Dean of Coventry

Coventry Cathedral

The Dean of Coventry is based at Coventry Cathedral in the West Midlands, UK and is the head of the Chapter at the cathedral, which was created in 1918 from the parish church of St Michael. The current dean is John Witcombe.

Prior to appointment of the first dean the function was carried out by a sub-dean or a provost.

List of incumbents

Sub-Deans

1918–? Haighton Chappel
1922–1923 Harry Woollcombe
1924–? St Barbe Holland
1929–1931 Cyril Morton (became Provost)

Provosts

1931–1932 Cyril Morton
1933–1958 Richard Howard
1958–1981 Harold Williams
1982–1987 Colin Semper
1988–2000 John Petty

Deans

2000–2000 John Petty (for 9 days)
2000–2001 Stuart Beake (Acting Dean)
2001–2012 John Irvine
2012-2013 Tim Pullen (Acting Dean)
2013–present John Witcombe

Diocese of Coventry

Coventry Cathedral Coventry Blitz The Bishop's House, Coventry Cathedral and Diocesan Office, Coventry St Mary's Priory and Cathedral

Office holders	Christopher Cocksworth, Bishop of Coventry John Stroyan, Bishop suffragan of Warwick AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet John Witcombe, Dean of Coventry Morris Rodham, Archdeacon Missioner John Green, Archdeacon Pastor

Historic offices	Provost of Coventry (1931–2000; see Dean of Coventry) Archdeacon of Warwick (1918–2009; replaced by Archdeacon Missioner) Archdeacon of Coventry (12th century–2012; replaced by Archdeacon Pastor)

Deans in the Church of England

Province of Canterbury	Birmingham Bristol Canterbury Chelmsford Chichester Christ Church (Oxford) Coventry Derby Ely Exeter Gibraltar Gloucester Guildford Hereford Jersey Leicester Lichfield Lincoln Norwich Peterborough Portsmouth Rochester St Albans St Edmundsbury St Paul's (London) Salisbury Southwark Truro Wells Winchester Worcester

Province of York	Blackburn Bradford (Leeds diocese) Carlisle Chester Durham Liverpool Manchester Newcastle Peel Ripon (Leeds diocese) Sheffield Southwell Wakefield (Leeds diocese) York

Royal Deans	Dean of the Chapel Royal Westminster Windsor

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