Dean of Durham
The Dean of Durham is the "head" (primus inter pares – first among equals) and chair of the Chapter, the ruling body of Durham Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham in Durham. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Durham and seat of the Bishop of Durham. The dean was also previously the head (warden) of Durham University until 1909, and continues to be an ex officio member of the university council.[1]
The dean's official residence is the Deanery, excluding episcopal palaces the largest residence in the Church of England,[2] which adjoins the cathedral cloister and faces onto the cathedral college.[3]
List of deans
Early modern
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Late modern
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References
- ^ "Statutes". Durham University. 3. The Council. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
3.6.3 The Ex Officio Lay Member, being the Dean of Durham.
- ^ "The College (Cathedral Precinct)". www.durhamworldheritagesite.com. Durham World Heritage Site. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Roberts, Martin; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (2021). County Durham. Buildings of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-300-22504-4. OCLC 1225908677.
- ^ "ARCHDEACONS DEPRIVED UNDER QUEEN ELIZABETH" (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ Guardian obituary – Peter Baelz
- ^ Durham Cathedral — Special Service — Installation of the new Dean Archived 23 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 30 June 2016)
- ^ "Evensong with the Installation of the Dean". St Paul's Cathedral. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Philip Plyming appointed as new Dean of Durham". Diocese of Durham. 16 June 2023. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Philip Plyming installed as new Dean of Durham". Durham Cathedral. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.