- Dean of Jersey
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The Dean of Jersey, Robert Key, leading the service at Elizabeth Castle during the annual Saint Helier Day pilgrimage, 2007
The Dean of Jersey is the leader of the Church of England in Jersey. He is ex officio a member of the States of Jersey, although since the constitutional reforms of 1948 the Dean may not take part in parliamentary votes. The Dean acts as the chaplain of the States Assembly and may speak in debates on any matter.
The Dean is appointed by the Crown by means of letters patent and sworn in to that office by the Royal Court. The Dean also serves as rector of one of the Parishes of Jersey and is instituted and inducted in that office by the Bishop of Winchester. Since 1784 it has been customary (but not obligatory) for the Dean to also be the rector of the Parish Church of St Helier, but this has not always been the case. For example, William Corbet Le Breton, father of Lillie Langtry, was rector of Saint Saviour at the time he became Dean, though transferred to St Helier in 1875.
Since 1661, the Dean of Jersey has a seal of pointed ellipse type. The arms of the deanery impale those of each individual (or alternatively a monogram).
The Dean of Jersey presides over the ecclesiastical court.
List of Deans
From To Dean of Jersey 1620 1645 David Bandinel 1645 1661 vacant 1661 1671 Philip Le Couteur 1672 1714 Clement Le Couteur 1714 1728 Thomas Le Breton 1729 1775 Francis Payn 1775 1802 Francis Le Breton 1823 1837 Corbet Hue 1838 1844 Francis Jeune 1850 1883 William Corbet Le Breton 1888 1906 George Orange Balleine 1906 1937 Samuel Falle 1937 1959 Matthew Le Marinel 1959 1971 Alan Stanley Giles 1971 1985 Thomas Goss 1985 1993 Basil O'Ferrall 1993 2005 John Seaford 2005 date Robert Frederick Key References
- Customs, Ceremonies & Traditions of the Channel Islands, Lemprière, 1976, ISBN 0709158424
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