 23 April 2023 |
| Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford | The Dean of Christ Church | Sarah Foot | (1961-02-23) 23 February 1961 (age 64) | 8 July 2023 |
| Durham Cathedral | The Dean of Durham | Philip Plyming | 1974 (age 50–51) | 16 September 2023 |
| Carlisle Cathedral | The Dean of Carlisle | Jonathan Brewster | 1967 (age 57–58) | 30 September 2023 |
| Newcastle Cathedral | The Dean of Newcastle | Lee Batson | 1977 (age 47–48) | 14 October 2023 |
| Southwark Cathedral | The Dean of Southwark | Mark Oakley | 1968 (age 56–57) | 3 December 2023 |
| Truro Cathedral | The Dean of Truro | Simon Robinson | 1967 (age 57–58) | 21 January 2024 |
| Leicester Cathedral | The Dean of Leicester | Karen Rooms | 1961 (age 63–64) | 9 March 2024 |
| Wells Cathedral | The Dean of Wells | Toby Wright | 1975 (age 49–50) | 16 June 2024 |
| Lincoln Cathedral | The Dean of Lincoln | Simon Jones | 1972 (age 52–53) | 14 September 2024 |
| Chichester Cathedral | The Dean of Chichester | Edward Dowler | 1967 (age 57–58) | 14 September 2024 |
| Worcester Cathedral | The Dean of Worcester | Stephen Edwards | 1972 (age 52–53) | 15 September 2024 |
| Chelmsford Cathedral | The Dean of Chelmsford | Jessica Martin | 1963 (age 61–62) | 5 January 2025 |
| Guildford Cathedral | The Dean of Guildford | Bob Cooper | (1968-07-26) 26 July 1968 (age 56) | 26 January 2025 |

### Interim deans

Under the Cathedrals Measure 2021, the bishop must appoint a canon residentiary as "interim dean" during a vacancy in the deanery.