page_title: Dean of Manchester
section_title: List of deans
hierarchical_section_title: Dean of Manchester / List of deans
caption_attribution_description: English: Manchester Cathedral Manchester Cathedral is located on Victoria Street in central Manchester. The cathedral's official name is The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George in Manchester. The current building began in 1215. with extensive rebuilding and refacing during the 1800s. http://www.manchestercathedral.org/content/view/36/41/
context_page_description: The Dean of Manchester is based in Manchester, England and is the head of the Chapter of Manchester Cathedral. The current dean is Rogers Govender.
context_section_description: 1840–1847 William Herbert
  1847–1872 George Bowers
  1872–1883 Benjamin Cowie (afterwards Dean of Exeter, 1883)
  1884–1890 John Oakley
  1890–1906 Edward Maclure
  1906–1918 James Welldon
  1918–1920 William Swayne (afterwards Bishop of Lincoln, 1920)
  1920–1924 Gough McCormick
  1924–1931 Hewlett Johnson (afterwards Dean of Canterbury, 1931)
  1931–1948 Garfield Williams
  1949–1953 Leonard Wilson (afterwards Bishop of Birmingham, 1953)
  1954–1963 Herbert Jones
  1964–1983 Alfred Jowett
  1984–1993 Robert Waddington
  1993–2005 Ken Riley
  2005–present Rogers Govender
caption: Manchester cathedral
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