predecessor successor religion title other_post nationality article_title term ordination diocese name church alma_mater
eric evans graeme knowles anglican dean of st paul 's provost 1977 -- 1982 john macquarrie professor of anglican theology at of graduate theological foundation 2013 -- present chelmsford 1982 -- 1996 archdeacon of southend british john moses -lrb- priest -rrb-
 november 1996 -- 31 august 2006 1964 diocese of london john moses church of england nottingham university
john moses -lrb- priest -rrb-

john moses , kcvo , was the dean of st paul 's from november 1996 until his retirement on 31 august 2006 .
moses ' last service as dean was a sung eucharist on 12 july 2006 .
it was attended by over 2,000 friends , family , colleagues and invited guests including the duchess of gloucester , the baroness thatcher and the lord mayor of london .
