Raymond Furnell

The Very Reverend Dr Raymond Furnell was the Dean of York Minster from 1994 to 2003. He succeeded John Southgate and was succeeded by Keith Jones as Dean of York.

His first ecclesiastical post was as curate at Cannock, in the Diocese of Lichfield, from 1965 to 1969. From there, he moved to become vicar of Clayton;dn a position he held from 1969-1975. He then became Rural Dean for Stoke North - a post he held until 1981 when he became Provost of Bury St Edmunds. He remained in that post until his move to York in 1994.

Following his retirement, he returned to Suffolk but was a regular visitor to York. While Dean of York, he played a driving role in the presentation of the York Mystery Plays to celebrate the Millennium.