Dean of Winchester

Not to be confused with Dean Winchester.

The Dean of Winchester is the head of the Chapter of Winchester Cathedral in the city of Winchester, England, in the Diocese of Winchester.^[1] Appointment is by the Crown.^[2] The first incumbent was the last Prior, William Kingsmill,^[3] Catherine Ogle was installed in February 2017.^[4]

Winchester Cathedral

List of deans

Early modern 1541–1549 William Kingsmill 1549 Roger Tonge 1549–1554 John Mason (layman) 1554–1559 Edmund Steward 1559–1565 John Warner 1565–1572 Francis Newton 1573–1580 John Watson 1580–1589 Lawrence Humphrey 1589–1600 Martin Heton 1600–1609 George Abbot 1609–1616 Thomas Morton 1616–1654 John Young 1660–1665 Alexander Hyde 1666–1679 William Clarke 1679–1692 Richard Meggot 1692–1722 John Wickart 1722–1729 William Trimnel 1729–1739 Charles Naylor 1739–1748 Zachary Pearce

1748–1760 Thomas Cheyney 1760–1769 Jonathan Shipley 1769–1804 Newton Ogle Late modern 1804–1805 Robert Holmes 1805–1840 Thomas Rennell 1840–1872 Thomas Garnier 1872–1883 John Bramston 1883–1894 George Kitchin 1894–1902 William Stephens 1903–1919 William Furneaux 1919–1930 Holden Hutton 1931–1958 Gordon Selwyn 1958–1961 Norman Sykes 1961–1969 Oswin Gibbs-Smith 1969–1986 Michael Stancliffe 1987–1996 Trevor Beeson 1996–2005 Michael Till 2006–2016 James Atwell 2017–present Catherine Ogle

References

1. Diocesan web site^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. British History on Line.
3. British History on-line
4. Winchester Cathedral — the Next Dean of Winchester Archived 5 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 2 September 2016)