Dean and Canons of Westminster

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The Dean and Canons of Westminster are the ecclesiastical body of Westminster Abbey, a collegiate church of the Church of England and royal peculiar in Westminster, England. They meet in Chapter and are also known as the Dean and Chapter of Westminster.

Foundation

The first college of canons was established by letters patent on 17 December 1540 by King Henry VIII. There was a dean and 12 canons, six of whom were former monks of the abbey. They survived until 1556^[1] when the college was dissolved by Mary I of England.

The second college of canons was established on 21 May 1560 by Queen Elizabeth I.^[2]

From 16 November 1645 the dean and canons were dispersed and a committee of the Lords and Commons from the Long Parliament governed. The dean and canons were restored on the Restoration in 1660.

Current Chapter

Dean of Westminster
Dean of Westminster	The Very Reverend John Robert Hall
Canons of Westminster
Sub-Dean, Canon Treasurer and Almoner	The Reverend Canon Robert Reiss
Canon Steward and Archdeacon	The Venerable Canon Jane Hedges
Rector of St Margaret’s Church, Westminster	The Reverend Canon Andrew Tremlett
Minor Canons
Minor Canon and Precentor	The Reverend Michael Macey
Minor Canon and Sacrist	The Reverend Dr James Hawkey

List of Canons of the First Foundation 1540-1556

Canons of the 1st Prebend Simon Haynes D.D. 1540[3]-1552.. Andrew Perne D.D. 1552[4]-1556. Canons of the 2nd Prebend John Redman D.D. 1540[3]-1551.[4] Alexander Nowell M.A. 1551[4]-1554[5] John Richards 1554[5]-1556. Canons of the 3rd Prebend Edward Layton D.D. 1540[3]-1547.[6] Edward Keble M.A. 1547[6]-1554.[5] John Baker B.D. 1554[5]-1556. Canons of the 4th Prebend Anthony Belassis D.C.L. 1540[3]-1552.[4] James Haddon B.A. 1552.[4] Richard Alvey B.D. 1552[4]-1554.[5] John Ramridge D.D. 1554[5]-1556. Canons of the 5th Prebend William Bretten LL.D. 1540[3]-1552. Edmund Grindal B.D. 1552[4]-1554[5] John Moreman D.D. 1554.[5] John Smith M.A. 1554[7]-1556. Canons of the 6th Prebend Denis Dalyon 1540[3]-1543. (Formerly prior of St. Peter's, Westminster) John Pekyns B.D. 1543-1554.[5] Francis Mallet D.D. 1554[5]-1556.

Canons of the 7th Prebend Humphrey Parkyns B.D. 1540[3]-1554.[5] (Formerly a monk of St. Peter's, Westminster, with name of Humphrey Charite) Alphonso de Salinas 1554[5]-1556. Canons of the 8th Prebend Thomas Essex or Baxter B.D. 1540[3]-1542. (Formerly a monk of St. Peter's, Westminster) Francis Turpin M.A. 1542[8] -1545. Nicholas Ridley D.D. 1545[9]-1553. Also Bishop of Rochester from 1547 [6] and Bishop of London from 1550[10] Hugh Griffith B.C.L. 1553[10]-1556. Canons of the 9th Prebend Thomas Elfryde 1540[3]-1546. (Formerly a monk of St. Peter's, Westminster) Bernard Sandiforth LL.D. 1546-1554[5] Henry Cole D.C.L., D.D. 1554[5]-1556. Canons of the 10th Prebend John Rumney or Malvern 1540[3]-1541. (Formerly a monk of St. Peter's, Westminster) Edmund Weston B.Cn.& C.L. 1541[11] -1554[5] Thomas Wood B.D. 1554[5] -1556. Canons of the 11th Prebend William Harvye or Faythe 1540[3]-1544. (Formerly a monk of St. Peter's, Westminster) Thomas Reynold D.D. 1544[12] -1556. Canons of the 12th Prebend Gerard Carleton B.D. 1540[3]-1549[10] Giles Eyer D.D. 1549[10]-1551.[4] Thomas Birkhed B.D. 1551[4]-1554[5] William Pye D.D. 1554[5]-1556.

Secular chapter abolished 26 Sept. 1556

List of Canons of the Second Foundation 1560-1660

Canons of the 1st Prebend William Barlow D.D. 1560[13]-1566.[14] Bishop of Chichester. Thomas Browne M.A. 1566[14]-1585.[15] Thomas Montford B.D. 1585-1633. Gabriel More D.D. 1633-1652. Canons of the 2nd Prebend Humphrey Parkyns D.D. 1560[13]-1577. John Reade B.D. 1578[16]-1587. Richard Wood D.D. 1587-1609. Henry Caesar or Adelmare D.D. 1609-1626. Thomas Wilson B.D. 1626-1652/3. Canons of the 3rd Prebend John Hardyman D.D. 1560[13]-1561[17] Perceval Wiburn M.A. 1561[17]-1606. John Fox B.D. 1606-1623. John Wilson D.D. 1623-1635.[18] Matthew Wren D.D. 1635-1638. Bishop of Hereford elect. Bishop of Norwich and Bishop of Ely. Richard Steward D.C.L. 1638-1645. Elected Dean of Westminster 1645. Canons of the 4th Prebend Richard Cheyney B.D. 1560[13]-1562. Bishop of Gloucester 1562. Thomas Norley M.A. 1563[17]-1570[19] William Wickham B.D. 1570[19]-1571.[19] Became Canon of the third stall at Windsor Robert Ramsden M.A. 1571[19]-1575[16] William Chaderton D.D. 1575[16]-1579. Appointed Bishop of Chester 1579. Thomas Wagstaff M.A. 1579[20]-1586. Richard Webster B.D. 1586-1601/2. Richard Hakluyt M.A. 1602-1616. John Holt D.D. 1616-1631. Canons of the 5th Prebend Richard Alvey B.D. 1560[13]-1574.[21] Thomas Aldriche M.A. 1574[21]-1576.[16] John Rugge B.C.L. 1576[16]-1582.[22] Nicholas Bond D.D. 1582[22]-1608. William Robinson D.D. 1608-1642. Matthew Nicholas D.C.L. 1642-1661. Dean of Bristol. Canons of the 6th Prebend Edmund Scambler B.D. 1560[13]-1561. Bishop of Peterborough from 1561. Robert Rolles M.A. 1562.[17] John Beaumont M.A. 1562[17]-1565.[14] Matthew Hutton B.D. 1565[14]-1567.[23] Appointed Dean of York. Later Archbishop of York. Walter Jones B.C.L. 1567[23]-1577[16] Griffith Lewis D.D. 1577[16]-1607. George Darrell B.D. 1607-1631. Peter Heylin B.D. 1631-1662.

Canons of the 7th Prebend Alexander Nowell M.A. 1560[13]-1564.[14] John Hill B.D. 1564[14]-1567.[23] John Pory D.D. 1567[23]-1570.[19] Thomas Aldriche M.A. 1570[19]-1573. John Still B.D. 1573[21]-1593. Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1593. Thomas Ravis B.D. 1593-1607. Also Bishop of Gloucester. Afterwards Bishop of London. Hugh Goodman M.A. 1607-1623. Theodore Price D.D. 1623-1631. Roger Bates D.D. 1631-1634. John Towers D.D. 1634-1639. Dean of Peterborough. Bishop of Peterborough from 1639. Jonathan Brown D.C.L. 1639-1643. Dean of Hereford. Canons of the 8th Prebend William Latymer M.A. 1560[13]-1583. Dean of Peterborough. Edward Buckley D.D. 1583-1621. William Laud D.D. 1621-1628. Appointed Bishop of London from 1628. Griffith Williams D.D. 1628-1641. Appointed Bishop of Ossory 1641. Benjamin Laney D.D. 1641-1663. Previously Canon of the 10th Prebend. Appointed Bishop of Lincoln 1663. Canons of the 9th Prebend Richard Ryve M.A. 1560[13]-1594. Cuthbert Bellott B.D. 1594-1620. Robert Newell B.D. 1620-1642. Canons of the 10th Prebend William Downham M.A. 1560[13]-1564.[14] Bishop of Chester from 1561. Edmund Freake M.A. 1564[14]-1572. Bishop of Rochester from 1572. John Young D.D. 1572[19]-1605. Bishop of Rochester from 1578. Christopher Sutton D.D. 1605-1629.[24] Lambert Osbaldeston M.A. 1629-1639. Benjamin Laney D.D. 1639-1641. Moved to 8th Prebend 1641. Lambert Osbaldeston M.A. (again) 1641-1659. Canons of the 11th Prebend William Young 1560[13]-1579.[20] John Wickham M.A. 1579[20]-1592. Richard Bancroft D.D. 1592-1597. Appointed Bishop of London 1597. Lancelot Andrewes D.D. 1597-1601. Appointed Dean of Westminster 1601. Hadrian à Saravia (also called Adrian Saravia) D.D. 1601-1613.[25] Gabriel Grant D.D. 1613-1638. William Haywood D.D. 1638-1663. Canons of the 12th Prebend Gabriel Goodman M.A. 1560[13]-1561. Afterwards Dean of Westminster. Thomas Watts M.A. 1561[17]-1577. Edward Grant M.A. 1577[16]-1601. William Barlow D.D. 1601-1613.[26] Also Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of Lincoln. John King B.D. 1613-1638. George Aglionby D.D. 1638-1643.

List of Canons of the Second Foundation since 1660

The Prebendaries admitted since the Restoration in 1660 had no fixed stalls to their prebends, but upon any vacany the new Prebendary was installed in the lowest stall on the side where the vacancy happened, and not in the stall of him who died, or was promoted.^[27]

A prebend at Westminster was highly sought after by the ecclesiastical establishment The value of the prebend helped to enrich the salaries of some of the poorer bishops, who retained their prebends at Westminster whilst in office.

Other distinguishing features of the Westminster chapter were the close links with Westminster School, thirteen headmasters were canons, and eleven members of the peerage or baronetage were members of the chapter at various times.

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners reports in 1835 and 1836 (as enacted in the statute 3 & 4 Queen Victoria c. 113) called for a reduction in the number of canons from twelve to six. Two of the remaining prebends were united with the rectories of St. Margaret's Westminster and St. John's, Westminster.

The number of prebends was reduced further from six to five in 1890 on the resignation of Brooke Westcott and from five to four in 1941 on the resignation of Frank Russell Barry.

Canons are listed here by succession, rather than by chronological order of appointment.

Canons in the succession of John Doughty

John Doughty M.A. 1660-1672.[28] Hon. John North M.A. 1673-1683. Edward Felling M.A. 1683-1691. Stephen Upman M.A. 1691-1707. Thomas Knipe D.D. 1707-1711[28] Jonathan Kimberley M.A. 1711-1720. Thomas Manningham M.A. 1720-1750.[29] Philip Yonge D.D. 1750[30]-1754. Became prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral. Sir Richard Cope, 9th Baronet M.A. 1754[31]-1806.[32] Lord Henry Fitzroy M.A. 1806[33]-1828.[34] Henry Vincent Bayley D.D. 1828[35]-1844.[36] Christopher Wordsworth D.D. 1844[37]-1869. Appointed Bishop of Lincoln in 1869. George Prothero 1869 - 1894 Charles Gore 1894–1902 Bishop of Worcester

Bishop James Welldon 1902 - 1906 Samuel Augustus Barnett 1906 - 1913 Robert Henry Charles 1913 - 1931 Percy Dearmer 1931 - 1936 Harold Costley-White 1936 - 1938 William Thompson Elliott 1938 - 1940 (previously Canon until 1912) Herbert Hensley Henson 1940 - 1941 Adam Fox 1941 - 1964 Joost de Blank 1964 - 1968 (Archbishop of Cape Town) Ronald Claud Dudley Jasper 1968 - 1976 Trevor Randall Beeson 1976 - 1987 Colin Semper 1987 - 1997 Michael John Middleton 1997 - 2004 Robert Reiss 2005 -

Canons in the succession of Walter Jones

Walter Jones D.D. 1660-1672. Simon Patrick D.D. 1672-1689. Appointed Bishop of Chichester 1689. Peter Birch D.D. 1689-1710.[28] Lawrence Brodrick D.D. 1710-1746. John Taylor LL.D. 1746[38]-1788.[39]

Charles Fynes B.C.L. (name Fynes-Clinton from 1821) 1788[40]-1827.[41] Thomas Manners-Sutton M.A. 1827[42]-1831.[43] Lord John Thynne M.A. 1831[43]-1881.[44] Alfred Barry 1881 - 1884 afterwards Bishop of Sydney Brooke Westcott 1884 - 1890 afterwards Bishop of Durham

Canonry suspended from 1890.

Canons in the succession of Henry Killigrew

Henry Killigrew D.D. 1660-1700. Thomas Lynford B.D. 1700-1724. Edward Willes M.A. 1724-1743. Appointed Bishop of St David's 1743. John Heylin D.D. 1743[45]-1759.[46] Joseph Atwell D.D. 1759[47]-1768.[48]

Charles Wake D.C.L. 1768-1796.[49] George William Lukin LL.B. 1797-1799. Appointed Dean of Wells 1799. Thomas Causton M.A. 1799-1842.[50]

No successor appointed in accordance with Statues 3 & 4 Queen Victoria. c. 113.

Canons in the succession of Richard Busby

Richard Busby B.D. 1660-1695.[28] Richard Willis D.D. 1695-1702. Appointed Dean of Lincoln 1702. Richard Martin M.A. 1702.[51] Michael Evans M.A. 1702-1732[52] William Barnard M.A. 1732-1743. Appointed Dean of Rochester 1743. Robert Hay Drummond M.A. 1743[53]-1748. Appointed Bishop of St. Asaph 1748. Christopher Wilson M.A. 1748[54]-1758. Appointed Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, 1758. Reeve Ballard M.A. 1758[55]-1770.[56]

Benjamin Kennicott D.D. 1770.[57] Appointed Canon of Oxford 1770. James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis M.A. 1770[58]-1775. Appointed Dean of Canterbury 1775. Nathan Wetherell D.D. 1775[59]-1807.[60] Walker King D.D. 1808[61]-1809. Appointed Bishop of Rochester 1809. William Carey D.D. 1809[62]-1830. (Also Bishop of Exeter from 1820). Appointed Bishop of St. Asaph from 1830. James Henry Monk D.D. 1830-1856[63] (also Bishop of Gloucester).

No successor appointed in accordance with Statues 3 & 4 Queen Victoria. c. 113.

Canons in the succession of John Sudbury

John Sudbury D.D. 1660-1662. Appointed Dean of Durham 1602. Thomas Triplett D.D. 1662-1670.[28] William Outram D.D. 1670-1679.[28] Richard Annesley M.A. 1679-1701. Edward Gee D.D. 1701-1730. Robert Thistlethwaite D.D. 1730-1739. Matthew Hutton D.D. 1739[64]-1743. Appointed Bishop of Bangor 1743.

Thomas Wilson D.D. 1743[65]-1784.[66] William Cleaver D.D. 1784[67]-1800. (Also Bishop of Chester from 1784. Appointed Bishop of Bangor 1800. William Vincent D.D. 1801[68]-1802. Appointed Dean of Westminster 1802. John Ireland M.A. 1802[69]-1815. Appointed Dean of Westminster 1815. James Webber B.D. 1816[70]-1847.[71]

No successor appointed in accordance with Statues 3 & 4 Queen Victoria. c. 113.

Canons in the succession of James Lamb

James Lamb D.D. 1660-1664. Richard Perrincheif D.D. 1664-1673. Richard Colebrand D.D. 1673-1674. Adam Littleton D.D. 1674-1694. Thomas Dent D.D. 1694-1722. John Wynne D.D. 1722[72]-1729. (also Bishop of St. Asaph and Bishop of Bath and Wells) Scawen Kenrick D.D. 1729-1753.[73] John Thomas D.C.L. 1754[74]-1768. Appointed Dean of Westminster 1768. William Stockwood M.A. 1768[75]-1784.[76] George Pretyman Tomline M.A. 1784[77]-1787. Appointed Bishop of Lincoln 1787. Samuel Smith LL.D. 1787[78]-1808.

Frederick William Blomberg M.A. 1808[79]-1822. Appointed Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral 1822. George Holcombe D.D. 1822[80]-1836.[81] John Jennings M.A. 1837[82]-1885. Charles Wellington Furse 1883 - 1894 (moved Canonry) Albert Basil Orme Wilberforce 1894 - 1916 Henry Reginald Gamble 1916 - 1918 Henry Lawe Corry Vully de Candole 1918 - 1926 Clifford Salisbury Woodward 1926 - 1933 Frank Russell Barry 1933 - 1941

Canonry suspended from 1941.

Canons in the succession of Francis Walsall

Francis Walsall D.D. 1660-1661. Thomas Gorges D.D. 1661-1667. Robert Bourman D.D. 1667-1675. Francis Durant de Bréval D.D. 1675-1708. Samuel Bradford D.D. 1708-1723. (also Bishop of Carlisle 1718)), appointed Bishop of Rochester and Dean of Westminster 1723. John Herbert D.D. 1723-1729. Edward Aspinwall D.D. 1729[83]-1732.[84] Richard Bundy D.D. 1732[85]-1739.[86]

Thomas Hayter M.A. 1739[87]-1749. Appointed Bishop of Norwich 1749. Hon. Edward Townshend M.A. 1749[88]-1761. Appointed Dean of Norwich 1761. John Blair LL.D. 1761[89]-1782.[90] Thomas Jackson M.A. 1782[91]-1792. Appointed Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral 1792. William Cole M.A. 1792[92]-1806.[93] Joseph Allen M.A. 1806[94]-1836.(Also Bishop of Bristol 1834). Appointed Bishop of Ely 1836. Vacancy of 2 years. Temple Frere M.A. 1838[95]-1859.[96]

No successor appointed in accordance with Statues 3 & 4 Queen Victoria. c. 113.

Canons in the succession of Herbert Thorndike

Herbert Thorndike was appointed in succession to Matthew Nicholas, canon of the 5th Prebend.

Herbert Thorndike M.A. 1661-1672. Nicholas Only D.D. 1672-1724. George Ingram M.A. 1724-1763.[97] 8th Viscount Irwin. Philip Lloyd M.A. 1763[98]-1765. Appointed Dean of Norwich 1765. Robert Fowler D.D. 1765[99]-1771. Appointed Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora 1771. Thomas Patrick Young D.D. 1771[100]-1778.[101]

Robert Clive M.A. 1778[102]-1792.[103] Charles Moss M.A. 1792[104]-1797. Appointed Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral 1797. John Wheler LL.B. 1797[105]-1818.[106] William Tournay D.D. 1818[107]-1833.[108] Hon. Edward Grey D.D. 1833[109]-1837.[110] also Bishop of Hereford.

No successor appointed in accordance with Statues 3 & 4 Queen Victoria. c. 113.

Canons in the succession of Charles Gibbs

Charles Gibbs was appointed in succession to Peter Heylin of the 6th Prebend.

Charles Gibbs D.D. 1662-1681. William Sill M.A. 1681-1687. George Berkeley M.A. 1687-1694. William Payne D.D. 1694-1697. Richard Lucas D.D. 1697-1715.[28] Robert Cannon D.D. 1715-1722. John Mandeville D.D. 1722-1725.

James Hargraves M.A. 1725-1741. Richard Bullock D.D. 1741[111]-1754.[112] John Oswald B.C.L. 1755[113]-1762. Appointed Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh 1762. Charles Burdett M.A. 1762[114]-1772.[115] Thomas Marriott M.A. 1772[116]-1781.[117] Robert Poole Finch D.D. 1781[118]-1803. Howel Holland Edwards M.A. 1803[119]-1846.

No successor appointed in accordance with Statues 3 & 4 Queen Victoria. c. 113.

Canons in the succession of Robert South

Robert South was appointed in succession to Benjamin Laney of the 8th Prebend.

Robert South B.D. 1663-1716.[28] Harry Barker D.D. 1716-1740.[120] John Nicoll D.D. 1740[121]-1765.[122] William Bell M.A. 1765[123]-1816.[124] William Short D.D. 1816[125]-1826.[126] Edmund Goodenough D.D. 1826[127]-1831. Appointed Dean of Wells 1831. Hon. Henry Ryder D.D. 1831[128]-1836.[129] Also Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. Edward Repton M.A. 1838[95]-1860.[130] Evan Nepean 1860 - 1873 Charles Kingsley 1873 - 1875

Robinson Duckworth 1875 - 1911 William Boyd-Carpenter 1911–1918 (Bishop of Ripon) Ernest William Barnes 1918 - 1924 Frederick Lewis Donaldson 1924 - 1951 Edward Frederick Carpenter 1951 - 1974[131] then Dean of Westminster Edward George Knapp-Fisher 1975 - 1987[132] Donald Clifford Gray 1987 - 1998 Robert Wright 1998 - 2010 Andrew Tremlett 2010 - current

Canons in the succession of George Stradling

George Stradling was appointed in succession to William Haywood of the 11th Prebend.

George Stradling D.D. 1663-1688.[28] James Sartre M.A. 1688-1713. Thomas Sprat M.A. 1713-1720. William Craig M.A. 1720-1721.[28] Joseph Wilcocks D.D. 1721-1731. (also Bishop of Gloucester). Appointed Dean of Westminster 1731. Alured Clarke D.D. 1731[133]-1742.[134] John Hume M.A. 1742[135]-1748. Appointed Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral 1748. Edward Crane LL.D. 1748[136]-1777.[137] Hon. Nicholas Boscawen D.D. 1777[138]-1793.[139] Thomas Hughes M.A. 1793[140]-1807. Appointed Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral 1807. William Douglas M.A. 1807[141]-1819. Andrew Bell D.D., LL.D. 1819[142]-1832. Evelyn Levett Sutton M.A. 1832[143]-1835.[144] Henry Hart Milman M.A. 1835[145]-1849. Appointed Dean of St. Paul's 1849. William Cureton M.A. 1849[146]-1864.[147]

William Conway 1864 - 1876 Frederic William Farrar 1876 - 1895 Robert Eyton 1895 - 1899 Joseph Armitage Robinson 1899 - 1900 (moved Canonry) Herbert Hensley Henson 1900 - 1912 (afterwards Bishop of Durham) William Hartley Carnegie 1913 - 1936 Vernon Faithfull Storr 1936 - 1941 (already canon) Alan Campbell Don 1941 - 1946 Charles Hugh Egerton Smyth 1946 - 1956 Michael Staffurth Stancliffe 1956 - 1970 David Lawrence Edwards 1970 - 1978 Sebastian Charles 1978 - 1989 Paul Bates 1990 - 1994[148] David Handley Hutt 1995 - 2005 Jane Hedges 2005 -

Canons in the succession of David Mitchell

David Mitchel B.D. 1660-1662. Appointed Bishop of Aberdeen 1662. Samuel Bolton D.D. 1662-1669. Thomas Sprat D.D. 1669-1683. Appointed Dean of Westminster 1683. Samuel de I'Angle D.D. 1683-1693. Anthony Horneck D.D. 1693-1697.[28] Samuel Barton D.D. 1697-1715.[28] John Watson D.D. 1715-1724. Benjamin Ibbot D.D. 1724-1725. Maurice Suckling M.A. 1725-1730. Robert Friend D.D. 1731[149]-1744. William Friend M.A. 1744[150]-1756. Thomas Greene D.D. 1756[151]-1757. Appointed Dean of Salisbury 1757. Thomas Newton D.D. 1757[152]-1761. Appointed Bishop of Bristol 1761. Joseph Hoare B.D. 1762[153]-1802.[154] Hon. Gerald Valerian Wellesley M.A. 1802[155]-1809. Appointed Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral 1809. William Harry Edward Bentinck M.A. 1809[156]-1864.

Ernest Hawkins 1864 - 1868 Francis Knyvett Leighton 1868 - 1881 Thomas James Rowsell 1881 - 1894 Charles Wellington Furse 1894 - 1900 (already Canon) Joseph Armitage Robinson 1900 - 1902 (already Canon) afterwards Dean of Westminster Henry Charles Beeching 1902–1911 afterwards Dean of Norwich Ernest Harold Pearce 1911 - 1919 afterwards Bishop of Worcester William Temple 1919 - 1921 Vernon Faithfull Storr 1921 - 1937 (moved canonry) Stephen Jack Marriott 1937 - 1963 Max Alexander Cunningham Warren 1963 - 1973 John Austin Baker 1973 - 1982 Anthony Harvey 1982 - 1999 (Nicholas) Thomas Wright 2000 - 2003 afterwards Bishop of Durham Nicholas Sagovsky 2004 - 2011

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