predecessor religion title other_post type nationality article_title term birth_date ordination diocese name church alma_mater
keith jones anglican dean of york dean of leicester -lrb- 2000 -- 2002 -rrb- of leicester -lrb- 2002 -- 2012 -rrb- provost priest british vivienne faull
 2012 -- present 20 may 1955 1987 -lrb- deacon -rrb- 1994 -lrb- priest -rrb- diocese of york vivienne faull york minster st hilda 's college , oxford
vivienne faull

vivienne frances faull -lrb- born 20 may 1955 -rrb- is a british anglican priest .
since 2012 , she has served as dean of york .
she was the only female cathedral provost in church of england history .
she was thought by many to be a leading candidate for the first female bishop appointed by the church of england .
